Approximately 500 NIST staffers, including at least three lab directors, are expected to lose their jobs at the standards agency as part of the ongoing DOGE purge, sources tell WIRED.
Google warns that hackers tied to Russia are tricking Ukrainian soldiers with fake QR codes for Signal group invites that let spies steal their messages. Signal has pushed out new safeguards.
Plus: Researchers find RedNote lacks basic security measures, surveillance ramps up around the US-Mexico border, and the UK ordering Apple to create an encryption backdoor comes under fire.
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has frozen efforts to aid states in securing elections, according to an internal memo viewed by WIRED.
Despite high-profile attention and even US sanctions, the group hasnβt stopped or even slowed its operation, including the breach of two more US telecoms.
A team Microsoft calls BadPilot is acting as Sandworm's βinitial access operation,β the company says. And over the last year it's trained its sights on the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia.
The dismantling of USAID by Elon Musk's DOGE and a State Department funding freeze have severely disrupted efforts to help people escape forced labor camps run by criminal scammers.
Ransomware gangs continued to wreak havoc in 2024, but new research shows that the amounts victims paid these cybercriminals fell by hundreds of millions of dollars.
An investigation into more than 300 cyberattacks against US Kβ12 schools over the past five years shows how schools can withhold crucial details from students and parents whose data was stolen.
China-based DeepSeek has exploded in popularity, drawing greater scrutiny. Case in point: Security researchers found more than 1 million records, including user data and API keys, in an open database.
Plus: A hacker finds an issue with Cloudflareβs systems that could reveal app usersβ rough locations, and the Trump administration puts a wrench in a key cybersecurity investigation.
Now-fixed web bugs allowed hackers to remotely unlock and start any of millions of Subarus. More disturbingly, they could also access at least a year of carsβ location historiesβand Subaru employees still can.
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.
Plus: New details emerge about Chinaβs cyber espionage against the US, the FBI remotely uninstalls malware on 4,200 US devices, and victims of the PowerSchool edtech breach reveal what hackers stole.
As the US faces βthe worst telecommunications hack in our nationβs history,β by Chinaβs Salt Typhoon hackers, the outgoing FCC chair is determined to bolster network security if itβs the last thing she does.
A breach of AT&T that exposed βnearly allβ of the companyβs customers may have included records related to confidential FBI sources, potentially explaining the bureauβs new embrace of end-to-end encryption.
Nathaniel Fick, the ambassador for cyberspace and digital policy, has led US tech diplomacy amid a rising tide of pressure from authoritarian regimes. Will the Trump administration undo that work?
US president Joe Biden just issued a 40-page executive order that aims to bolster federal cybersecurity protections, directs government use of AIβand takes a swipe at Microsoftβs dominance.
Huione Guarantee, a gray market researchers believe is central to the online scam ecosystem, now includes a messaging app, stablecoin, and crypto exchangeβwhile facilitating $24 billion in transactions.
A hack of location data company Gravy Analytics has revealed which apps areβknowingly or notβbeing used to collect your information behind the scenes.
Treasury says hackers accessed βcertain unclassified documentsβ in a βmajorβ breach, but experts believe the attackβs impacts could prove to be more significant as new details emerge.
From Chinese cyberspies breaching US telecoms to ruthless ransomware gangs disrupting health care for millions of people, 2024 saw some of the worst hacks, breaches, and data leaks ever.
AI voice cloning and deepfakes are supercharging scams. One method to protect your loved ones and yourself is to create secret code words to verify someoneβs identity in real time.
Plus: Googleβs U-turn on creepy βfingerprintβ tracking, the LockBit ransomware gangβs teased comeback, and a potential US ban on the most popular routers in America.
A free VPN app called Big Mama is selling access to peopleβs home internet networks. Kids are using it to cheat in a VR game while researchers warn of bigger security risks.
Experts say the catchall term for online fraud furthers harm against victims and could dissuade people from reporting attempts to bilk them out of their money.
Staffers at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency tell WIRED they fear the new administration will cut programs that keep the US safeβand βpersecution.β
Digital license plates sold by Reviver, already legal to buy in some states and drive with nationwide, can be hacked by their owners to evade traffic regulations or even law enforcement surveillance.
Plus: The US indicts North Koreans in fake IT worker scheme, file-sharing firm Cleo warns customers to patch a vulnerability amid live attacks, and more.
Several recent schemes were uncovered involving poker players at casinos allegedly using miniature cameras, concealed in personal electronics, to spot cards. Should players everywhere be concerned?
The mobile device security firm iVerify has been offering a tool since May that makes spyware scanning accessible to anyoneβand itβs already turning up victims.
The scourge of βmalvertisingβ is nothing new, but the tactic is still so effective that it's contributing to the rise of investment scams and the spread of new strains of malware.
Newly published research finds that the flashing lights on police cruisers and ambulances can cause βdigital epileptic seizuresβ in image-based automated driving systems, potentially risking wrecks.
In a first, Russia's APT28 hacking group appears to have remotely breached the Wi-Fi of an espionage target by hijacking a laptop in another building across the street.
Plus: An βAI grannyβ is wasting scammersβ time, a lawsuit goes after spyware-maker NSO Groupβs executives, and North Koreaβlinked hackers take a crack at macOS malware.
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