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Leak Reveals the Unusual Path of ‘Urgent’ Russian Threat Warning

Stranger Things

Leak Reveals the Unusual Path of ‘Urgent’ Russian Threat Warning

By Dell Cameron

Apple’s iMessage Is Getting Future-Resistant Encryption

Planning Ahead

Apple’s iMessage Is Getting Future-Resistant Encryption

By Matt Burgess

A Top White House Cyber Official Sees the ‘Promise and Peril’ in AI

WIRED Q&A

A Top White House Cyber Official Sees the ‘Promise and Peril’ in AI

By Garrett M. Graff

The Danger Lurking Just Below Ukraine’s Surface

Buried Issues

The Danger Lurking Just Below Ukraine’s Surface

By Justin Ling

How to Not Get Scammed Out of $50,000

Security Roundup

How to Not Get Scammed Out of $50,000

By Andrew Couts

Leak of Russian ‘Threat’ Part of a Bid to Kill US Surveillance Reform, Sources Say

Unfair Warning

Leak of Russian ‘Threat’ Part of a Bid to Kill US Surveillance Reform, Sources Say

By Dell Cameron

Surveillance Fight Pits the White House Opposite Reproductive Rights

Private Matters

Surveillance Fight Pits the White House Opposite Reproductive Rights

By Dell Cameron and Andrew Couts

‘AI Girlfriends’ Are a Privacy Nightmare

Circuit Breaker

‘AI Girlfriends’ Are a Privacy Nightmare

By Matt Burgess

A Backroom Deal Looms Over a High-Stakes US Surveillance Fight

Cloakroom & Dagger

A Backroom Deal Looms Over a High-Stakes US Surveillance Fight

By Dell Cameron

Satellite Images Point to Indiscriminate Israeli Attacks on Gaza’s Health Care Facilities

Loose Cannon

Satellite Images Point to Indiscriminate Israeli Attacks on Gaza’s Health Care Facilities

By Vittoria Elliott

How 3 Million ‘Hacked’ Toothbrushes Became a Cyber Urban Legend

Security Roundup

How 3 Million ‘Hacked’ Toothbrushes Became a Cyber Urban Legend

By Andy Greenberg and Dhruv Mehrotra

London Underground Is Testing Real-Time AI Surveillance Tools to Spot Crime

Mind the Gap

London Underground Is Testing Real-Time AI Surveillance Tools to Spot Crime

By Matt Burgess

Ransomware Payments Hit a Record $1.1 Billion in 2023

Breaking Bad

Ransomware Payments Hit a Record $1.1 Billion in 2023

By Andy Greenberg

WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps

Mixed Messages

WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps

By Matt Burgess

China’s Hackers Keep Targeting US Water and Electricity Supplies

security roundup

China’s Hackers Keep Targeting US Water and Electricity Supplies

By Matt Burgess and Dhruv Mehrotra

The Mystery of the $400 Million FTX Heist May Have Been Solved

Whodunit

The Mystery of the $400 Million FTX Heist May Have Been Solved

By Andy Greenberg

A Startup Allegedly ‘Hacked the World.’ Then Came the Censorship—and Now the Backlash

Streisand Effect

A Startup Allegedly ‘Hacked the World.’ Then Came the Censorship—and Now the Backlash

By Andy Greenberg

YouTube, Discord, and Lord of the Rings Led Police to a Teen Accused of a US Swatting Spree

Bread Crumbs

YouTube, Discord, and Lord of the Rings Led Police to a Teen Accused of a US Swatting Spree

By Dhruv Mehrotra and Andrew Couts

Robots Are Fighting Robots in Russia's War in Ukraine

Battle Bots

Robots Are Fighting Robots in Russia's War in Ukraine

By Matt Burgess

US Lawmakers Tell DOJ to Quit Blindly Funding ‘Predictive’ Police Tools

Fortune Telling

US Lawmakers Tell DOJ to Quit Blindly Funding ‘Predictive’ Police Tools

By Dell Cameron