Category: Wired

2054, Part VI: Standoff at Arlington
12
Feb
2024

2054, Part VI: Standoff at Arlington

18:46 April 15, 2054 (GMT‑5) Arlington National Cemetery That night in her apartment Julia Hunt ordered in sushi and watched…

A Celebrated Cryptography-Breaking Algorithm Just Got an Upgrade
11
Feb
2024

A Celebrated Cryptography-Breaking Algorithm Just Got an Upgrade

This is a job for LLL: Give it (or its brethren) a basis of a multidimensional lattice, and it’ll spit…

How 3 Million ‘Hacked’ Toothbrushes Became a Cyber Urban Legend
10
Feb
2024

How 3 Million ‘Hacked’ Toothbrushes Became a Cyber Urban Legend

Documents exclusively obtained by WIRED reveal that AI surveillance software tracked thousands of people using the London Underground to detect…

2054, Part V: From Tokyo With Love
09
Feb
2024

2054, Part V: From Tokyo With Love

Zhao Jin cast an appraising glance at Mohammad, who moved his food around on his plate and said, “He won’t…

London Underground Is Testing Real-Time AI Surveillance Tools to Spot Crime
09
Feb
2024

London Underground Is Testing Real-Time AI Surveillance Tools to Spot Crime

Staff at the transportation body ran “extensive simulations” at Willesden Green station during the trial to gather more training data,…

The Far-Right's Favorite Web Host Has a Shadowy New Owner
08
Feb
2024

The Far-Right’s Favorite Web Host Has a Shadowy New Owner

Known for doing business with far-right extremist websites, Epik has been acquired by a company that specializes in helping businesses…

2054, Part IV: A Nation Divided
08
Feb
2024

2054, Part IV: A Nation Divided

Wisecarver stepped across the threshold. “Good morning, Mr. President.” He gave a little nod. Beneath his arm he carried a…

I Stopped Using Passwords. It's Great—and a Total Mess
08
Feb
2024

I Stopped Using Passwords. It’s Great—and a Total Mess

Using passkeys likely means having a different mindset from how you think about passwords. There’s nothing to remember when you…

Ransomware Payments Hit a Record $1.1 Billion in 2023
07
Feb
2024

Ransomware Payments Hit a Record $1.1 Billion in 2023

A year ago, there seemed to be a glimmer of hope in the cybersecurity industry’s long-running war of attrition against…

2054, Part III: The Singularity
07
Feb
2024

2054, Part III: The Singularity

Lily didn’t want to approach B.T. She thought that might seem too aggressive; instead, she wanted him to notice her….

WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps
06
Feb
2024

WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps

Meanwhile, Julia Weis, a spokesperson for the Swiss messaging app Threema, says that while WhatsApp did approach it to discuss…

2054, Part II: Next Big Thing
06
Feb
2024

2054, Part II: Next Big Thing

A bloody Sunday followed. In Tucson, a Border Patrol officer fired a rubber bullet that struck a Truther protester in…