Apple’s Decision to Kill Its CSAM Photo-Scanning Tool Sparks Fresh Controversy
Child safety group Heat Initiative plans to launch a campaign pressing Apple on child sexual abuse material scanning and user reporting. The company issued a rare, detailed response on Thursday. Powered by...
Unmasking Trickbot, One of the World’s Top Cybercrime Gangs
A WIRED investigation into a cache of documents posted by an unknown figure lays bare the Trickbot ransomware gang’s secrets, including the identity of a central member. Powered by WPeMatico
The Weird, Big-Money World of Cybercrime Writing Contests
The competitions, which are held on Russian-language cybercrime forums, offer prize money of up to $80,000 for the winners. Powered by WPeMatico
The Low-Stakes Race to Crack an Encrypted German U-Boat Message
A ramshackle team of American scientists scrambled to decode the Nazi cipher before the time ran out. Luckily, they had a secret weapon. Powered by WPeMatico
The Cheap Radio Hack That Disrupted Poland’s Railway System
The sabotage of more than 20 trains in Poland by apparent supporters of Russia was carried out with a simple “radio-stop” command anyone could broadcast with $30 in equipment. Powered by WPeMatico
This Tool Lets Hackers Dox Almost Anyone in the US
The US Secret Service’s relationship with the Oath Keepers gets revealed, Tornado Cash cofounders get indicted, and a UK court says a teen is behind a Lapsus$ hacking spree. Powered by WPeMatico