Scams
Security
Your Push Notifications Aren’t Safe From the FBI
By Matt Burgess, Maddy Varner, Lily Hay Newman, and Dell Cameron
Security
A $20 Billion Crypto Scam Market Faces a New Government Crackdown
By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman
Security
A Vast Trove of Exposed Social Security Numbers May Put Millions at Risk of Identity Theft
By Lily Hay Newman
Business
Uncanny Valley: Tech Elites in the Epstein Files, Musk’s Mega Merger, and a Crypto Scam Compound
By Brian Barrett and Leah Feiger
The Big Story
He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive
By Andy Greenberg
The Big Story
Revealed: Leaked Chats Expose the Daily Life of a Scam Compound’s Enslaved Workforce
By Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman, and Matt Burgess
Security
Chinese Crypto Scammers on Telegram Are Fueling the Biggest Darknet Markets Ever
By Andy Greenberg
Security
The Ultra-Realistic AI Face Swapping Platform Driving Romance Scams
By Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, and Zeyi Yang
Security
Doxers Posing as Cops Are Tricking Big Tech Firms Into Sharing People’s Private Data
By David Gilbert
Security
The Destruction of a Notorious Myanmar Scam Compound Appears to Have Been ‘Performative’
By Matt Burgess
Security
WIRED Roundup: DHS’s Privacy Breach, AI Romantic Affairs, and Google Sues Text Scammers
By Zoë Schiffer and Brian Barrett
Business
Inside a Wild Bitcoin Heist: Five-Star Hotels, Cash-Stuffed Envelopes, and Vanishing Funds
By Joel Khalili
Security
DOJ Issued Seizure Warrant to Starlink Over Satellite Internet Systems Used at Scam Compound
By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman
Security
This Is the Platform Google Claims Is Behind a ‘Staggering’ Scam Text Operation
By Matt Burgess
Security
Scam Ads Are Flooding Social Media. These Former Meta Staffers Have a Plan
By Craig Silverman