Tag: cybersecurity
Cops Are Just Trolling Cybercriminals Now
Russian cybercriminals are almost untouchable. For years, hackers based in the country have launched devastating ransomware attacks against hospitals, critical infrastructure, and businesses, causing...
Microsoft’s New Recall AI Tool May Be a ‘Privacy Nightmare’
Sex, drugs, and ⦠Eventbrite? A WIRED investigation published this week uncovered a network of spammers and scammers pushing the illegal sale of controlled...
US Official Warns a Cell Network Flaw Is Being Exploited for...
Laser warfare, among all the long-unfulfilled imaginings of science fiction writers, is right up there with flying cars. Now it's finally becoming a reality....
Microsoft Deploys Generative AI for US Spies
Law enforcement in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia this week named a Russian national as the person behind LockBitSupp, the pseudonym of...
‘TunnelVision’ Attack Leaves Nearly All VPNs Vulnerable to Spying
Researchers have devised an attack against nearly all virtual private network applications that forces them to send and receive some or all traffic outside...
A (Strange) Interview With the Russian-Military-Linked Hackers Targeting US Water Utilities
She later added, somewhat confusingly, that “the Sandworm hacker group does have something in common … This is the commander-in-chief of our Cyber...
Apple’s iPhone Spyware Problem Is Getting Worse. Here’s What You Should...
Despite NSO Groupâs claims, spyware has continued to target journalists, dissidents, and protesters. Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggiâs wife, Hanan Elatr, was allegedly...
A New Surveillance Tool Invades Border Towns
This week, WIRED reported that a group of prolific scammers known as the Yahoo Boys are openly operating on major platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp,...
The US Government Is Asking Big Tech to Promise Better Cybersecurity
The pledge offers examples of how companies can meet the goals, although it notes that companies “have the discretion to decide how best”...
School Employee Allegedly Framed a Principal With Racist Deepfake Rant
Controversial gunshot-detection company ShotSpotter has deployed more than 25,000 microphones across 170 cities worldwide. This week, WIRED and South Side Weekly revealed the...