Category: Wired

The Breach of a Face Recognition Firm Reveals a Hidden Danger of Biometrics
02
May
2024

The Breach of a Face Recognition Firm Reveals a Hidden Danger of Biometrics

Police and federal agencies are responding to a massive breach of personal data linked to a facial recognition scheme that…

Inside Ukraine’s Killer-Drone Startup Industry
02
May
2024

Inside Ukraine’s Killer-Drone Startup Industry

Ukraine needs small drones to combat Russian forces—and is bootstrapping its own industry at home. Source link

The US Government Is Asking Big Tech to Promise Better Cybersecurity
01
May
2024

The US Government Is Asking Big Tech to Promise Better Cybersecurity

The pledge offers examples of how companies can meet the goals, although it notes that companies “have the discretion to…

A Vast New Data Set Could Supercharge the AI Hunt for Crypto Money Laundering
01
May
2024

A Vast New Data Set Could Supercharge the AI Hunt for Crypto Money Laundering

As a test of their resulting AI tool, the researchers checked its outputs with one cryptocurrency exchange—which the paper doesn’t…

China Has a Controversial Plan for Brain-Computer Interfaces
30
Apr
2024

China Has a Controversial Plan for Brain-Computer Interfaces

At a tech forum in Beijing last week, a Chinese company unveiled a “homegrown” brain-computer interface that allowed a monkey…

30
Apr
2024

The Dangerous Rise of GPS Attacks

The disruption to GPS services started getting worse on Christmas day. Planes and ships moving around southern Sweden and Poland…

The White House Has a New Master Plan to Stop Worst-Case Scenarios
30
Apr
2024

The White House Has a New Master Plan to Stop Worst-Case Scenarios

The Biden administration is updating the US government’s blueprint for protecting the country’s most important infrastructure from hackers, terrorists, and…

School Employee Allegedly Framed a Principal With Racist Deepfake Rant
27
Apr
2024

School Employee Allegedly Framed a Principal With Racist Deepfake Rant

Controversial gunshot-detection company ShotSpotter has deployed more than 25,000 microphones across 170 cities worldwide. This week, WIRED and South Side…

Russia Vetoed a UN Resolution to Ban Space Nukes
27
Apr
2024

Russia Vetoed a UN Resolution to Ban Space Nukes

Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution Wednesday that would have reaffirmed a nearly 50-year-old ban on placing weapons…

'ArcaneDoor' Cyberspies Hacked Cisco Firewalls to Access Government Networks
24
Apr
2024

‘ArcaneDoor’ Cyberspies Hacked Cisco Firewalls to Access Government Networks

Network security appliances like firewalls are meant to keep hackers out. Instead, digital intruders are increasingly targeting them as the…

ShotSpotter Keeps Listening for Gunfire After Contracts Expire
24
Apr
2024

ShotSpotter Keeps Listening for Gunfire After Contracts Expire

“At this time, there is no contract and there is no plan to move forward with the company,” a spokesperson…

Change Healthcare Finally Admits It Paid Ransomware Hackers—and Still Faces a Patient Data Leak
23
Apr
2024

Change Healthcare Finally Admits It Paid Ransomware Hackers—and Still Faces a Patient Data Leak

For Change Healthcare and the beleaguered medical practices, hospitals, and patients that depend on it, the confirmation of its extortion…