Revealed: Leaked Chats Expose the Daily Life of a Scam Compound’s Enslaved Workforce
Just before 8am one day last April, an office manager who went by the name Amani sent out a motivational message to […]
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A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up With Nothing but a Zip Code
As for Wilcox, he’s long been one of that small group of privacy zealots who buys his SIM cards in cash with […]
What Really Happened in the Aftermath of the Lizard Squad Hacks
Although many security experts angrily railed against the media’s portrayal of Lizard Squad as “sophisticated,” people grudgingly came to accept that the […]
ICE Quietly Scales Back Rules for Courthouse Raids
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has quietly rescinded guidance that advised ICE agents conducting courthouse raids to take steps to avoid violating state […]
3 Teens Almost Got Away With Murder. Then Police Found Their Google Searches
Not everyone is so cautious. Baker and Sandoval regularly field calls from police across the country asking for a copy of their […]
Who Even Is a Criminal Now?
At WIRED, we’ve had a long-running obsession with rogues. This is, after all, a publication that was founded in the early ’90s, […]
North Korea Stole Your Job
Even security experts can be fooled. In July 2024, Knowbe4, a Florida-based company that offers security training, discovered that a new hire […]
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 […]
Under Trump, US Cyberdefense Loses Its Head
Do you feel that there are too many cooks in the US federal cybersecurity kitchen? Has that been an issue? It really […]
The School Shootings Were Fake. The Terror Was Real
Then, between Christmas Eve and New Year’s, came a new deluge of swattings. They hit close to a hundred politicians and law […]