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WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Can Appeal His Extradition to the US, British Court Says

By Dell Cameron, Matt Burgess — May 20th 2024 at 12:57
Two judges in London have ruled that WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the US on freedom of speech grounds.
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Change Healthcare’s New Ransomware Nightmare Goes From Bad to Worse

By Eric Geller — April 16th 2024 at 19:09
A cybercriminal gang called RansomHub claims to be selling highly sensitive patient information stolen from Change Healthcare following a ransomware attack by another group in February.
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Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack: BlackCat Hackers Quickly Returned After FBI Bust

By Andy Greenberg — February 27th 2024 at 22:35
Two months ago, the FBI “disrupted” the BlackCat ransomware group. They're already back—and their latest attack is causing delays at pharmacies across the US.
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How to Stop Your X Account From Getting Hacked Like the SEC's

By Lily Hay Newman — January 12th 2024 at 17:30
The US Securities and Exchange Commission and security firm Mandiant both had their X accounts breached, possibly due to changes to X’s two-factor authentication settings. Here’s how to fix yours.
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Asian Americans Raise Alarm Over ‘Chilling Effects’ of Section 702 Surveillance Program

By Dell Cameron — November 14th 2023 at 16:53
More than 60 groups advocating for Asian American and Pacific Islander communities are pushing the US Congress to reform the Section 702 surveillance program as Senate leaders move to renew it.
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Inside FTX’s All-Night Race to Stop a $1 Billion Crypto Heist

By Andy Greenberg — October 9th 2023 at 10:00
The same chaotic day FTX declared bankruptcy, someone began stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from its coffers. A WIRED investigation reveals the company’s “very crazy night” trying to stop them.
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AI Chatbots Are Invading Your Local Government—and Making Everyone Nervous

By Todd Feathers — September 11th 2023 at 11:00
State and local governments in the US are scrambling to harness tools like ChatGPT to unburden their bureaucracies, rushing to write their own rules—and avoid generative AI's many pitfalls.
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How to Use Proton Sentinel to Keep Your Accounts Safe

By David Nield — September 3rd 2023 at 11:00
If you want the highest possible level of protection, this is it.
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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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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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Meet the Creator of North Korea’s Favorite Crypto Privacy Service

By Andy Greenberg — February 10th 2023 at 12:00
The world’s most prolific crypto thieves have used Sinbad.io to launder tens of millions. Its creator, “Mehdi,” answers WIRED’s questions.
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Meta’s Tricky Quest to Protect Your Account

By Lily Hay Newman — December 15th 2022 at 13:00
How do you keep Facebook easy to use without being trivial to exploit? The company is trying to chart a middle ground.
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The Quiet Insurrection the January 6 Committee Missed

By Matt Laslo — October 23rd 2022 at 11:00
A former congressman who helped the House select committee investigate the Capitol attack says the US is losing sight of the big picture.
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Why the Twilio Breach Cuts So Deep

By Lily Hay Newman — August 26th 2022 at 20:05
The phishing attack on the SMS giant exposes the dangers of B2B companies to the entire tech ecosystem.
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