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The UK’s Secretive Web Surveillance Program Is Ramping Up
A government effort to collect people’s internet records is moving beyond its test phase, but many details remain hidden from public view.
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3 years, 5 months ago
A Republican-Led Lawsuit Threatens Critical US Cyber Protections
Three states are suing to block security rules for water facilities. If they win, it may open the floodgates for challenges to other cyber rules. Rea…
3 years, 5 months ago
Twitter’s Encrypted DMs Are Deeply Inferior to Signal and WhatsApp
The social network's new privacy feature is technically flawed, opt-in, and limited in its functionality. All this for just $8 a month.
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3 years, 5 months ago
A Mysterious New Hacker Group Is Lurking in Ukraine’s Cyberspace
The unidentified attackers have targeted people on both sides of Russia’s war against Ukraine, carrying out espionage operations that suggest state f…
3 years, 5 months ago
How To Delete Your Data From ChatGPT
OpenAI has new tools that give you more control over your information—although they may not go far enough.
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3 years, 5 months ago
The Data Broker That Targeted Abortion Clinics Landed a US Military Contract
Documents obtained by WIRED show SafeGraph, which sold location data related to Planned Parenthood visits, is now pursuing contracts with the US Air …
3 years, 5 months ago
The DOJ Detected the SolarWinds Hack 6 Months Earlier Than First Disclosed
In May 2020, the US Department of Justice stumbled upon Russian hackers in its network. But did not realize the significance of what they had found f…
3 years, 5 months ago
Google Is Rolling Out Password-Killing Tech to All Accounts
The tech industry’s transition to passkeys gets its first massive boost with the launch of the alternative login scheme for Google’s billions of user…
3 years, 5 months ago
Meta Is Trying to Push Attackers to the Brink
The company is adding new tools as bad actors use ChatGPT-themed lures and mask their infrastructure in an attempt to trick victims and elude defende…
3 years, 5 months ago
With 288 Arrests, Feds Reveal a Widening Dragnet of Dark Web Busts
Operation SpecTor likely drew on leads from multiple dark web market busts, including the secret takedown of Monopoly Market in 2021.
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3 years, 5 months ago