Category: Wired

Donald Trump's Mug Shot Matters in a World of Fakes
25
Aug
2023

Donald Trump’s Mug Shot Matters in a World of Fakes

For months, Etsy has become littered with a new genre of T-shirt: the Donald Trump mug shot. And they’re available…

Trump's Prosecution Is America's Last Hope
25
Aug
2023

Trump’s Prosecution Is America’s Last Hope

Donald Trump was arrested in Georgia tonight for his role in what prosecutors christened “a wide-ranging criminal enterprise” aimed at…

The Last Hour Before Yevgeny Prigozhin's Plane Crash
24
Aug
2023

The Last Hour Before Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Plane Crash

At around 5:30 pm Moscow time on August 23, the Embraer Legacy 600 private business jet took to the skies….

Why The Chainsmokers Invest in—and Party With—Niche Cybersecurity Companies
24
Aug
2023

Why The Chainsmokers Invest in—and Party With—Niche Cybersecurity Companies

On Saturday, with Hurricane Hilary looming, Alex Pall and Drew Taggart of the DJ duo The Chainsmokers performed a concert…

How to Talk to Your Kids About Social Media and Mental Health
23
Aug
2023

How to Talk to Your Kids About Social Media and Mental Health

If you give a kid a smartphone, they’re going to want a social media account. That’s not the start of…

The Internet Is Turning Into a Data Black Box. An ‘Inspectability API’ Could Crack It Open
22
Aug
2023

The Internet Is Turning Into a Data Black Box. An ‘Inspectability API’ Could Crack It Open

In today’s digital world, injustice lurks in the shadows of the Facebook post that’s delivered to certain groups of people…

New Supply Chain Attack Hit Close to 100 Victims—and Clues Point to China
22
Aug
2023

New Supply Chain Attack Hit Close to 100 Victims—and Clues Point to China

Every software supply chain attack, in which hackers corrupt a legitimate application to push out their malware to hundreds or…

The Most Popular Digital Abortion Clinics, Ranked by Data Privacy
21
Aug
2023

The Most Popular Digital Abortion Clinics, Ranked by Data Privacy

Low Risk: Users can edit or delete data, Some Risk: Users can edit data, High Risk: Users cannot edit or…

Google's New Feature Ensures Your Pixel Phone Hasn't Been Hacked. Here’s How It Works
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20
Aug
2023

Google’s New Feature Ensures Your Pixel Phone Hasn’t Been Hacked. Here’s How It Works | WIRED

If you think about all the businesses involved in maintaining the software on your phone, from individual app developers to…

Security News This Week: US Energy Firm Targeted With Malicious QR Codes in Mass Phishing Attack
19
Aug
2023

Security News This Week: US Energy Firm Targeted With Malicious QR Codes in Mass Phishing Attack

At the Defcon security conference in Las Vegas last weekend, thousands of hackers competed in a red-team challenge to find…

HHS Launches 'Digiheals' Project to Better Protect US Hospitals From Ransomware
17
Aug
2023

HHS Launches ‘Digiheals’ Project to Better Protect US Hospitals From Ransomware

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (Arpa-H), a research support agency within the United States Department of Health and…

How X Is Suing Its Way Out of Accountability
15
Aug
2023

How X Is Suing Its Way Out of Accountability

On July 19, Bloomberg News reported what many others have been saying for some time: Twitter (now called X) was…