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Medical-Targeted Ransomware Is Breaking Records After Change Healthcare’s $22M Payout

By Andy Greenberg — June 12th 2024 at 10:30
Cybersecurity firm Recorded Future counted 44 health-care-related incidents in the month after Change Healthcare’s payment came to light—the most it’s ever seen in a single month.
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US Leaders Dodge Questions About Israel’s Influence Campaign

By Dell Cameron — June 11th 2024 at 16:13
Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries has joined US intelligence officials in ignoring repeated inquiries about Israel’s “malign” efforts to covertly influence US voters.
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Ransomware Is ‘More Brutal’ Than Ever in 2024

By Jordan Pearson — June 10th 2024 at 14:01
As the fight against ransomware slogs on, security experts warn of a potential escalation to “real-world violence.” But recent police crackdowns are successfully disrupting the cybercriminal ecosystem.
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Apple Is Coming for Your Password Manager

By Andrew Couts — June 8th 2024 at 10:30
Plus: A media executive is charged in an alleged money-laundering scheme, a ransomware attack disrupts care at London hospitals, and Google’s former CEO has a secretive drone project up his sleeve.
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Microsoft Will Switch Off Recall by Default After Security Backlash

By Andy Greenberg — June 7th 2024 at 16:11
After weeks of withering criticism and exposed security flaws, Microsoft has vastly scaled back its ambitions for Recall, its AI-enabled silent recording feature, and added new privacy features.
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Microsoft’s Recall Feature Is Even More Hackable Than You Thought

By Andy Greenberg — June 7th 2024 at 00:42
A new discovery that the AI-enabled feature’s historical data can be accessed even by hackers without administrator privileges only contributes to the growing sense that the feature is a “dumpster fire.”
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The Snowflake Attack May Be Turning Into One of the Largest Data Breaches Ever

By Matt Burgess — June 6th 2024 at 19:41
The number of alleged hacks targeting the customers of cloud storage firm Snowflake appears to be snowballing into one of the biggest data breaches of all time.
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The Lords of Silicon Valley Are Thrilled to Present a ‘Handheld Iron Dome’

By Matthew Gault — June 6th 2024 at 10:30
ZeroMark wants to build a system that will let soldiers easily shoot a drone out of the sky with the weapons they’re already carrying—and venture capital firm a16z is betting the startup can pull it off.
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The Age of the Drone Police Is Here

By Dhruv Mehrotra, Jesse Marx — June 5th 2024 at 10:00
A WIRED investigation, based on more than 22 million flight coordinates, reveals the complicated truth about the first full-blown police drone program in the US—and why your city could be next.
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TikTok Hack Targets ‘High-Profile’ Users via DMs

By Dell Cameron — June 4th 2024 at 18:11
TikTok has confirmed a “potential exploit” that is being used to go after accounts belonging to media organizations and celebrities, including CNN and Paris Hilton, through direct messages.
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This Hacker Tool Extracts All the Data Collected by Windows’ New Recall AI

By Matt Burgess — June 4th 2024 at 15:08
Windows Recall takes a screenshot every five seconds. Cybersecurity researchers say the system is simple to abuse—and one ethical hacker has already built a tool to show how easy it really is.
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Russians Love YouTube. That’s a Problem for the Kremlin

By Justin Ling — June 4th 2024 at 09:00
YouTube remains the only major US-based social media platform available in Russia. It’s become "indispensable" to everyday people, making a ban tricky. Journalists and dissidents are taking advantage.
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How Donald Trump Could Weaponize US Surveillance in a Second Term

By Thor Benson — June 3rd 2024 at 10:30
Donald Trump has vowed to go after political enemies, undocumented immigrants, and others if he wins. Experts warn he could easily turn the surveillance state against his targets.
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The Ticketmaster Data Breach May Be Just the Beginning

By Matt Burgess — June 1st 2024 at 13:43
Data breaches at Ticketmaster and financial services company Santander have been linked to attacks against cloud provider Snowflake. Researchers fear more breaches will soon be uncovered.
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Mysterious Hack Destroyed 600,000 Internet Routers

