Category: Wired

The NSA Seems Pretty Stressed About the Threat of Chinese Hackers in US Critical Infrastructure
10
Nov
2023

The NSA Seems Pretty Stressed About the Threat of Chinese Hackers in US Critical Infrastructure

The United States National Security Agency is often tight-lipped about its work and intelligence. But at the Cyberwarcon security conference…

Senate Leaders Are Trying to Extend a Controversial NSA Surveillance Program
10
Nov
2023

Senate Leaders Are Trying to Extend a Controversial NSA Surveillance Program

Leaders in the United States Senate have been discussing plans to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act…

This New Tool Aims to Keep Terrorism Content Off the Internet
10
Nov
2023

This New Tool Aims to Keep Terrorism Content Off the Internet

The new tool can be integrated straight into the backend of whatever platform it is working with. It then connects…

Here’s How Violent Extremists Are Exploiting Generative AI Tools
09
Nov
2023

Here’s How Violent Extremists Are Exploiting Generative AI Tools

“We’re going to partner with Microsoft to figure out if there are ways using our archive of material to create…

Omegle Was Forced to Shut Down by a Lawsuit From a Sexual Abuse Survivor
09
Nov
2023

Omegle Was Forced to Shut Down by a Lawsuit From a Sexual Abuse Survivor

Omegle, the video and text chat site that paired strangers together to talk, ultimately shut down as part of a…

How to Get Facebook Without Ads—if It’s Available for You
09
Nov
2023

How to Get Facebook Without Ads—if It’s Available for You

Meta just launched its first ad-free option for Facebook and Instagram. The update is in response to the European Union’s…

Sandworm Hackers Caused Another Blackout in Ukraine—During a Missile Strike
09
Nov
2023

Sandworm Hackers Caused Another Blackout in Ukraine—During a Missile Strike

The notorious unit of Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency known as Sandworm remains the only team of hackers to have…

Police Use of Face Recognition Is Sweeping the UK
09
Nov
2023

Police Use of Face Recognition Is Sweeping the UK

A Beyoncé gig, the coronation of King Charles, and the British Formula One Grand Prix all have one thing in…

This Is the Ops Manual for the Most Tech-Savvy Animal Liberation Group in the US
08
Nov
2023

This Is the Ops Manual for the Most Tech-Savvy Animal Liberation Group in the US

In recent years, the animal liberation group Direct Action Everywhere has carried out some of the most brazen and tech-savvy…

Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023 Seeks to End Warrantless Police and FBI Spying
07
Nov
2023

Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023 Seeks to End Warrantless Police and FBI Spying

In 1763, the radical journalist and colonial sympathizer John Wilkes published issue no. 45 of North Briton, a periodical of…

Internet Blackouts in Gaza Are a New Weapon in the Israel-Hamas War
07
Nov
2023

Internet Blackouts in Gaza Are a New Weapon in the Israel-Hamas War

“No company can repair or do anything right now,” Mekdad says. Many firms, he says, are waiting until the war…

YouTube's Ad Blocker Detection Believed to Break EU Privacy Law
07
Nov
2023

YouTube’s Ad Blocker Detection Believed to Break EU Privacy Law

All versions of YouTube’s ad blocker detection apparently use a JavaScript program that runs in the client browser, although YouTube…