All the Data Apple Collects About You—and How to Limit It
When I turned on personalized ads (I had previously turned them off), Apple’s ad targeting information says I am included in segments […]
Tag: Security / Privacy
Russian Ransomware Gang Attack Destabilizes UK Royal Mail
A WIRED investigation this week found that the app SweepWizard, which some US law enforcement agencies use to coordinate raids, was publicly […]
In the Fight Against Scams, ‘Cyber Ambassadors’ Enter the Chat
Preetika, a 15-year-old student from the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, has stopped playing her favorite mobile game, Free Fire, because of what can […]
A Police App Exposed Secret Details About Raids and Suspects
The exposed data contained the location and names of 5,770 suspects, mostly located in California. In some instances, the data included their […]
Slack Discloses Breach of Its Github Code Repository
Ever since Elon Musk spent $44 billion on Twitter and laid off a large percentage of the company’s staff, there have been concerns about data […]
Twitter Data Leak: What the Exposure of 200 Million User Emails Means for You
After reports at the end of 2022 that hackers were selling data stolen from 400 million Twitter users, researchers now say that […]
WhatsApp Launches a Proxy Tool to Fight Internet Censorship
The company says it started putting the capability for proxies to be used in WhatsApp in the final few months of 2022 […]
The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2022
Russian soldiers poured into Ukraine, accompanied by a wave of cyberattacks across the country. A major cryptocurrency exchange imploded and declared bankruptcy, […]
Everyone Is Using Google Photos Wrong
Every year, more than a billion people use the Google Photos app to upload and store billions of pictures and videos. For many, […]
Russians Hacked JFK Airport Taxi Dispatch in Line-Skipping Scheme
We at WIRED are winding down for the year and gearing up for what is sure to be an eventful 2023. But […]