By Dell Cameron, Andrew Couts — June 1st 2024 at 10:30
Plus: A whistleblower claims the Biden administration falsified a report on Gaza, “Operation Endgame” disrupts the botnet ecosystem, and more.
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The Unusual Espionage Act Case Against a Drone Photographer

By Jordan Pearson — May 30th 2024 at 10:30
In seemingly the first case of its kind, the US Justice Department has charged a Chinese national with using a drone to photograph a Virginia shipyard where the US Navy was assembling nuclear submarines.
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‘Largest Botnet Ever’ Tied to Billions in Stolen Covid-19 Relief Funds

By Dell Cameron — May 29th 2024 at 21:16
The US says a Chinese national operated the “911 S5” botnet, which included computers worldwide and was used to file hundreds of thousands of fraudulent Covid claims and distribute CSAM, among other crimes.
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How Researchers Cracked an 11-Year-Old Password to a $3 Million Crypto Wallet

By Kim Zetter — May 28th 2024 at 11:30
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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Cops Are Just Trolling Cybercriminals Now

By Matt Burgess — May 28th 2024 at 09:30
Police are using subtle psychological operations against ransomware gangs to sow distrust in their ranks—and trick them into emerging from the shadows.
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Microsoft’s New Recall AI Tool May Be a ‘Privacy Nightmare’

By Dell Cameron, Andrew Couts — May 25th 2024 at 10:30
Plus: US surveillance reportedly targets pro-Palestinian protesters, the FBI arrests a man for AI-generated CSAM, and stalkerware targets hotel computers.
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He Trained Cops to Fight Crypto Crime—and Allegedly Ran a $100M Dark-Web Drug Market

By Andy Greenberg — May 23rd 2024 at 17:24
The strange journey of Lin Rui-siang, the 23-year-old accused of running the Incognito black market, extorting his own site’s users—and then refashioning himself as a legit crypto crime expert.
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A Leak of Biometric Police Data Is a Sign of Things to Come

By Matt Burgess — May 23rd 2024 at 16:00
Thousands of fingerprints and facial images linked to police in India have been exposed online. Researchers say it’s a warning of what will happen as the collection of biometric data increases.
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Teslas Can Still Be Stolen With a Cheap Radio Hack—Despite New Keyless Tech

By Andy Greenberg — May 22nd 2024 at 14:00
Ultra-wideband radio has been heralded as the solution for “relay attacks” that are used to steal cars in seconds. But researchers found Teslas equipped with it are as vulnerable as ever.
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Eventbrite Promoted Illegal Opioid Sales to People Searching for Addiction Recovery Help

By Matt Burgess, Dhruv Mehrotra — May 21st 2024 at 10:30
A WIRED investigation found thousands of Eventbrite posts selling escort services and drugs like Xanax and oxycodone—some of which the company’s algorithm recommended alongside addiction recovery events.
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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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US Official Warns a Cell Network Flaw Is Being Exploited for Spying

By Andy Greenberg — May 18th 2024 at 10:00
Plus: Three arrested in North Korean IT workers fraud ring, Tesla staffers shared videos from owners’ cars, and more.
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Android Update: Theft Detection Lock Knows When Your Phone Is Stolen

By Matt Burgess — May 15th 2024 at 17:00
Google is introducing new AI-powered safety tools in Android 15 that can lock down your phone if thieves nab it.
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Secrecy Concerns Mount Over Spy Powers Targeting US Data Centers

By Dell Cameron — May 14th 2024 at 16:16
A coalition of digital rights groups is demanding the US declassify records that would clarify just how expansive a major surveillance program really is.
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Internal Emails Reveal How a Controversial Gun-Detection AI System Found Its Way to NYC

By Georgia Gee — May 13th 2024 at 16:59
NYC mayor Eric Adams wants to test Evolv’s gun-detection tech in subway stations—despite the company saying it’s not designed for that environment. Emails obtained by WIRED show how the company still found an in.
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The $2.3 Billion Tornado Cash Case Is a Pivotal Moment for Crypto Privacy

