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The Security Hole at the Heart of ChatGPT and Bing

By Matt Burgess — May 25th 2023 at 06:00
Indirect prompt-injection attacks can leave people vulnerable to scams and data theft when they use the AI chatbots.
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China Hacks US Critical Networks in Guam, Raising Cyberwar Fears

By Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman — May 24th 2023 at 22:27
Researchers say the state-sponsored espionage operation may also lay the groundwork for disruptive cyberattacks.
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Chinese Labs Are Selling Fentanyl Ingredients for Millions in Crypto

By Andy Greenberg — May 23rd 2023 at 19:02
And it's happening in plain sight.
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There’s Finally a Way to Improve Cloud Container Registry Security

By Lily Hay Newman — May 23rd 2023 at 18:23
“Container registries” are ubiquitous software clearinghouses, but they’ve been exposed for years. Chainguard says it now has a solution.
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Leaked EU Document Shows Spain Wants to Ban End-to-End Encryption

By Lily Hay Newman, Morgan Meaker, Matt Burgess — May 22nd 2023 at 19:23
In response to an EU proposal to scan private messages for illegal material, the country's officials said it is “imperative that we have access to the data.”
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Meta’s $1.3 Billion Fine Is a Strike Against Surveillance Capitalism

By Matt Burgess — May 22nd 2023 at 14:38
The record-breaking GDPR penalty for data transfers to the US could upend Meta's business and spur regulators to finalize a new data-sharing agreement.
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The Real Risks in Google’s New .Zip and .Mov Domains

By Lily Hay Newman — May 21st 2023 at 11:00
While the company’s new top-level domains could be used in phishing attacks, security researchers are divided on how big of a problem they really pose.
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A TikTok ‘Car Theft’ Challenge Is Costing Hyundai $200 Million

By Andrew Couts — May 20th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: The FBI gets busted abusing a spy tool, an ex-Apple engineer is charged with corporate espionage, and collection of airborne DNA raises new privacy risks.
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The Underground History of Turla, Russia's Most Ingenious Hacker Group

By Andy Greenberg — May 20th 2023 at 10:00
From USB worms to satellite-based hacking, Russia’s FSB hackers, known as Turla, have spent 25 years distinguishing themselves as “adversary number one.”
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How You, or Anyone, Can Dodge Montana’s TikTok Ban

By Amanda Hoover — May 19th 2023 at 15:15
Montana’s TikTok ban will be impossible to enforce. But it could encourage copycat crackdowns against the social media app.
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A Mysterious Group Has Ties to 15 Years of Ukraine-Russia Hacks

By Lily Hay Newman — May 19th 2023 at 10:00
Kaspersky researchers have uncovered clues that further illuminate the hackers’ activities, which appear to have begun far earlier than originally believed.
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How to Stop Google From Deleting Your Inactive Account

By Reece Rogers — November 25th 2023 at 14:00
Your inactive profiles, like Gmail or Docs, could turn into digital dust later this year. A few clicks can save them.
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The US Post Office Is Spying on the Mail. Senators Want to Stop It

By Dell Cameron — May 17th 2023 at 18:05
The USPS carries out warrantless surveillance on thousands of parcels every year. Lawmakers want it to end—right now.
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The True Cost of a Free Telly TV

By Amanda Hoover — May 17th 2023 at 11:00
Telly TV tracks you and bombards you with ads on a dedicated second screen. It could help normalize smartphone-style surveillance in your living room.
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ChatGPT Scams Are Infiltrating Apple's App Store and Google Play

By Lily Hay Newman — May 17th 2023 at 10:00
An explosion of interest in OpenAI’s sophisticated chatbot means a proliferation of “fleeceware” apps that trick users with sneaky in-app subscriptions.
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WhatsApp 2023: New Privacy Features, Settings, and More

By Matt Burgess — May 16th 2023 at 15:00
The Meta-owned app offers end-to-end encryption of texts, images, and more by default—but its settings aren't as private as they could be.
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Buffalo Mass Shooting Victims' Families Sue Meta, Reddit, Amazon

By Justin Ling — May 15th 2023 at 20:14
The families of victims of a mass shooting in Buffalo are challenging the platforms they believe led the attacker to carry out a racist massacre.
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The UK’s Secretive Web Surveillance Program Is Ramping Up

By Matt Burgess — May 15th 2023 at 06:00
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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How to Use Google Authenticator

By Reece Rogers — May 14th 2023 at 12:00
The two-factor authentication tool got some serious upgrades that can help you bolster security for your online accounts.
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Toyota Leaked Vehicle Data of 2 Million Customers

By Dhruv Mehrotra, Andrew Couts — May 13th 2023 at 13:00
The FBI disables notorious Russia-linked malware, the EU edges toward a facial recognition ban, and security firm Dragos has an intrusion of its own.
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A Republican-Led Lawsuit Threatens Critical US Cyber Protections

