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End-to-End Encrypted Instagram and Messenger Chats: Why It Took Meta 7 Years

By Lily Hay Newman — December 7th 2023 at 16:38
Mark Zuckerberg personally promised that the privacy feature would launch by default on Messenger and Instagram chat. WIRED goes behind the scenes of the company’s colossal effort to get it right.
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The Binance Crackdown Will Be an 'Unprecedented' Bonanza for Crypto Surveillance

By Andy Greenberg — December 6th 2023 at 18:56
Binance’s settlement requires it to offer years of transaction data to US regulators and cops, exposing the company—and its customers—to a “24/7, 365-days-a-year financial colonoscopy.”
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9 Best Password Managers (2024): Features, Pricing, and Tips

By Scott Gilbertson — April 28th 2024 at 13:00
Keep your logins locked down with our favorite password management apps for PC, Mac, Android, iPhone, and web browsers.
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When It Comes to January 6 Lawsuits, a Court Splits Donald Trump in Two

By Dell Cameron — December 1st 2023 at 20:51
A federal court ruled on Friday that Trump, as president, may be able to avoid civil action for his role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. But candidate Trump is something different.
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Secretive White House Surveillance Program Gives Cops Access to Trillions of US Phone Records

By Dell Cameron, Dhruv Mehrotra — November 20th 2023 at 18:25
A WIRED analysis of leaked police documents verifies that a secretive government program is allowing federal, state, and local law enforcement to access phone records of Americans who are not suspected of a crime.
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The QAnon Shaman Isn’t Even the Most Extreme Candidate in His Race for Congress

By David Gilbert — November 15th 2023 at 15:43
Jacob Chansley, the January 6 rioter known as the QAnon Shaman, will run for Congress in Arizona. The most remarkable thing about his campaign so far is how unremarkable it is in a state that’s embraced election conspiracies.
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What a Bloody San Francisco Street Brawl Tells Us About the Age of Citizen Surveillance

By Lauren Smiley — November 7th 2023 at 11:00
When a homeless man attacked a former city official, footage of the onslaught became a rallying cry. Then came another video, and another—and the story turned inside out.
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Google Makes Passkeys Default, Stepping Up Its Push to Kill Passwords

By Lily Hay Newman — October 10th 2023 at 13:50
Google is making passkeys, the emerging passwordless login technology, the default option for users as it moves to make passwords “obsolete.”
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The Internet Is Turning Into a Data Black Box. An ‘Inspectability API’ Could Crack It Open

By Surya Mattu — August 22nd 2023 at 11:00
Unlike web browsers, mobile apps increasingly make it difficult or impossible to see what companies are really doing with your data. The answer? An inspectability API.
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HHS Launches 'Digiheals' Project to Better Protect US Hospitals From Ransomware

By Lily Hay Newman — August 17th 2023 at 10:00
An innovation agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services will fund research into better defenses for the US health care system’s digital infrastructure.
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A Clever Honeypot Tricked Hackers Into Revealing Their Secrets

By Matt Burgess — August 9th 2023 at 20:30
Security researchers set up a remote machine and recorded every move cybercriminals made—including their login details.
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How to Automatically Delete Passcode Texts on Android and iOS

By David Nield — August 6th 2023 at 11:00
Here’s one simple way to reduce your security risk while logging in.
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Twitter Scammers Stole $1,000 From My Friend—So I Hunted Them Down

By Selena Larson — July 26th 2023 at 11:00
After scammers duped a friend with a hacked Twitter account and a “deal” on a MacBook, I enlisted the help of a fellow threat researcher to trace the criminals’ offline identities.
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The Best Personal Safety Devices, Apps, and Wearables (2024)

By Medea Giordano — April 11th 2024 at 14:30
Your smartphone or wearable could help you out in a truly dangerous situation. Here are some options to consider.
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Docs Show FBI Pressures Cops to Keep Phone Surveillance Secrets

By Dell Cameron — June 22nd 2023 at 10:00
Newly released documents highlight the bureau's continued secrecy around cell-site simulators—spying tech that everyone already assumes exists.
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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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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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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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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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ICE Is Grabbing Data From Schools and Abortion Clinics

By Dhruv Mehrotra — April 3rd 2023 at 11:00
An agency database WIRED obtained reveals widespread use of so-called 1509 summonses that experts say raises the specter of potential abuse.
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Mullvad VPN and Tor Project Create New Privacy-Focused Mullvad Browser

By Lily Hay Newman — April 3rd 2023 at 10:00
Mullvad Browser, a collaboration between the nonprofit and Mullvad VPN, offers an anti-tracking browser designed to be used with a VPN.
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Porn ID Laws: Your State or Country May Soon Require Age Verification

By Matt Burgess — March 30th 2023 at 06:00
An increasing number of states are passing age-verification laws. It’s not clear how they’ll work.
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Bug in Google Markup, Windows Photo-Cropping Tools Exposes Removed Image Data

By Lily Hay Newman — March 22nd 2023 at 22:25
Image-editing tools from Google and Microsoft contain the “aCropalypse” bug, which can reveal information users intentionally removed.
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A Pro-China Disinfo Campaign Is Targeting US Elections—Badly

By Andy Greenberg — October 26th 2022 at 14:00
The suspected Chinese influence operation had limited success. But it signals a growing threat from a new disinformation adversary.
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This Chatbot Aims to Steer People Away From Child Abuse Material

By Matt Burgess — September 28th 2022 at 06:00
Pornhub is trialing a new automated tool that pushes CSAM-searchers to seek help for their online behavior. Will it work?
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Flaw in the VA Medical Records Platform May Put Patients at Risk

By Lily Hay Newman — August 13th 2022 at 19:33
The Veterans Affairs’ VistA software has a vulnerability that could let an attacker “masquerade as a doctor,” a security researcher warns.
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Meta Just Happens to Expand Messenger’s End-to-End Encryption

By Lily Hay Newman — August 11th 2022 at 11:00
The company says an expansion of privacy features in Messenger is unrelated to a high-profile Nebraska abortion case.
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