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How Researchers Cracked an 11-Year-Old Password to a $3 Million Crypto Wallet

Thanks to a flaw in a decade-old version of the RoboForm password manager and a bit of luck, researchers were able to unearth the password to a crypto wallet containing a fortune.

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Judges Block US Extradition of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange—for Now

A high court in London says the WikiLeaks founder won’t be extradited “immediately” and the US must provide more “assurances” about any extradition.

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Police Use of Face Recognition Is Sweeping the UK

Face recognition technology has been controversial for years. Cops in the UK are drastically increasing the amount they use it.

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US House Republicans Had Their Phones Confiscated to Stop Leaks

In an attempt to wrest control from raucous far-right hardliners amid the fight for a new House speaker, Republican Party leaders are instituting phone bans to keep backroom deals secret.

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How to Tell When Your Phone Will Stop Getting Security Updates

Every smartphone has an expiration date. Here’s when yours will probably come.

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The US Senate Wants to Rein In AI. Good Luck With That

With a poor track record on tech regulation, do lawmakers stand a chance?

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The Hacker Who Hijacked Matt Walsh’s Twitter Was Just ‘Bored’

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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A Siemens S7-1500 Logic Controller Flaw Raises the Specter of Stuxnet

More than 120 models of Siemens' S7-1500 PLCs contain a serious vulnerability—and no fix is on the way.

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The Worst Hacks of 2022

The year was marked by sinister new twists on cybersecurity classics, including phishing, breaches, and ransomware attacks.