Category: Wired

North Korea Is Now Mining Crypto to Launder Its Stolen Loot
28
Mar
2023

North Korea Is Now Mining Crypto to Launder Its Stolen Loot

In the cryptocurrency ecosystem, coins have a story, tracked in the unchangeable blockchains underpinning their economy. The only exception, in…

They Posted Porn on Twitter. German Authorities Called the Cops
27
Mar
2023

They Posted Porn on Twitter. German Authorities Called the Cops

Paulita Paupel, who runs the European branch of the adult industry trade body the Free Speech Coalition, says the crackdowns…

The Uniquely American Future of US Authoritarianism
26
Mar
2023

The Uniquely American Future of US Authoritarianism

Assuming democracy remains intact in the years to come, Levitsky thinks the GOP will have to eventually moderate its stance…

Crypto Was Afraid to Show Its Face at SXSW 2023
26
Mar
2023

Crypto Was Afraid to Show Its Face at SXSW 2023

For every one of these companies, however, I saw just as many (if not more) that employed crypto while trying…

India Shut Down Mobile Internet in Punjab Amid Manhunt for Amritpal Singh
25
Mar
2023

India Shut Down Mobile Internet in Punjab Amid Manhunt for Amritpal Singh

A US House of Representatives hearing this week about the social media app TikTok did little to clarify lawmaker’s specific…

The TikTok Hearing Revealed That Congress Is the Problem
24
Mar
2023

The TikTok Hearing Revealed That Congress Is the Problem

In one sense, today’s US congressional hearing on TikTok was a big success: It revealed, over five hours, how desperately…

TikTok Paid for Influencers to Attend the Pro-TikTok Rally in DC
23
Mar
2023

TikTok Paid for Influencers to Attend the Pro-TikTok Rally in DC

Ahead of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s much-anticipated testimony in the United States House of Representatives today, the embattled tech…

Bug in Google Markup, Windows Photo-Cropping Tools Exposes Removed Image Data
22
Mar
2023

Bug in Google Markup, Windows Photo-Cropping Tools Exposes Removed Image Data

At the beginning of March, Google released an update for its flagship Pixel smartphones to patch a vulnerability in the…

The TikTok CEO’s Face-Off With Congress Is Doomed
22
Mar
2023

The TikTok CEO’s Face-Off With Congress Is Doomed

March has been brutal for TikTok. Last week, the UK joined the US, Canada, and Belgium in banning TikTok on…

How You Can Tell the AI Images of Trump’s Arrest Are Deepfakes
21
Mar
2023

How You Can Tell the AI Images of Trump’s Arrest Are Deepfakes

The viral AI-generated images of Donald Trump’s arrest you may be seeing on social media are definitely fake. But some…

The Scorched-Earth Tactics of Iran’s Cyber Army
21
Mar
2023

The Scorched-Earth Tactics of Iran’s Cyber Army

In the early hours of January 5, a popular anonymous Iranian dissident account called Jupiter announced on Twitter that his friends…

Online Sleuths Untangle the Mystery of the Nord Stream Sabotage
20
Mar
2023

Online Sleuths Untangle the Mystery of the Nord Stream Sabotage

Alexander and others have been examining the claims made so far. The New York Times and Die Zeit both published stories on…