Services supporting victims of online child exploitation and trafficking around the world have faced USAID and State Department cutsβand children are suffering as a result, sources tell WIRED.
Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by βBig Ballsβ online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.
Chinese hacks, rampant ransomware, and Donald Trumpβs budget cuts all threaten US security. In an exit interview with WIRED, former CISA head Jen Easterly argues for her agencyβs survival.
The inside story of the teenager whose βswattingβ calls sent armed police racing into hundreds of schools nationwideβand the private detective who tracked him down.
Activists claim Japanese industrial robots are being used to build military equipment for Israel. The robot maker denies the claims, but the episode reveals the complex ethics of global manufacturing.
A closed-door presentation for House lawmakers late last year portrayed American anti-war protesters as having possible ties to Hamas in an effort to kill privacy reforms to a major US spy program.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission and security firm Mandiant both had their X accounts breached, possibly due to changes to Xβs two-factor authentication settings. Hereβs how to fix yours.