Category: Wired

Chinese Labs Are Selling Fentanyl Ingredients for Millions in Crypto
23
May
2023

Chinese Labs Are Selling Fentanyl Ingredients for Millions in Crypto

Despite that trend away from dark-web fentanyl sales, four members of the US Congress this week reintroduced a bill called…

There’s Finally a Way to Improve Cloud Container Registry Security
23
May
2023

There’s Finally a Way to Improve Cloud Container Registry Security

As software supply chain attacks have emerged as an everyday threat, where bad actors poison a step in the development…

Leaked Government Document Shows Spain Wants to Ban End-to-End Encryption
22
May
2023

Leaked Government Document Shows Spain Wants to Ban End-to-End Encryption

Jakubowska, who reviewed the document, says that several countries appear to say they would give police access to people’s encrypted…

Meta’s $1.3 Billion Fine Is a Strike Against Surveillance Capitalism
22
May
2023

Meta’s $1.3 Billion Fine Is a Strike Against Surveillance Capitalism

Europe’s GDPR has just dealt its biggest hammer blow yet. Almost exactly five years since the continent’s strict data rules…

The Real Risks in Google’s New .Zip and .Mov Domains
21
May
2023

The Real Risks in Google’s New .Zip and .Mov Domains

At the beginning of May, Google released eight new top-level domains (TLDs)—the suffixes at the end of URLs, like “.com”…

A TikTok ‘Car Theft’ Challenge Is Costing Hyundai $200 Million
20
May
2023

A TikTok ‘Car Theft’ Challenge Is Costing Hyundai $200 Million

But wait, there’s more. Each week we round up the security stories we didn’t cover in depth ourselves. Click on…

The Underground History of Turla, Russia's Most Ingenious Hacker Group
20
May
2023

The Underground History of Turla, Russia’s Most Ingenious Hacker Group

Ask Western cybersecurity intelligence analysts who their “favorite” group of foreign state-sponsored hackers is—the adversary they can’t help but grudgingly…

How You, or Anyone, Can Dodge Montana’s TikTok Ban
19
May
2023

How You, or Anyone, Can Dodge Montana’s TikTok Ban

Montana’s TikTok ban is a technological nightmare. Experts warn it will be incredibly difficult for officials to enforce and incredibly…

A Mysterious Group Has Ties to 15 Years of Ukraine-Russia Hacks
19
May
2023

A Mysterious Group Has Ties to 15 Years of Ukraine-Russia Hacks

Russian security firm Kaspersky today released new research that adds another piece to the puzzle of a hacker group whose…

Google May Delete Your Old Accounts. Here’s How to Stop It
18
May
2023

Google May Delete Your Old Accounts. Here’s How to Stop It

On May 16, Google announced new plans to delete accounts that have been inactive for two years, as well as…

The US Post Office Is Spying on the Mail. Senators Want to Stop It
17
May
2023

The US Post Office Is Spying on the Mail. Senators Want to Stop It

Each year, at the request of police and intelligence agents across the country, the United States Postal Service conducts surveillance…

The True Cost of a Free Telly TV
17
May
2023

The True Cost of a Free Telly TV

There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Nor is there such a thing as a free TV. But Telly…