Category: Wired

WhatsApp Launches Proxy Tool to Fight Internet Censorship
05
Jan
2023

WhatsApp Launches Proxy Tool to Fight Internet Censorship

The company says it started putting the capability for proxies to be used in WhatsApp in the final few months…

Cops Hacked Thousands of Phones. Was It Legal?
04
Jan
2023

Cops Hacked Thousands of Phones. Was It Legal?

For a week in October 2020, Christian Lödden’s potential clients wanted to talk about only one thing. Every person whom…

What Is a Pig Butchering Scam?
02
Jan
2023

What Is a Pig Butchering Scam?

Digital swindles like business email compromises and romance scams generate billions of dollars for criminals. And they all start with…

31
Dec
2022

Update Android Right Now to Fix a Scary Remote-Execution Flaw

The holiday season is almost over, but security patches are still continuing to arrive thick and fast in December. The…

The Password Isn’t Dead Yet. You Need a Hardware Key
30
Dec
2022

The Password Isn’t Dead Yet. You Need a Hardware Key

In August,  the internet infrastructure company Cloudflare was one of hundreds of targets in a massive criminal phishing spree that…

29
Dec
2022

The Worst Hacks of 2022

With the pandemic evolving into an amorphous new phase and political polarization on the rise around the world, 2022 was…

28
Dec
2022

LastPass Data Breach: It’s Time to Ditch This Password Manager

This means that LastPass users should go through their vaults and take extra steps to protect themselves—including changing all of…

28
Dec
2022

Russia’s Cyberwar Foreshadowed Deadly Attacks on Civilians

But for anyone involved in fending off Russia’s cyberattacks on Ukraine over the past eight years, Russia’s preference for civilian…

27
Dec
2022

Hacktivism Is Back and Messier Than Ever

During its brutal war in Ukraine, Russian troops have burnt cities to the ground, raped and tortured civilians, and committed scores of potential…

Dashlane app
27
Dec
2022

5 Best Password Managers (2022): Features, Pricing, and Tips

There are apps for Android, iOS, Windows, MacOS, and Linux, as well as extensions for all major web browsers. Bitwarden…

27
Dec
2022

Apple Expands End-to-End Encryption to iCloud Backups

Apple announced today that it is launching expanded end-to-end encryption protections in its iCloud service. The company already offers the…

27
Dec
2022

Apple Kills Its Plan to Scan Your Photos for CSAM. Here’s What’s Next

In August 2021, Apple announced a plan to scan photos that users stored in iCloud for child sexual abuse material…