Category: Wired

Google Is Rolling Out Passkeys, the Password-Killing Tech, to All Accounts
03
May
2023

Google Is Rolling Out Passkeys, the Password-Killing Tech, to All Accounts

Google is announcing a major effort to let its personal account holders log in with the password replacement known as…

American College of Pediatricians Leak Exposes 10,000 Confidential Files
02
May
2023

American College of Pediatricians Leak Exposes 10,000 Confidential Files

While the material is not expressly religious, it is clearly aimed at painting same-sex marriage as aberrant and immoral behavior….

With 288 Arrests, Feds Reveal a Widening Dragnet of Dark-Web Busts
02
May
2023

With 288 Arrests, Feds Reveal a Widening Dragnet of Dark-Web Busts

A decade ago, US law enforcement was content to swat down a dark-web black market for drugs and send its…

SolarWinds: The Untold Story of the Boldest Supply-Chain Hack
02
May
2023

SolarWinds: The Untold Story of the Boldest Supply-Chain Hack

But they had been at it only 24 hours when they found the passage they’d been looking for: a single…

The High-Stakes Scramble to Stop Classified Leaks
01
May
2023

The High-Stakes Scramble to Stop Classified Leaks

Lawmakers remain perplexed over how all these classified documents keep getting out, in part because, at the Capitol, sensitive documents…

Apple, Google, and Microsoft Just Fixed Zero-Day Security Flaws
30
Apr
2023

Apple, Google, and Microsoft Just Fixed Zero-Day Security Flaws

Tech giants Apple, Microsoft, and Google each fixed major security flaws in April, many of which were already being used…

The Tragic Fallout From a School District’s Ransomware Breach
29
Apr
2023

The Tragic Fallout From a School District’s Ransomware Breach

Ransomware gangs have long sought pain points where their extortion demands have the greatest leverage. Now an investigation from NBC…

How to Remove Your Personal Info From Google's Search Results
29
Apr
2023

How to Remove Your Personal Info From Google’s Search Results

Last year, Google expanded the ways you can submit removal requests for search results containing personal info. Before this change, people…

DOJ Detected SolarWinds Breach Months Before Public Disclosure
28
Apr
2023

DOJ Detected SolarWinds Breach Months Before Public Disclosure

In November 2020, months after the DOJ completed the mitigation of its breach, Mandiant discovered that it had been hacked,…

NSA Cybersecurity Director Says ‘Buckle Up’ for Generative AI
27
Apr
2023

NSA Cybersecurity Director Says ‘Buckle Up’ for Generative AI

At the RSA security conference in San Francisco this week, there’s been a feeling of inevitability in the air. At…

Brace Yourself for the 2024 Deepfake Election
27
Apr
2023

Brace Yourself for the 2024 Deepfake Election

“It consistently amazes me that in the physical world, when we release products there are really stringent guidelines,” Farid says….

A US Bill Would Ban Kids Under 13 From Joining Social Media
26
Apr
2023

A US Bill Would Ban Kids Under 13 From Joining Social Media

While all the major Silicon Valley social media firms—from Instagram to TikTok—say they block children from using their apps, these…