By Andy Greenberg — May 13th 2024 at 14:12
Tuesday’s verdict in the trial of Alexey Pertsev, a creator of crypto-privacy service Tornado Cash, is the first in a string of cases that could make it much harder to skirt financial surveillance.
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Microsoft Deploys Generative AI for US Spies

By Dhruv Mehrotra, Andrew Couts — May 11th 2024 at 10:30
Plus: China is suspected in a hack targeting the UK’s military, the US Marines are testing gun-toting robotic dogs, and Dell suffers a data breach impacting 49 million customers.
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Top FBI Official Urges Agents to Use Warrantless Wiretaps on US Soil

By Dell Cameron, William Turton — May 8th 2024 at 17:48
An internal email from FBI deputy director Paul Abbate, obtained by WIRED, tells employees to search for “US persons” in a controversial spy program's database that investigators have repeatedly misused.
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A (Strange) Interview With the Russian-Military-Linked Hackers Targeting US Water Utilities

By Andy Greenberg — May 8th 2024 at 10:00
Despite Cyber Army of Russia’s claims of swaying US “minds and hearts,” experts say the cyber sabotage group appears to be hyping its hacking for a domestic audience.
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A New Surveillance Tool Invades Border Towns

By Dhruv Mehrotra, Dell Cameron — May 4th 2024 at 10:30
Plus: An assassination plot, an AI security bill, a Project Nimbus revelation, and more of the week’s top security news.
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These Dangerous Scammers Don’t Even Bother to Hide Their Crimes

By Matt Burgess — May 3rd 2024 at 09:00
“Yahoo Boy” cybercriminals are openly running dozens of scams across Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, TikTok, YouTube, and more.
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The Breach of a Face Recognition Firm Reveals a Hidden Danger of Biometrics

By Jordan Pearson — May 2nd 2024 at 15:24
Outabox, an Australian firm that scanned faces for bars and clubs, suffered a breach that shows the problems with giving companies your biometric data.
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Inside Ukraine’s Killer-Drone Startup Industry

By Justin Ling — May 2nd 2024 at 06:00
Ukraine needs small drones to combat Russian forces—and is bootstrapping its own industry at home.
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The US Government Is Asking Big Tech to Promise Better Cybersecurity

By Eric Geller — May 1st 2024 at 16:01
The Biden administration is asking tech companies to sign a pledge, obtained by WIRED, to improve their digital security, including reduced default password use and improved vulnerability disclosures.
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A Vast New Data Set Could Supercharge the AI Hunt for Crypto Money Laundering

By Andy Greenberg — May 1st 2024 at 13:00
Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, MIT, and IBM have released a new AI model—and the 200-million-transaction dataset it's trained on—that aims to spot the “shape” of bitcoin money laundering.
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The Dangerous Rise of GPS Attacks

By Matt Burgess — April 30th 2024 at 17:16
Thousands of planes and ships are facing GPS jamming and spoofing. Experts warn these attacks could potentially impact critical infrastructure, communication networks, and more.
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The White House Has a New Master Plan to Stop Worst-Case Scenarios

By Eric Geller — April 30th 2024 at 14:00
President Joe Biden has updated the directives to protect US critical infrastructure against major threats, from cyberattacks to terrorism to climate change.
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School Employee Allegedly Framed a Principal With Racist Deepfake Rant

By Matt Burgess — April 27th 2024 at 10:30
Plus: Google holds off on killing cookies, Samourai Wallet founders get arrested, and GM stops driver surveillance program.
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'ArcaneDoor' Cyberspies Hacked Cisco Firewalls to Access Government Networks

By Andy Greenberg — April 24th 2024 at 16:00
Sources suspect China is behind the targeted exploitation of two zero-day vulnerabilities in Cisco’s security appliances.
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ShotSpotter Keeps Listening for Gunfire After Contracts Expire

By Max Blaisdell, Jim Daley — April 24th 2024 at 10:00
Internal emails suggest that the company continued to provide gunshot data to police in cities where its contracts had been canceled.
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Change Healthcare Finally Admits It Paid Ransomware Hackers—and Still Faces a Patient Data Leak

