Category: Wired

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…

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…