Category: Wired

ChatGPT Has a Big Privacy Problem
04
Apr
2023

ChatGPT Has a Big Privacy Problem

When OpenAI released GPT-3 in July 2020, it offered a glimpse of the data used to train the large language model….

A Tiny Blog Took on Big Surveillance in China—and Won
04
Apr
2023

A Tiny Blog Took on Big Surveillance in China—and Won

At a location he keeps secret, John Honovich was on his laptop, methodically scouring every link on a website for…

Massive 3CX Supply Chain Hack Targeted Cryptocurrency Firms
03
Apr
2023

Massive 3CX Supply Chain Hack Targeted Cryptocurrency Firms

Software supply chain attacks, in which hackers corrupt widely used applications to push their own code to thousands or even…

Mullvad VPN and Tor Project Create New Privacy-Focused Mullvad Browser
03
Apr
2023

Mullvad VPN and Tor Project Create New Privacy-Focused Mullvad Browser

The easiest way to use the digital anonymity service Tor is through the Tor Browser. You download and use it…

ICE Is Grabbing Data From Schools and Abortion Clinics
03
Apr
2023

ICE Is Grabbing Data From Schools and Abortion Clinics

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are using an obscure legal tool to demand data from elementary schools, news organizations,…

‘Vulkan’ Leak Offers a Peek at Russia’s Cyberwar Playbook
01
Apr
2023

‘Vulkan’ Leak Offers a Peek at Russia’s Cyberwar Playbook

Did you hear that Donald Trump got indicted this week? Of course you did. Ridiculous question. The first-ever indictment of…

Apple's iOS 16.4: Security Updates Are Better Than a Goose Emoji
31
Mar
2023

Apple’s iOS 16.4: Security Updates Are Better Than a Goose Emoji

Meanwhile, researchers at Google’s Project Zero have reported 18 zero-day vulnerabilities in Exynos Modems made by Samsung. The four most severe—CVE-2023-24033,…

Trump’s Indictment Marks a Historic Reckoning
30
Mar
2023

Trump’s Indictment Marks a Historic Reckoning

The literally unprecedented indictment against Donald Trump marks an outright dangerous—and politically fraught—moment for the United States and serves as…

Porn ID Laws: Your State or Country May Soon Require Age Verification
30
Mar
2023

Porn ID Laws: Your State or Country May Soon Require Age Verification

For the past three months, anyone who lives in Louisiana and opens up Pornhub has been met with a new…

The US Is Sending Money to Countries Devastated by Cyberattacks
30
Mar
2023

The US Is Sending Money to Countries Devastated by Cyberattacks

Last spring, the Costa Rican government suffered a series of ransomware attacks that hobbled critical systems around the country. As…

How Good Smile, a Major Toy Company, Kept 4chan Online
29
Mar
2023

How Good Smile, a Major Toy Company, Kept 4chan Online

Kawakami “was afraid that Nishimura could be arrested by the police,” says Sei, author of the upcoming book The World of…

Microsoft's ‘Security Copilot’ Sics ChatGPT on Security Breaches
28
Mar
2023

Microsoft’s ‘Security Copilot’ Sics ChatGPT on Security Breaches

Jakkal says that while machine learning security tools have been effective in specific domains, like monitoring email or activity on…