Category: Wired

TETRA Radio Code Encryption Has a Flaw: A Backdoor
24
Jul
2023

TETRA Radio Code Encryption Has a Flaw: A Backdoor

In a brief email, NCSC spokesperson Miral Scheffer called TETRA “a crucial foundation for mission-critical communication in the Netherlands and…

China’s Breach of Microsoft Cloud Email May Expose Deeper Problems
22
Jul
2023

China’s Breach of Microsoft Cloud Email May Expose Deeper Problems

Microsoft wrote last week that its “investigations have not detected any other use of this pattern by other actors and…

20
Jul
2023

NYPD Body Cam Data Shows the Scale of Violence Against Protesters

Beaten, blinded by pepper spray, corralled like animals, and indiscriminately arrested for marching against police violence and racial injustice. Such…

Satellites Are Rife With Basic Security Flaws
20
Jul
2023

Satellites Are Rife With Basic Security Flaws

Hundreds of miles above Earth, thousands of satellites are orbiting the planet to keep the world running smoothly. Timing systems,…

Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act Goes Back to Congress
18
Jul
2023

Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act Goes Back to Congress

Other lawmakers are alarmed by the FBI’s disclosure of having purchased location information derived from people’s cell phones. During a…

Nude Videos of Kids From Hacked Baby Monitors Were Sold on Telegram
15
Jul
2023

Nude Videos of Kids From Hacked Baby Monitors Were Sold on Telegram

IPVM disputes this allegation and says it promptly contacted the FBI upon discovering the crimes. A murdered Russian submarine captain…

FBI Surveillance Fears Are Uniting a Badly Broken Congress
14
Jul
2023

FBI Surveillance Fears Are Uniting a Badly Broken Congress

The FBI has collected sensitive data on millions of Americans without warrants, drawing intense scrutiny from Congress and turning the…

How a Cloud Flaw Gave Chinese Spies a Key to Microsoft’s Kingdom
12
Jul
2023

How a Cloud Flaw Gave Chinese Spies a Key to Microsoft’s Kingdom

But exactly how such a sensitive key, allowing such broad access, could be stolen in the first place remains unknown….

Ransomware Attacks Are on the Rise, Again
12
Jul
2023

Ransomware Attacks Are on the Rise, Again

Amid a concerted effort by global law enforcement to crack down on ransomware attacks, payments to hackers and even the…

Silk Road’s Second-in-Command, Variety Jones, Gets 20 Years in Prison
11
Jul
2023

Silk Road’s Second-in-Command, Variety Jones, Gets 20 Years in Prison

Nearly ten years ago, the sprawling dark web drug market known as the Silk Road was torn offline in a…

How to Use Discord’s Family Center With Your Teens
11
Jul
2023

How to Use Discord’s Family Center With Your Teens

Discord started in 2015 as a communication platform for gamers. It’s now a sprawling hub of active servers where users…

The Quiet Rise of Real-Time Crime Centers
10
Jul
2023

The Quiet Rise of Real-Time Crime Centers

Most evidence for RTCC effectiveness, however, is anecdotal, and there is a real lack of studies into how effective they…