Category: Wired

Data Brokers Are Hiding Their Opt-Out Pages From Google Search
12
Aug
2025

Data Brokers Are Hiding Their Opt-Out Pages From Google Search

Data brokers are required by California law to provide ways for consumers to request their data be deleted. But good…

What Does Palantir Actually Do?
11
Aug
2025

What Does Palantir Actually Do?

In response to a detailed request for comment from WIRED, Palantir spokesperson Lisa Gordon said in a statement that the…

Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Gray Market for Video Game Cheats
11
Aug
2025

Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Gray Market for Video Game Cheats

It’s all part of the ongoing tussle between the cheat developers and games companies, which spend money on developing anti-cheat…

How to Protect Yourself From Portable Point-of-Sale Scams
10
Aug
2025

How to Protect Yourself From Portable Point-of-Sale Scams

Considering the widespread use of contactless payment systems, it’s no surprise that portable point-of-sale thefts are making a comeback. This…

A Special Diamond Is the Key to a Fully Open Source Quantum Sensor
09
Aug
2025

A Special Diamond Is the Key to a Fully Open Source Quantum Sensor

Quantum computing is either a distant dream or an imminent reality depending on who you ask. And while much of…

The US Court Records System Has Been Hacked
09
Aug
2025

The US Court Records System Has Been Hacked

In response to recent cyberattacks, the federal judiciary said its been in the process of implementing new safeguards to address…

Ex-NSA Chief Paul Nakasone Has a Warning for the Tech World
09
Aug
2025

Ex-NSA Chief Paul Nakasone Has a Warning for the Tech World

The Trump administration’s radical changes to United States fiscal policy, foreign relations, and global strategy—combined with mass firings across the…

Hackers Went Looking for a Backdoor in High-Security Safes—and Now Can Open Them in Seconds
08
Aug
2025

Hackers Went Looking for a Backdoor in High-Security Safes—and Now Can Open Them in Seconds

Zhou added in his statement that Securam will be fixing the vulnerabilities Omo and Rowley found in future models of…

A Misconfiguration That Haunts Corporate Streaming Platforms Could Expose Sensitive Data
08
Aug
2025

A Misconfiguration That Haunts Corporate Streaming Platforms Could Expose Sensitive Data

Top streaming services like Netflix and Disney+ have made sustained investments over the years to lock their content down. Whenever…

It Looks Like a School Bathroom Smoke Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Be an Audio Bug
08
Aug
2025

It Looks Like a School Bathroom Smoke Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Be an Audio Bug

To hack the Halo 3C, they found that if they could connect to one over the network it was installed…

Leak Reveals the Workaday Lives of North Korean IT Scammers
08
Aug
2025

Leak Reveals the Workaday Lives of North Korean IT Scammers

The tables show the potential target jobs for IT workers. One sheet, which seemingly includes daily updates, lists job descriptions…

Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked
07
Aug
2025

Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked

For this reason, Murgatroyd noted that purchasers of TETRA-based radios are free to deploy other solutions for end-to-end encryption on…