By Eric Geller — May 11th 2023 at 11:00
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.
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Twitter’s Encrypted DMs Are Deeply Inferior to Signal and WhatsApp

By Andy Greenberg — May 11th 2023 at 04:11
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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How to Reclaim Your Online Privacy

By Gideon Lichfield, Lauren Goode — May 10th 2023 at 11:00
We talk to the Signal Foundation’s Meredith Whittaker about how the surveillance economy is newer than we all might realize—and what we can do to fight back.
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A Mysterious New Hacker Group, Red Stinger, Is Lurking in Ukraine’s Cyberspace

By Lily Hay Newman — May 10th 2023 at 10:00
The unidentified attackers have targeted people on both sides of Russia’s war against Ukraine, carrying out espionage operations that suggest state funding.
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The Team of Sleuths Quietly Hunting Cyberattack-for-Hire Services

By Andy Greenberg — May 9th 2023 at 11:00
For a decade, a group called Big Pipes has worked behind the scenes with the FBI to target the worst cybercriminal “booter” services plaguing the internet.
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How To Delete Your Data From ChatGPT

By Matt Burgess — May 9th 2023 at 06:00
OpenAI has new tools that give you more control over your information—although they may not go far enough.
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SafeGraph Lands US Air Force Contract After Targeting Abortion Clinics

By Bennett Cyphers — May 8th 2023 at 10:00
Documents obtained by WIRED show SafeGraph, which sold location data related to Planned Parenthood visits, is now pursuing contracts with the US Air Force.
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Your Twitter Feed Sucks Now. These Free Add-Ons Can Help

By Justin Pot — May 7th 2023 at 12:00
A  few simple tools can help filter out most Twitter Blue users (but still see the ones you like).
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Russian ‘Ghost Ships’ Identified Near the Nord Stream Blasts

By Matt Burgess — May 6th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: Apple and Google plan to stop AirTag stalking, Meta violated the FTC’s privacy order, and how to tell if your car is tracking you.
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Meta Moves to Counter New Malware and Repeat Account Takeovers

By Lily Hay Newman — May 3rd 2023 at 12:00
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 defenders.
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Doctors Behind Mifepristone Ban Called ‘Christians’ a Top Threat

By Dell Cameron, Dhruv Mehrotra — May 5th 2023 at 17:33
Leaked documents reveal that the American College of Pediatricians viewed “mainstream medicine” and “nominal Christians” as its opposition.
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Google Is Rolling Out Passkeys, the Password-Killing Tech, to All Accounts

By Lily Hay Newman — May 3rd 2023 at 12:00
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 users.
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American College of Pediatricians Leak Exposes 10,000 Confidential Files

By Dell Cameron, Dhruv Mehrotra — May 2nd 2023 at 19:53
A Google Drive left public on the American College of Pediatricians’ website exposed detailed financial records, sensitive member details, and more.
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Cops Just Revealed a Record-Breaking Dark Web Dragnet

By Andy Greenberg — May 2nd 2023 at 16:58
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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SolarWinds: The Untold Story of the Boldest Supply-Chain Hack

By Kim Zetter — May 2nd 2023 at 10:00
The attackers were in thousands of corporate and government networks. They might still be there now. Behind the scenes of the SolarWinds investigation.
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The High-Stakes Scramble to Stop Classified Leaks

By Matt Laslo — May 1st 2023 at 11:00
AI tools? A porn filter, but for Top Secret documents? Just classifying less stuff? US lawmakers are full of ideas but lack a silver bullet.
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Apple, Google, and Microsoft Just Fixed Zero-Day Security Flaws

By Kate O'Flaherty — April 30th 2023 at 11:00
Firefox gets a needed tune-up, SolarWinds squashes two high-severity bugs, Oracle patches 433 vulnerabilities, and more updates you should make now.
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The Tragic Fallout From a School District’s Ransomware Breach

By Andy Greenberg — April 29th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: Cyber Command’s disruption of Iranian election hacking, an exposé on child sex trafficking on Meta’s platforms, and more.
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DOJ Detected SolarWinds Breach Months Before Public Disclosure

By Kim Zetter — April 28th 2023 at 18:01
In May 2020, the US Department of Justice noticed Russian hackers in its network but did not realize the significance of what it had found for six months.
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NSA Cybersecurity Director Says ‘Buckle Up’ for Generative AI

By Lily Hay Newman — April 27th 2023 at 16:52
The security issues raised by ChatGPT and similar tech are just beginning to emerge, but Rob Joyce says it’s time to prepare for what comes next.
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Brace Yourself for the 2024 Deepfake Election

