23andMe Failed to Detect Account Intrusions for Months
Police took a digital rendering of a suspect’s face, generated using DNA evidence, and ran it through a facial recognition system in a troubling incident…
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Police Arrest Teen Said to Be Linked to Hundreds of Swatting Attacks
For more than a year, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation has been hunting the person whom experts say is one of the most…
The Pentagon Tried to Hide That It Bought Americans’ Data Without a Warrant
United States officials fought to conceal details of arrangements between US spy agencies and private companies tracking the whereabouts of Americans via their cellphones. Obtaining…
Big-Name Targets Push Midnight Blizzard Hacking Spree Back Into the Limelight
Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) both recently disclosed that they suffered corporate email breaches at the hands of Russia’s “Midnight Blizzard” hackers. The group, which…
How a Group of Israel-Linked Hackers Has Pushed the Limits of Cyberwar
Predatory Sparrow is distinguished most of all by its apparent interest in sending a specific geopolitical message with its attacks, says Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade, an…
Ring Will Stop Giving Cops a Free Pass on Warrantless Video Requests
Reached for comment, Markey’s office directed WIRED to the senator’s statement posted to X, in which he called the shuttering of the RFA tool “good.”…
Notorious Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Quietly Plotting a Comeback
Then Hamas attacked Israel. Since then, NSO has been in a position to tangibly demonstrate the value of tools like Pegasus in conflict situations. According…
HP CEO Says They Brick Printers That Use Third-Party Ink Because of … Hackers
Last Thursday, HP CEO Enrique Lores addressed the company’s controversial practice of bricking printers when users load them with third-party ink. Speaking to CNBC Television,…
Apple iOS 17.3: How to Turn on iPhone’s New Stolen Device Protection
Apple today launched a new tool for iPhones to help reduce what a thief with your phone and passcode can access. The feature, called Stolen…
Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It
In 2017, detectives at the East Bay Regional Park District Police Department working a cold case got an idea, one that might help them finally…
Fujitsu Bugs That Sent Innocent People to Prison Were Known ‘From the Start’
The FT article also said the Post Office, which used prosecution powers available to private corporations in the UK, obtained 700 of the 900 convictions.…
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