Category: Wired

Google Is Getting Thousands of Deepfake Porn Complaints
11
Mar
2024

Google Is Getting Thousands of Deepfake Porn Complaints

Each method is weaponized—almost always against women—to degrade, harass, or cause shame, among other harms. Julie Inman Grant, Australia’s e-safety…

Security News This Week: Russian Hackers Stole Microsoft Source Code—and the Attack Isn’t Over
09
Mar
2024

Security News This Week: Russian Hackers Stole Microsoft Source Code—and the Attack Isn’t Over

For years, Registered Agents Inc.—a secretive company whose business is setting up other businesses—has registered thousands of companies to people…

Meta Abandons Hacking Victims, Draining Law Enforcement Resources, Officials Say
06
Mar
2024

Meta Abandons Hacking Victims, Draining Law Enforcement Resources, Officials Say

Forty-one state attorneys general penned a letter to Meta’s top attorney on Wednesday saying complaints are skyrocketing across the United…

Inside Registered Agents Inc., the Shadowy Firm Pushing the Limits of Business Privacy
06
Mar
2024

Inside Registered Agents Inc., the Shadowy Firm Pushing the Limits of Business Privacy

Since 2008, Dan Keen has grown his business from a small company serving customers in the Pacific Northwest to a…

Hackers Behind the Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack Just Received a $22 Million Payment
04
Mar
2024

Hackers Behind the Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack Just Received a $22 Million Payment

The ransomware attack targeting medical firm Change Healthcare has been one of the most disruptive in years, crippling pharmacies across…

The Privacy Danger Lurking in Push Notifications
02
Mar
2024

The Privacy Danger Lurking in Push Notifications

To send those notifications that awaken a device and appear on its screen without a user’s interaction, apps and smartphone…

Here Come the AI Worms
01
Mar
2024

Here Come the AI Worms

As generative AI systems like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini become more advanced, they are increasingly being put to work….

The UK’s GPS Tagging of Migrants Has Been Ruled Illegal
01
Mar
2024

The UK’s GPS Tagging of Migrants Has Been Ruled Illegal

The way the UK government has been tagging migrants with GPS trackers is illegal, the country’s privacy regulator ruled on…

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Trump Trial Ransomware Leak
29
Feb
2024

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Trump Trial Ransomware Leak

The LockBit hackers also posted some convincing sample documents that appeared to have been stolen from the Fulton County court…

Here Are the Google and Microsoft Security Updates You Need Right Now
29
Feb
2024

Here Are the Google and Microsoft Security Updates You Need Right Now

CVE-2024-1553 and CVE-2024-1557 are memory-safety bugs rated as having a high severity. “Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory…

Russia Attacked Ukraine's Power Grid at Least 66 Times to ‘Freeze It Into Submission’
29
Feb
2024

Russia Attacked Ukraine’s Power Grid at Least 66 Times to ‘Freeze It Into Submission’

Last week marked the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a conflict that has been marked by multiple…

The White House Warns Cars Made in China Could Unleash Chaos on US Highways
29
Feb
2024

The White House Warns Cars Made in China Could Unleash Chaos on US Highways

The US government has launched an investigation into the national security risks posed by foreign-made vehicles with internet connectivity—especially those…