Category: Wired

Hacker Group Linked to Russian Military Claims Credit for Cyberattack on Kyivstar
13
Dec
2023

Hacker Group Linked to Russian Military Claims Credit for Cyberattack on Kyivstar

Over nearly a decade, the hacker group within Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency known as Sandworm has launched some of…

Congress Clashes Over the Future of America’s Section 702 Spy Program
11
Dec
2023

Congress Clashes Over the Future of America’s Section 702 Spy Program

Two surveillance bills are barreling their way through the US House of Representatives this week. Both claim to achieve roughly…

Ukraine Is Crowdfunding Its Reconstruction
11
Dec
2023

Ukraine Is Crowdfunding Its Reconstruction

The new fundraising appeal comes amid a certain “tiredness” from donors, as Ukraine’s finance minister put it. Yaroslava Gres, United24’s…

End-to-End Encrypted Instagram and Messenger Chats: Why It Took Meta 7 Years
07
Dec
2023

End-to-End Encrypted Instagram and Messenger Chats: Why It Took Meta 7 Years

Since 2016, the social behemoth now known as Meta has been working to deploy end-to-end encryption in its communication apps….

Elijah Wood and Mike Tyson Cameo Videos Were Used in a Russian Disinformation Campaign
07
Dec
2023

Elijah Wood and Mike Tyson Cameo Videos Were Used in a Russian Disinformation Campaign

For around $340, actor Elijah Wood can record you a personalized video wishing you happy birthday. John McGinley, best known…

The Binance Crackdown Will Be an 'Unprecedented' Bonanza for Crypto Surveillance
06
Dec
2023

The Binance Crackdown Will Be an ‘Unprecedented’ Bonanza for Crypto Surveillance

One attraction of Binance, as the company grew from its 2017 founding into the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the world,…

Police Can Spy on Your iOS and Android Push Notifications
06
Dec
2023

Police Can Spy on Your iOS and Android Push Notifications

While Wyden’s letter says that governments outside the US have requested people’s push notification records, the Federal Bureau of Investigation…

The 23andMe Data Breach Keeps Spiraling
06
Dec
2023

The 23andMe Data Breach Keeps Spiraling

More details are emerging about a data breach the genetic testing company 23andMe first reported in October. But as the…

A New Trick Uses AI to Jailbreak AI Models—Including GPT-4
05
Dec
2023

A New Trick Uses AI to Jailbreak AI Models—Including GPT-4

Large language models recently emerged as a powerful and transformative new kind of technology. Their potential became headline news as…

US Lawmakers Want to Use a Powerful Spy Tool on Immigrants and Their Families
04
Dec
2023

US Lawmakers Want to Use a Powerful Spy Tool on Immigrants and Their Families

Kia Hamadanchy, senior policy counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), says the Section 702 program “invariably” intercepts communications…

Inside America's School Internet Censorship Machine
04
Dec
2023

Inside America’s School Internet Censorship Machine

APS, which installed Blocksi in May, stopped using the filter on most of its devices in August due to its…

How to Not Get Hacked by a QR Code
04
Dec
2023

How to Not Get Hacked by a QR Code

And you don’t need anything special to create a QR code. The tools are widely available and straightforward to use,…