A New Era of Attacks on Encryption Is Starting to Heat Up
Over the past decade, encrypted communication has become the norm for billions of people. Every day, Signal, iMessage, and WhatsApp keep billions […]
Tag: Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks
‘People Are Scared’: Inside CISA as It Reels From Trump’s Purge
The departures have strained a workforce that was already stretched thin. “We were running into [a] critical skills shortage previously,” says a […]
What Really Happened With the DDoS Attacks That Took Down X
The social network X suffered intermittent outages on Monday, a situation owner Elon Musk attributed to a “massive cyberattack.” Musk said in […]
Cybercriminals Allegedly Used a StubHub Backdoor to Steal Taylor Swift Tickets
As Donald Trump’s administration continues its relentless reorganization of the United States federal government, documents obtained by WIRED showed this week that […]
A Brand New Botnet Is Delivering Record-Size DDoS Attacks
A newly discovered network botnet comprising an estimated 30,000 webcams and video recorders—with the largest concentration in the US—has been delivering what is […]
US Charges 12 Alleged Spies in China’s Freewheeling Hacker-for-Hire Ecosystem
“The contractors and companies will hack more or less speculatively, motivated by profit to cast a wide net,” the DOJ official says. […]
1 Million Third-Party Android Devices Have a Secret Backdoor for Scammers
Researchers from multiple firms say that the campaign seems to come from a loosely connected ecosystem of fraud groups rather than one […]
A Team of Female Founders Is Launching Cloud Security Tech That Could Overhaul AI Protection
While working on internet-of-things security in the mid-2010s, Alex Zenla realized something troubling. Unlike PCs and servers that touted the latest, greatest […]
This Russian Tech Bro Helped Steal $93 Million and Landed in US Prison. Then Putin Called
Vladislav Klyushin was having, by any measure, an awful day. The judge in his case had brushed aside his lawyers’ arguments and […]
TVs at HUD Played an AI-Generated Video of Donald Trump Kissing Elon Musk’s Feet
Federal employees at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) were greeted this morning by television sets at the agency’s Washington, […]