Category: Wired

'Happy Gilmore' Producer Buys Spyware Maker NSO Group
11
Oct
2025

‘Happy Gilmore’ Producer Buys Spyware Maker NSO Group

Research published this week indicates that North Korean scammers are trying to trick US companies into hiring them for architectural…

North Korean Scammers Are Doing Architectural Design Now
10
Oct
2025

North Korean Scammers Are Doing Architectural Design Now

“The plans are being used and being built,” says Michael “Barni” Barnhart, a leading authority in North Korean hacking and…

Apple Announces $2 Million Bug Bounty Reward for the Most Dangerous Exploits
10
Oct
2025

Apple Announces $2 Million Bug Bounty Reward for the Most Dangerous Exploits

Since launching its bug bounty program nearly a decade ago, Apple has always touted notable maximum payouts—$200,000 in 2016 and…

Apple Took Down These ICE-Tracking Apps. The Developers Aren't Giving Up
09
Oct
2025

Apple Took Down These ICE-Tracking Apps. The Developers Aren’t Giving Up

Legal experts WIRED spoke with say that the ICE monitoring and documentation apps that Apple has removed from its App…

Vibe Coding Is the New Open Source—in the Worst Way Possible
06
Oct
2025

Vibe Coding Is the New Open Source—in the Worst Way Possible

Just like you probably don’t grow and grind wheat to make flour for your bread, most software developers don’t write…

Apple and Google Pull ICE-Tracking Apps, Bowing to DOJ Pressure
04
Oct
2025

Apple and Google Pull ICE-Tracking Apps, Bowing to DOJ Pressure

Plus: China sentences scam bosses to death, Europe is ramping up its plans to build a “drone wall” to protect…

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team
03
Oct
2025

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

United States immigration authorities are moving to dramatically expand their social media surveillance, with plans to hire nearly 30 contractors…

Google's Latest AI Ransomware Defense Only Goes So Far
30
Sep
2025

Google’s Latest AI Ransomware Defense Only Goes So Far

Ransomware attacks have loomed for years as an urgent digital threat with no easy solution—especially as they have evolved to…

How to Use Passkeys With Google Password Manager (2025)
30
Sep
2025

How to Use Passkeys With Google Password Manager (2025)

Google wants you to start using passkeys. Its vision is to “progress toward a passwordless future,” allowing you to store…

How to Use a Password Manager to Share Your Logins After You Die (2025)
29
Sep
2025

How to Use a Password Manager to Share Your Logins After You Die (2025)

It’s not fun to talk about, but there’s only one thing certain in life. You need to have a plan…

Tile Tracking Tags Can Be Exploited by Tech-Savvy Stalkers, Researchers Say
29
Sep
2025

Tile Tracking Tags Can Be Exploited by Tech-Savvy Stalkers, Researchers Say

Tile trackers, used to locate everything from lost keys to stolen pets, are used by more than 88 million people…

How a Travel YouTuber Captured Nepal’s Revolution for the World
28
Sep
2025

How a Travel YouTuber Captured Nepal’s Revolution for the World

When Harry Jackson pulled his small motorcycle into Kathmandu on September 8, he had no idea the city was exploding…