By Andy Greenberg — April 23rd 2024 at 03:55
The company belatedly conceded both that it had paid the cybercriminals extorting it and that patient data nonetheless ended up on the dark web.
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North Koreans Secretly Animated Amazon and Max Shows, Researchers Say

By Matt Burgess — April 22nd 2024 at 07:00
Thousands of exposed files on a misconfigured North Korean server hint at one way the reclusive country may evade international sanctions.
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AI-Controlled Fighter Jets Are Dogfighting With Human Pilots Now

By Dell Cameron, Andrew Couts — April 20th 2024 at 10:00
Plus: New York’s legislature suffers a cyberattack, police disrupt a global phishing operation, and Apple removes encrypted messaging apps in China.
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The Biggest Deepfake Porn Website Is Now Blocked in the UK

By Matt Burgess — April 19th 2024 at 16:54
The world's most-visited deepfake website and another large competing site are stopping people in the UK from accessing them, days after the UK government announced a crackdown.
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The Trump Jury Has a Doxing Problem

By Andrew Couts — April 18th 2024 at 19:25
One juror in former US president Donald Trump’s criminal case in New York has been excused over fears she could be identified. It could get even messier.
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The Real-Time Deepfake Romance Scams Have Arrived

By Matt Burgess — April 18th 2024 at 11:00
Watch how smooth-talking scammers known as “Yahoo Boys” use widely available face-swapping tech to carry out elaborate romance scams.
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Big Tech Says Spy Bill Turns Its Workers Into Informants

By Dell Cameron — April 17th 2024 at 18:11
One of Silicon Valley’s most influential lobbying arms joins privacy reformers in a fight against the Biden administration–backed expansion of a major US surveillance program.
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Hackers Linked to Russia’s Military Claim Credit for Sabotaging US Water Utilities

By Andy Greenberg — April 17th 2024 at 10:00
Cyber Army of Russia Reborn, a group with ties to the Kremlin’s Sandworm unit, is crossing lines even that notorious cyberwarfare unit wouldn’t dare to.
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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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The US Government Has a Microsoft Problem

By Eric Geller — April 15th 2024 at 10:30
Microsoft has stumbled through a series of major cybersecurity failures over the past few years. Experts say the US government’s reliance on its systems means the company continues to get a free pass.
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Roku Breach Hits 567,000 Users

By Andy Greenberg, Andrew Couts — April 13th 2024 at 10:30
Plus: Apple warns iPhone users about spyware attacks, CISA issues an emergency directive about a Microsoft breach, and a ransomware hacker tangles with an unimpressed HR manager named Beth.
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Change Healthcare Faces Another Ransomware Threat—and It Looks Credible

By Andy Greenberg, Matt Burgess — April 12th 2024 at 18:25
Change Healthcare ransomware hackers already received a $22 million payment. Now a second group is demanding money, and it has sent WIRED samples of what they claim is the company's stolen data.
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Trump Loyalists Kill Vote on US Wiretap Program

By Dell Cameron — April 10th 2024 at 20:15
An attempt to reauthorize Section 702, the so-called crown jewel of US spy powers, failed for a third time in the House of Representatives after former president Donald Trump criticized the law.
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Identity Thief Lived as a Different Man for 33 Years

By Dell Cameron, Andrew Couts — April 6th 2024 at 09:00
Plus: Microsoft scolded for a “cascade” of security failures, AI-generated lawyers send fake legal threats, a data broker quietly lobbies against US privacy legislation, and more.
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A Vigilante Hacker Took Down North Korea’s Internet. Now He’s Taking Off His Mask

By Andy Greenberg — April 4th 2024 at 09:00
As “P4x,” Alejandro Caceres single-handedly disrupted the internet of an entire country. Then he tried to show the US military how it can—and should—adopt his methods.
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The Mystery of ‘Jia Tan,’ the XZ Backdoor Mastermind

By Andy Greenberg, Matt Burgess — April 3rd 2024 at 13:54
The thwarted XZ Utils supply chain attack was years in the making. Now, clues suggest nation-state hackers were behind the persona that inserted the malicious code.
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