hacked, security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks Gab’s CTO Introduced a Critical Vulnerability to the Site Over the weekend, word emerged that a hacker breached far-right social media website Gab and downloaded 70 gigabytes of data…
moderation, security, Security / Security News Twitch’s First Transparency Report Is Here—and Long Overdue Twitch today released its first-ever transparency report, detailing its efforts to safeguard the 26 million people who visit its site…
security, Security / National Security, WIRED Q&A What Did I Just Read? A Conversation With the Authors of ‘2034’ EA: Yeah, I think that’s fair. In the book, Wedge, the pilot, winds up as the commanding officer of Marine…
censorship, security, Security / National Security What Life Is Like Under Myanmar’s Internet Shutdown Rumors of a coup were spreading before the military acted. Sophie*, an American software developer, was at home with her…
sandworm, security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks Hackers Tied to Russia’s GRU Targeted the US Grid for Years, Researchers Warn Together, in other words, the groups Dragos call Kamacite and Electrum make up what other researchers and government agencies collectively…
apt31, security, Security / National Security China Hijacked an NSA Hacking Tool in 2014—and Used It for Years More than four years after a mysterious group of hackers known as the Shadow Brokers began wantonly leaking secret NSA…
security, Security / Security News, Security Roundup Sites Have a Sneaky New Way to Track You Across the Web This week saw the first known appearance of malware written specifically for Apple’s M1 processors, in inevitable but still somewhat…
Lazarus, security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks Feds Indict North Korean Hackers for Years of Heists and Scams Most surprising, perhaps, is the extent of the hackers’ alleged schemes as cryptocurrency scammers and even would-be entrepreneurs. The indictment…
Here You Come Again, security, Security / Security News Parler Says It’s Back | WIRED Parler.com is getting back online after being kicked off Amazon’s hosting service, with the controversial social network saying it no…
macOS, security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks Malware Is Now Targeting Apple’s New M1 Processor Mac malware has always been less common than its Windows-targeting counterparts, but in recent years the threat to Apple computers…