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The Simple Math Behind Public Key Cryptography

Safety in Numbers

The Simple Math Behind Public Key Cryptography

John Pavlus

Microsoft’s AI Recall Tool Is Still Sucking Up Credit Card and Social Security Numbers

Security Roundup

Microsoft’s AI Recall Tool Is Still Sucking Up Credit Card and Social Security Numbers

Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg, and Andrew Couts

The New Jersey Drone Mystery May Not Actually Be That Mysterious

Don't Look Up

The New Jersey Drone Mystery May Not Actually Be That Mysterious

Lily Hay Newman

Why the US Military Can't Just Shoot Down the Mystery Drones

UF... Oh, No

Why the US Military Can't Just Shoot Down the Mystery Drones

Jared Keller

Worry About Misuse of AI, Not Superintelligence

WIRED World

Worry About Misuse of AI, Not Superintelligence

Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor

As the Mastermind of Far-Right ‘Active Clubs’ Goes to Prison, His Violent Movement Goes Global

Extremism

As the Mastermind of Far-Right ‘Active Clubs’ Goes to Prison, His Violent Movement Goes Global

Ali Winston

The ‘Ghost Gun’ Linked to Luigi Mangione Shows Just How Far 3D-Printed Weapons Have Come

Deadly DIY

The ‘Ghost Gun’ Linked to Luigi Mangione Shows Just How Far 3D-Printed Weapons Have Come

Andy Greenberg

Poker Cheaters Allegedly Use Tiny Hidden Cameras to Spot Dealt Cards

Record Deal

Poker Cheaters Allegedly Use Tiny Hidden Cameras to Spot Dealt Cards

Ben Dowsett

Police Arrest UHC CEO Shooting Suspect, App Developer Luigi Mangione

Police Arrest UHC CEO Shooting Suspect, App Developer Luigi Mangione

Dell Cameron, Dhruv Mehrotra, and Andrew Couts

US Officials Recommend Encryption Apps Amid Chinese Telecom Hacking

Security Roundup

US Officials Recommend Encryption Apps Amid Chinese Telecom Hacking

Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

The Real Story of The Order

True Crime

The Real Story of The Order

Ali Winston

She Escaped an Abusive Marriage—Now She Helps Women Battle Cyber Harassment

Digital Rights

She Escaped an Abusive Marriage—Now She Helps Women Battle Cyber Harassment

Kanika Gupta

A New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Already Found 7 Pegasus Infections

Seek and Destroy

A New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Already Found 7 Pegasus Infections

Lily Hay Newman

Senators Warn the Pentagon: Get a Handle on China’s Telecom Hacking

salt typhoon

Senators Warn the Pentagon: Get a Handle on China’s Telecom Hacking

Lily Hay Newman

She Was a Russian Socialite and Influencer. Cops Say She’s a Crypto Laundering Kingpin

Making Moves

She Was a Russian Socialite and Influencer. Cops Say She’s a Crypto Laundering Kingpin

Matt Burgess

With Threats to Encryption Looming, Signal’s Meredith Whittaker Says ‘We’re Not Changing’

The Big Interview

With Threats to Encryption Looming, Signal’s Meredith Whittaker Says ‘We’re Not Changing’

Lily Hay Newman

FTC Says Data Brokers Unlawfully Tracked Protesters and US Military Personnel

Crossing a Line

FTC Says Data Brokers Unlawfully Tracked Protesters and US Military Personnel

Dell Cameron and Dhruv Mehrotra

He Got Banned From X. Now He Wants to Help You Escape, Too

Log Off

He Got Banned From X. Now He Wants to Help You Escape, Too

Andy Greenberg

Top US Consumer Watchdog Has a Plan to Fight Predatory Data Brokers

Clear Cut

Top US Consumer Watchdog Has a Plan to Fight Predatory Data Brokers

Dell Cameron and Andrew Couts

Are You Being Tracked by an AirTag? Here’s How to Check

Counter Spy

Are You Being Tracked by an AirTag? Here’s How to Check

Reece Rogers