Category: Wired

I Got Investigated by the Secret Service. Here's How to Not Be Me
19
Mar
2023

I Got Investigated by the Secret Service. Here’s How to Not Be Me

Unfortunately, my thought process wasn’t that complex when I suddenly had to talk to a federal agent on my phone…

Security News This Week: Ring Is in a Standoff With Hackers
18
Mar
2023

Security News This Week: Ring Is in a Standoff With Hackers

What’s more controversial than a popular surveillance camera maker that has an uncomfortably cozy relationship with American police? When ransomware hackers claim to…

Senator Warner on the Restrict Act and a US TikTok Ban
16
Mar
2023

Senator Warner on the Restrict Act and a US TikTok Ban

In the future, it might be a new mobile game or an algorithm helping students study at home. It could…

This Is the New Leader of Russia's Infamous Sandworm Hacking Unit
15
Mar
2023

This Is the New Leader of Russia’s Infamous Sandworm Hacking Unit

For years, the hacking unit within Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency known as Sandworm has carried out some of the…

A Spy Wants to Connect With You on LinkedIn
15
Mar
2023

A Spy Wants to Connect With You on LinkedIn

There is nothing immediately suspicious about Camille Lons’ LinkedIn page. The politics and security researcher’s profile photo is of her…

The World’s Real ‘Cybercrime’ Problem
15
Mar
2023

The World’s Real ‘Cybercrime’ Problem

From US state laws to the international stage, definitions of “cybercrime” remain vague, broad, and increasingly entrenched in our legal…

AI-Generated Voice Deep Fakes Aren’t Scary Good—Yet
15
Mar
2023

AI-Generated Voice Deep Fakes Aren’t Scary Good—Yet

Amid the generative-artificial-intelligence frenzy of the last few months, security researchers have been revisiting the concern that AI-generated voices, or…

Ransomware Attacks Have Entered a ‘Heinous’ New Phase
13
Mar
2023

Ransomware Attacks Have Entered a ‘Heinous’ New Phase

In February, attackers from the Russia-based BlackCat ransomware group hit a physician practice in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, that’s part of…

How a Catholic Group Doxed Gay Priests
11
Mar
2023

How a Catholic Group Doxed Gay Priests

In a statement released a day before the investigation’s release, Jayd Henricks, the group’s president, said, “It isn’t about straight…

‘Pig Butchering’ Scams Are Now a $3 Billion Threat
10
Mar
2023

‘Pig Butchering’ Scams Are Now a $3 Billion Threat

For seven years, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has tallied the reports the US law enforcement agency receives…

Congressman Darin LaHood Says FBI Targeted Him With Unlawful 'Backdoor' Searches
09
Mar
2023

Congressman Darin LaHood Says FBI Targeted Him With Unlawful ‘Backdoor’ Searches

Jeramie Scott, senior counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center and director of the nonprofit’s surveillance oversight project, says LaHood’s…

The FBI Just Admitted It Bought US Location Data
08
Mar
2023

The FBI Just Admitted It Bought US Location Data

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation has acknowledged for the first time that it purchased US location data rather…