Russians Love YouTube. That’s a Problem for the Kremlin
Milov stresses that YouTube isn’t just a one-way service: Because it allows users to comment and chat anonymously, it provides an extraordinary chance for regular…
Category: Wired
How Donald Trump Could Weaponize US Surveillance in a Second Term
Every president of the United States has within their grasp the power of a vast surveillance state that has grown significantly over the past few…
The Ticketmaster Data Breach May Be Just the Beginning
One of the biggest hacks of the year may have started to unfold. Late on Friday, embattled events business Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, confirmed…
Mysterious Hack Destroyed 600,000 Internet Routers
If you have a crypto wallet containing a fortune but forgot the password, all may not be lost. This week, a pair of researchers revealed…
The Unusual Espionage Act Case Against a Drone Photographer
The United States Department of Justice is quietly prosecuting a novel Espionage Act case involving a drone, a Chinese national, and classified nuclear submarines. The…
‘Largest Botnet Ever’ Tied to Billions in Stolen Covid-19 Relief Funds
The United States Department of Justice on Wednesday announced charges against a 35-year-old Chinese national, Yunhe Wang, accused of operating a massive botnet allegedly linked…
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…
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,…