By Thor Benson — April 27th 2023 at 11:00
No matter what happens with generative AI, its disruptive forces are already beginning to play a role in the fast-approaching US presidential race.
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A US Bill Would Ban Kids Under 13 From Joining Social Media

By Matt Laslo — April 26th 2023 at 19:28
The legislation would insert the government into online platforms’ age-verification efforts—a move that makes some US lawmakers queasy.
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A Security Team Is Turning This Malware Gang’s Tricks Against It

By Lily Hay Newman — April 25th 2023 at 18:30
The cybercriminals behind the Gootloader malware have found clever ways to avoid detection. But researchers are using those same mechanisms to stop them.
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Google’s Authenticator App Now Lets You Sync 2FA Codes Across Devices

By Matt Burgess — April 25th 2023 at 15:58
You can now sync sign-in codes across devices—but they aren’t end-to-end encrypted.
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Intel Let Google Cloud Hack Its New Secure Chips and Found 10 Bugs

By Lily Hay Newman — April 24th 2023 at 17:12
To protect its Confidential Computing cloud infrastructure and gain critical insights, Google leans on its relationships with chipmakers.
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Hacker Group Names Are Now Absurdly Out of Control

By Andy Greenberg — April 23rd 2023 at 11:00
Pumpkin Sandstorm. Spandex Tempest. Charming Kitten. Is this really how we want to name the hackers wreaking havoc worldwide?
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Criminals Are Using Tiny Devices to Hack and Steal Cars

By Matt Burgess — April 22nd 2023 at 13:00
Apple thwarts NSO’s spyware, the rise of a GPT-4 black market, Russia targets Starlink internet connections, and more.
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The War on Passwords Enters a Chaotic New Phase

By Lily Hay Newman — April 21st 2023 at 11:00
The transition from traditional logins to cryptographic passkeys is getting messy. But don’t worry—there’s a plan.
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The Huge 3CX Breach Was Actually 2 Linked Supply Chain Attacks

By Andy Greenberg — April 20th 2023 at 12:00
The mass compromise of the VoIP firm's customers is the first confirmed incident where one software-supply-chain attack enabled another, researchers say.
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The Hacker Who Hijacked Matt Walsh’s Twitter Was Just ‘Bored’

By Dell Cameron — April 19th 2023 at 18:50
The breach of the right-wing provocateur was simply a way of “stirring up some drama,” the attacker tells WIRED. But the damage could have been much worse.
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How ChatGPT—and Bots Like It—Can Spread Malware

By David Nield — April 19th 2023 at 11:00
Generative AI is a tool, which means it can be used by cybercriminals, too. Here’s how to protect yourself.
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Used Routers Often Come Loaded With Corporate Secrets

By Lily Hay Newman — April 18th 2023 at 12:00
More than half of the enterprise routers researchers bought secondhand hadn’t been wiped, exposing sensitive info like login credentials and customer data.
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Chinese Cops Ran Troll Farm and Secret NY Police Station, US Says

By Andy Greenberg — April 17th 2023 at 20:46
Three criminal cases detail China's alleged attempts to extend its security forces' influence online—and around the globe.
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Apple’s Macs Have Long Escaped Ransomware. That May Be Changing

By Lily Hay Newman — April 17th 2023 at 17:51
The discovery of malicious encryptors for Apple computers could herald new risks for macOS users if the malware continues to evolve.
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ICE Records Reveal How Agents Abuse Access to Secret Data

By Dhruv Mehrotra — April 17th 2023 at 11:00
Documents obtained by WIRED detail hundreds of investigations by the US agency into alleged database misuse that includes harassment, stalking, and more.
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Security Roundup: Leak of Top-Secret US Intel Risks a New Wave of Mass Surveillance

By Dhruv Mehrotra, Andrew Couts — April 15th 2023 at 13:00
Plus: Hackers claim to have stolen 10 TB from Western Digital, a new spyware has emerged, and WhatsApp gets a fresh security feature.
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Montana’s Looming TikTok Ban Is a Dangerous Tipping Point

By Lily Hay Newman — April 15th 2023 at 00:28
The state is poised to be the first in the US to block downloads of the popular app, which could ignite a precarious chain reaction for digital rights.
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The Hacking of ChatGPT Is Just Getting Started

By Matt Burgess — April 13th 2023 at 16:07
Security researchers are jailbreaking large language models to get around safety rules. Things could get much worse.
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Leaked Pentagon Documents May Herald a New Era of Revelations

By Lily Hay Newman — April 12th 2023 at 21:53
The bizarre release of sensitive US government materials soon after their creation signals a potential shift to near-real-time unauthorized disclosures.
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LinkedIn Verification Now Lets You Verify Your Job and Account

By Lily Hay Newman — April 12th 2023 at 14:23
To beat back fake accounts, the professional social network is rolling out new tools to prove you work where you say you do and are who you say you are.
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