Category: Wired

GitHub’s Hardcore Plan to Roll Out Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
11
Aug
2023

GitHub’s Hardcore Plan to Roll Out Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

You’ve heard the advice for years: Turn on two-factor authentication everywhere it’s offered. It’s long been clear that using only…

Teens Hacked Boston Subway’s CharlieCard to Get Infinite Free Rides—and This Time Nobody Got Sued
10
Aug
2023

Teens Hacked Boston Subway’s CharlieCard to Get Infinite Free Rides—and This Time Nobody Got Sued

In early August of 2008, almost exactly 15 years ago, the Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas was hit with…

Leaked Yandex Code Breaks Open the Creepy Black Box of Online Advertising
10
Aug
2023

Leaked Yandex Code Breaks Open the Creepy Black Box of Online Advertising

The code also shows how Yandex can combine data from multiple services. McCrea says in one complex process, an adult’s…

Hackers Rig Casino Card-Shuffling Machines for ‘Full Control’ Cheating
09
Aug
2023

Hackers Rig Casino Card-Shuffling Machines for ‘Full Control’ Cheating

In September last year, a scandal blew up the world of high-stakes, livestreamed poker: In a hand at Las Vegas’…

Panasonic Warns That IoT Malware Attack Cycles Are Accelerating
09
Aug
2023

Panasonic Warns That IoT Malware Attack Cycles Are Accelerating

Internet-of-things devices have been plagued by security issues and unfixed vulnerabilities for more than a decade, fueling botnets, facilitating government…

A Clever Honeypot Tricked Hackers Into Revealing Their Secrets
09
Aug
2023

A Clever Honeypot Tricked Hackers Into Revealing Their Secrets

Plenty of people tried to access the system. Over the past three years, it has captured 21 million login attempts,…

How to Remove Your Info From Google With the 'Results About You' Tool
09
Aug
2023

How to Remove Your Info From Google With the ‘Results About You’ Tool

In 2022, Google launched the “Results about you” tool to help people remove personal info from the company’s search results….

New ‘Downfall’ Flaw Exposes Valuable Data in Generations of Intel Chips
08
Aug
2023

New ‘Downfall’ Flaw Exposes Valuable Data in Generations of Intel Chips

Intel is releasing fixes for a processor vulnerability that affects many models of its chips going back to 2015, including…

What Doctors Wish You Knew About HIPAA and Data Security
08
Aug
2023

What Doctors Wish You Knew About HIPAA and Data Security

A former Department of Homeland Security adviser and a doctor, Chris Pierson is CEO of BlackCloak, a company that specializes…

The Mystery of Chernobyl’s Post-Invasion Radiation Spikes
07
Aug
2023

The Mystery of Chernobyl’s Post-Invasion Radiation Spikes

When Russian troops seized control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant last year, following the invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymyr…

Microsoft’s AI Red Team Has Already Made the Case for Itself
07
Aug
2023

Microsoft’s AI Red Team Has Already Made the Case for Itself

For most people, the idea of using artificial intelligence tools in daily life—or even just messing around with them—has only…

Criminals Have Created Their Own ChatGPT Clones
07
Aug
2023

Criminals Have Created Their Own ChatGPT Clones

Krishnan says the creator of the system published a video appearing to show the chatbot operating and generating a scammy…