Skip to main content

THE WIRED APP IS HERE

DOWNLOAD NOW »

Security

Latest

Trump Declared an Emergency Based on Data That Doesn’t Exist

Borders

Trump Declared an Emergency Based on Data That Doesn’t Exist

Issie Lapowsky

Trump's Wall Won't Solve a National Emergency. It Is One

border

Trump's Wall Won't Solve a National Emergency. It Is One

Lily Hay Newman

Don’t Get Your Valentine an Internet-Connected Sex Toy

Privacy

Don’t Get Your Valentine an Internet-Connected Sex Toy

Emily Dreyfuss

US Air Force Defector Allegedly Helped Iran Hack Americans

spies

US Air Force Defector Allegedly Helped Iran Hack Americans

Andy Greenberg

1 in 3 Americans Suffered Severe Online Harassment in 2018

Social Media

1 in 3 Americans Suffered Severe Online Harassment in 2018

Issie Lapowsky

What Happens If Russia Cuts Itself Off From the Internet

infrastructure

What Happens If Russia Cuts Itself Off From the Internet

Louise Matsakis

A Popular Electric Scooter Can Be Hacked to Speed Up

look out

A Popular Electric Scooter Can Be Hacked to Speed Up

Lily Hay Newman

A New Tool Protects Videos From Deepfakes and Tampering

accountability

A New Tool Protects Videos From Deepfakes and Tampering

Lily Hay Newman

Why the US Needs a Strategy for AI

WIRED Opinion

Why the US Needs a Strategy for AI

Michael Kratsios

I tried to keep my unborn child secret from Facebook and Google

Technology

I tried to keep my unborn child secret from Facebook and Google

James Temperton

Cybersecurity Workers Scramble to Fix a Post-Shutdown Mess

bad times

Cybersecurity Workers Scramble to Fix a Post-Shutdown Mess

Lily Hay Newman

A Teen Won't Tell Apple How to Fix His MacOS Hack

security roundup

A Teen Won't Tell Apple How to Fix His MacOS Hack

Brian Barrett

How the internet made it easier for all of us to be criminals, or victims

Crime

How the internet made it easier for all of us to be criminals, or victims

Julia Shaw

Twitter Still Can't Keep Up With Its Flood of Junk Accounts

bots

Twitter Still Can't Keep Up With Its Flood of Junk Accounts

Andy Greenberg

Senators Grill Facebook, Google, and Apple Over Invasive Apps

Privacy

Senators Grill Facebook, Google, and Apple Over Invasive Apps

Issie Lapowsky

Go Update iOS Right Now to Fix That Very Bad FaceTime Bug

patch it up

Go Update iOS Right Now to Fix That Very Bad FaceTime Bug

Lily Hay Newman

Google's Making It Easier to Encrypt Cheap Android Phones

security

Google's Making It Easier to Encrypt Cheap Android Phones

Lily Hay Newman

What Robert Mueller Knows—and Isn't Telling Us

russia probe

What Robert Mueller Knows—and Isn't Telling Us

Garrett M. Graff

The Challenge of America's First Online Census

2020 Census

The Challenge of America's First Online Census

Issie Lapowsky

There's No Good Reason to Trust Blockchain Technology

WIRED Opinion

There's No Good Reason to Trust Blockchain Technology

Bruce Schneier