How Researchers Cracked an 11-Year-Old Password to a $3 Million Crypto Wallet
Grand and Bruno created a video to explain the technical details more thoroughly. RoboForm, made by US-based Siber Systems, was one of the first password…
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Cops Are Just Trolling Cybercriminals Now
Russian cybercriminals are almost untouchable. For years, hackers based in the country have launched devastating ransomware attacks against hospitals, critical infrastructure, and businesses, causing billions…
Microsoft’s New Recall AI Tool May Be a ‘Privacy Nightmare’
Sex, drugs, and … Eventbrite? A WIRED investigation published this week uncovered a network of spammers and scammers pushing the illegal sale of controlled substances…
He Trained Cops to Fight Crypto Crime—and Allegedly Ran a $100M Dark-Web Drug Market
The message explained that Incognito was now essentially blackmailing its former users: It had stored their messages and transaction records, it said, and added that…
A Leak of Biometric Police Data Is a Sign of Things to Come
Thousands of law enforcement officials and people applying to be police officers in India have had their personal information leaked online—including fingerprints, facial scan images,…
Teslas Can Still Be Stolen With a Cheap Radio Hack—Despite New Keyless Tech
In 2020, Tesla even wrote in a filing to the US Federal Communications Commission that it would be implementing ultra-wideband in its keyless entry systems,…
Eventbrite Promoted Illegal Opioid Sales to People Searching for Addiction Recovery Help
“Listings like these do not have a home on Eventbrite,” Chris Adams, the company’s head of platform product, tells WIRED in a statement. “This is…
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Can Appeal His Extradition to the US, British Court Says
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the United States, a British court has said. Two judges at the High Court in London…
US Official Warns a Cell Network Flaw Is Being Exploited for Spying
Laser warfare, among all the long-unfulfilled imaginings of science fiction writers, is right up there with flying cars. Now it’s finally becoming a reality. After…
Android 15 Theft Detection Lock Knows When Your Phone Is Stolen
Android’s new Theft Detection Lock uses Google’s AI to determine when your phone has been snatched from your hand. If it detects this, the phone’s…
Secrecy Concerns Mount Over Spy Powers Targeting US Data Centers
Last month, US president Joe Biden signed a surveillance bill enhancing the National Security Agency’s power to compel US businesses to wiretap communications going in…
Internal Emails Show How a Controversial Gun-Detection System Found Its Way to NYC
There was a lot of overlap with former members of the NYPD. Adams and Banks came up together as police officers—as did a then-account executive…