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,…
Category: Wired
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…
The $2.3 Billion Tornado Cash Case Is a Pivotal Moment for Crypto Privacy
In the conclusion of that same statement to the court, they point out that under Dutch law the maximum prison sentence for money laundering at…
Welcome to the Laser Wars
The age of the laser weapon is finally upon us. The United States Army has officially sent a pair of high-energy laser weapons overseas to…
Microsoft Deploys Generative AI for US Spies
Law enforcement in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia this week named a Russian national as the person behind LockBitSupp, the pseudonym of the…
‘TunnelVision’ Attack Leaves Nearly All VPNs Vulnerable to Spying
Researchers have devised an attack against nearly all virtual private network applications that forces them to send and receive some or all traffic outside of…