Category: Wired

The Best Personal Safety Devices, Apps, and Alarms (2023)
26
Jan
2023

The Best Personal Safety Devices, Apps, and Alarms (2023)

If you’re a frequent camper or hiker, or are otherwise away from cell service often, most of these products aren’t…

The Unrelenting Menace of the LockBit Ransomware Gang
24
Jan
2023

The Unrelenting Menace of the LockBit Ransomware Gang

LockBit emerged at the end of 2019, first calling itself “ABCD ransomware.” Since then, it has grown rapidly. The group…

India’s Public Education App Exposed Millions of Students’ Data
23
Jan
2023

India’s Public Education App Exposed Millions of Students’ Data

A security lapse in an app operated by India’s Education Ministry exposed the personally identifying information of millions of students…

How to Encrypt any File, Folder, or Drive on Your System
22
Jan
2023

How to Encrypt any File, Folder, or Drive on Your System

Encrypting files, folders, and drives on your computer means that no one else can make sense of the data they…

The Biggest US Surveillance Program You Didn’t Know About
21
Jan
2023

The Biggest US Surveillance Program You Didn’t Know About

“Ordinary people’s private financial records are being siphoned indiscriminately into a massive database, with access given to virtually any cop…

T-Mobile's New Data Breach Shows Its $150 Million Security Investment Isn't Cutting It
20
Jan
2023

T-Mobile’s New Data Breach Shows Its $150 Million Security Investment Isn’t Cutting It

Yesterday, mobile giant T-Mobile said that it suffered a data breach beginning on November 26 that impacts 37 million current…

The Small but Mighty Danger of Echo Chamber Extremism
20
Jan
2023

The Small but Mighty Danger of Echo Chamber Extremism

One of the top concerns when it comes to the harms of social media and political polarization in the United…

Welcome to the Era of Internet Blackouts
20
Jan
2023

Welcome to the Era of Internet Blackouts

The Iranian government’s latest attempts in recent months to stifle protests through internet blackouts, digital curfews, and content blocking have…

A Sneaky Ad Scam Tore Through 11 Million Phones
19
Jan
2023

A Sneaky Ad Scam Tore Through 11 Million Phones

“It’s quite genius because the minute the ad disappears, your attack stops, which means that you’re not going to be…

Spy Cams Reveal the Grim Reality of Slaughterhouse Gas Chambers
18
Jan
2023

Spy Cams Reveal the Grim Reality of Slaughterhouse Gas Chambers

At 4 am one morning in October of last year, animal rights activist Raven Deerbrook sat on a bed in…

All the Data Apple Collects About You—and How to Limit It
16
Jan
2023

All the Data Apple Collects About You—and How to Limit It

When I turned on personalized ads (I had previously turned them off), Apple’s ad targeting information says I am included…

Russian Ransomware Gang Attack Destabilizes UK Royal Mail
14
Jan
2023

Russian Ransomware Gang Attack Destabilizes UK Royal Mail

A WIRED investigation this week found that the app SweepWizard, which some US law enforcement agencies use to coordinate raids,…