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Government Agencies Are Hopelessly Vulnerable to Cyberattacks

the cyber

Government Agencies Are Hopelessly Vulnerable to Cyberattacks

Lily Hay Newman

How a Former US Spy Chief Became Trump’s Fiercest Critic

National Insecurity

How a Former US Spy Chief Became Trump’s Fiercest Critic

Garrett M. Graff

Papua New Guinea Wants to Ban Facebook. It Shouldn't

censorship

Papua New Guinea Wants to Ban Facebook. It Shouldn't

Louise Matsakis

How WIRED Lost $100,000 in Bitcoin

Whoops

How WIRED Lost $100,000 in Bitcoin

Louise Matsakis

Puppy Brain Scans Could Help Pick the Best Bomb Sniffers

Doggos

Puppy Brain Scans Could Help Pick the Best Bomb Sniffers

Lily Hay Newman

So long, GDPR... but what did it all mean? We asked a philosopher

WIRED Opinion

So long, GDPR... but what did it all mean? We asked a philosopher

Robert Rowland Smith

T-Mobile Web Portal Exposed 74 Million Accounts

Security

T-Mobile Web Portal Exposed 74 Million Accounts

Lily Hay Newman

Former Trump Campaign Aide: My Russia Ties Are Not Nefarious!

Protestations

Former Trump Campaign Aide: My Russia Ties Are Not Nefarious!

Garrett M. Graff

Help, my lightbulbs are dead! How GDPR became bigger than Beyonce

Privacy

Help, my lightbulbs are dead! How GDPR became bigger than Beyonce

Matt Burgess

Don’t Freak Out About That Alexa Eavesdropping Situation

All Ears

Don’t Freak Out About That Alexa Eavesdropping Situation

Lily Hay Newman

How Apple, Facebook and Google are changing to comply with GDPR

Data

How Apple, Facebook and Google are changing to comply with GDPR

Matt Burgess

‘Significant’ FBI Error Reignites Data Encryption Debate

Going Dark

‘Significant’ FBI Error Reignites Data Encryption Debate

Lily Hay Newman

Stealthy, Destructive Malware Infects Half a Million Routers

Security

Stealthy, Destructive Malware Infects Half a Million Routers

Andy Greenberg

Facebook Is Beefing Up Its Two-Factor Authentication

Social Security

Facebook Is Beefing Up Its Two-Factor Authentication

Louise Matsakis

How the LAPD Uses Data to Predict Crime

Crime

How the LAPD Uses Data to Predict Crime

Issie Lapowsky

After Meltdown and Spectre, Another Scary Chip Flaw Emerges

Vulnerabilities

After Meltdown and Spectre, Another Scary Chip Flaw Emerges

Lily Hay Newman

Phishing scams are surging in the wake of the TSB banking meltdown

Hacking

Phishing scams are surging in the wake of the TSB banking meltdown

Chris Stokel-Walker

You Can Send Invisible Messages With Subtle Font Tweaks

spy stuff

You Can Send Invisible Messages With Subtle Font Tweaks

Lily Hay Newman

California Charges Owners of Mugshots.com With Extortion

security roundup

California Charges Owners of Mugshots.com With Extortion

Lily Hay Newman

A Location-Sharing Disaster Shows How Exposed You Are

privacy

A Location-Sharing Disaster Shows How Exposed You Are

Brian Barrett