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Age Verification Laws Send VPN Use Soaring—and Threaten the Open Internet

Workarounds

Age Verification Laws Send VPN Use Soaring—and Threaten the Open Internet

Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

The Age-Checked Internet Has Arrived

ID Please

The Age-Checked Internet Has Arrived

Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

A Premium Luggage Service’s Web Bugs Exposed the Travel Plans of Every User—Including Diplomats

Carry Off

A Premium Luggage Service’s Web Bugs Exposed the Travel Plans of Every User—Including Diplomats

Andy Greenberg

Microsoft Put Older Versions of SharePoint on Life Support. Hackers Are Taking Advantage

Open Season

Microsoft Put Older Versions of SharePoint on Life Support. Hackers Are Taking Advantage

Lily Hay Newman

How WIRED Analyzed the Epstein Video

Uncanny Valley

How WIRED Analyzed the Epstein Video

Lauren Goode, Michael Calore, Katie Drummond, and Dhruv Mehrotra

At Least 750 US Hospitals Faced Disruptions During Last Year’s CrowdStrike Outage, Study Finds

Downtime

At Least 750 US Hospitals Faced Disruptions During Last Year’s CrowdStrike Outage, Study Finds

Andy Greenberg

China’s Salt Typhoon Hackers Breached the US National Guard for Nearly a Year

Security Roundup

China’s Salt Typhoon Hackers Breached the US National Guard for Nearly a Year

Lily Hay Newman, Andy Greenberg, and Dell Cameron

How China’s Patriotic ‘Honkers’ Became the Nation’s Elite Cyberspies

State Capacity

How China’s Patriotic ‘Honkers’ Became the Nation’s Elite Cyberspies

Kim Zetter

Hackers Are Finding New Ways to Hide Malware in DNS Records

Broken Record

Hackers Are Finding New Ways to Hide Malware in DNS Records

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica

DHS Faces New Pressure Over DNA Taken From Immigrant Children

Downward Spiral

DHS Faces New Pressure Over DNA Taken From Immigrant Children

Dell Cameron

Adoption Agency Data Exposure Revealed Information About Children and Parents

Trial Period

Adoption Agency Data Exposure Revealed Information About Children and Parents

Lily Hay Newman

The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out

Nip and Tuck

The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out

Dhruv Mehrotra

AI 'Nudify' Websites Are Raking in Millions of Dollars

Bad Bots

AI 'Nudify' Websites Are Raking in Millions of Dollars

Matt Burgess

4 Arrested Over Scattered Spider Hacking Spree

Security Roundup

4 Arrested Over Scattered Spider Hacking Spree

Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, and Andy Greenberg

Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified

Full Transparency

Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified

Dhruv Mehrotra

DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’

Looking for Trouble

DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’

Dell Cameron

McDonald’s AI Hiring Bot Exposed Millions of Applicants' Data to Hackers Using the Password ‘123456’

McWhoops

McDonald’s AI Hiring Bot Exposed Millions of Applicants' Data to Hackers Using the Password ‘123456’

Andy Greenberg

Android May Soon Warn You About Fake Cell Towers

Security Roundup

Android May Soon Warn You About Fake Cell Towers

Matt Burgess

The Person in Charge of Testing Tech for US Spies Has Resigned

Boss Moves

The Person in Charge of Testing Tech for US Spies Has Resigned

Paresh Dave

Trump Officials Want to Prosecute Over the ICEBlock App. Lawyers Say That’s Unconstitutional

Location Sharing

Trump Officials Want to Prosecute Over the ICEBlock App. Lawyers Say That’s Unconstitutional

Reece Rogers