Malicious Ads in Search Results Are Driving New Generations of Scams
Researchers regularly see malicious ads in search results representing themselves as coming from legitimate businesses and organizations. Whether it’s a regional municipality, […]
Tag: Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks
Emergency Vehicle Lights Can Screw Up a Car’s Automated Driving System
Tesla, which disbanded its public relations team in 2021, did not respond to WIRED’s request for comment. The camera systems the researchers […]
Russian Spies Jumped From One Network to Another Via Wi-Fi in an Unprecedented Hack
Only after the next intrusion, when Volexity managed to get more complete logs of the hackers’ traffic, did its analysts solve the […]
Bitfinex Hacker Gets 5 Years for $10 Billion Bitcoin Heist
In perhaps the most adorable hacker story of the year, a trio of technologists in India found an innovative way to circumvent […]
More Spyware, Fewer Rules: What Trump’s Return Means for US Cybersecurity
Trump is also unlikely to continue the Biden administration’s campaign to limit the proliferation of commercial spyware technologies, which authoritarian governments have […]
These Guys Hacked AirPods to Give Their Grandmas Hearing Aids
The group members, who have a mix of hardware and software skills and first detailed their hack as part of a technology […]
ICE Started Ramping Up Its Surveillance Arsenal Immediately After Donald Trump Won
Compared to its recent November notice, ICE was more detailed about its 2025 plans in a different notice released last year. This […]
Auto-Rebooting iPhones Are Causing Chaos for Cops
Maybe you already heard, but Donald Trump will be president of the United States again. The far-right is celebrating by calling for […]
Russia Is Going All Out on Election Day Interference
As the 2024 US presidential election comes to a close, and with Donald Trump on the ballot once again, Russian actors are […]
Man Arrested for Snowflake Hacking Spree Faces US Extradition
The cybersecurity firm Mandiant, a subsidiary of Google that has investigated the Snowflake breaches, referred to the hacker behind them as UNC5537, […]