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Health Sites Let Ads Track Visitors Without Telling Them
Privacy policies didn't tell the whole story about third-party tools gathering personal information from the sites of medical and genetic-testing com…
4 years, 8 months ago
Out-of-Control Cybercrime Will Cause More Real-World Harm
Ransomware and online attacks can lead to deadly real-world consequences. Governments need to raise their game in response.
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4 years, 8 months ago
North Korea Hacked Him. So He Took Down Its Internet
Disappointed with the lack of US response to the Hermit Kingdom's attacks against US security researchers, one hacker took matters into his own hands…
4 years, 8 months ago
Inside Trickbot, Russia’s Notorious Ransomware Gang
Internal messages WIRED has viewed shed new light on the operators of one of the world's biggest botnets.
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4 years, 8 months ago
Welcome to the Burner Phone Olympics
China’s Winter Games are overshadowed by human rights problems and overreaching state surveillance.
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4 years, 8 months ago
Google Has a New Plan to Kill Cookies. People Are Still Mad
Google has scrapped FLoC, its controversial cookie replacement. Now it’s back with Topics—but rivals and privacy experts are still nervous.
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4 years, 8 months ago
Safari Flaws Exposed Webcams, Online Accounts, and More
Apple awarded a $100,500 bug bounty to the researcher who discovered the latest major vulnerability in its browser.
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4 years, 8 months ago
Why the Belarus Railways Hack Marks a First for Ransomware
The politically motivated attack represents a new frontier for hacktivists—and won’t be the last of its kind.
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4 years, 8 months ago
Now Is a Good Time to Update Your Recovery Email Addresses
You know those “emergency” email addresses you can use to get into your email and other accounts in case you're locked out? Make sure they're up-to-d…
4 years, 8 months ago
Europe’s Move Against Google Analytics Is Just the Beginning
Austria’s data regulator has found that the use of Google Analytics is a breach of GDPR. In the absence of a new EU-US data deal, other countries may…
4 years, 8 months ago