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See How Much Faster a Quantum Computer Will Crack Encryption

You're Not Ready

See How Much Faster a Quantum Computer Will Crack Encryption

Brian Barrett

You're Not Ready

Deepfake Scams Are Distorting Reality Itself

Jules Roscoe

The Rise of ‘Vibe Hacking’ Is the Next AI Nightmare

You're Not Ready

The Rise of ‘Vibe Hacking’ Is the Next AI Nightmare

Matthew Gault

The US Grid Attack Looming on the Horizon

You're Not Ready

The US Grid Attack Looming on the Horizon

Justin Ling

A GPS Blackout Would Shut Down the World

You're Not Ready

A GPS Blackout Would Shut Down the World

Matt Burgess

The Texting Network for the End of the World

You're Not Ready

The Texting Network for the End of the World

Andrew Couts and Dhruv Mehrotra

How ‘Big Ag’ Spied on Animal Rights Activists and Pushed the FBI to Treat Them as Bioterrorists

A Live One

How ‘Big Ag’ Spied on Animal Rights Activists and Pushed the FBI to Treat Them as Bioterrorists

Dell Cameron

A Hacker May Have Deepfaked Trump’s Chief of Staff in a Phishing Campaign

Security Roundup

A Hacker May Have Deepfaked Trump’s Chief of Staff in a Phishing Campaign

Andy Greenberg, Matt Burgess, and Lily Hay Newman

Cops in Germany Claim They’ve ID’d the Mysterious Trickbot Ransomware Kingpin

Red Flagged

Cops in Germany Claim They’ve ID’d the Mysterious Trickbot Ransomware Kingpin

Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

A Swedish MMA Tournament Spotlights the Trump Administration's Handling of Far-Right Terrorism

Bad Company

A Swedish MMA Tournament Spotlights the Trump Administration's Handling of Far-Right Terrorism

Ali Winston

The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database

Minor Threat

The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database

Dhruv Mehrotra

The Privacy-Friendly Tech to Replace Your US-Based Email, Browser, and Search

Switch Over

The Privacy-Friendly Tech to Replace Your US-Based Email, Browser, and Search

Matt Burgess

A Starter Guide to Protecting Your Data From Hackers and Corporations

WIRED Guide

A Starter Guide to Protecting Your Data From Hackers and Corporations

Matt Burgess, Sophie Johal, and Michaela Neville

The US Is Building a One-Stop Shop for Buying Your Data

Security Roundup

The US Is Building a One-Stop Shop for Buying Your Data

Andy Greenberg, Dell Cameron, and Andrew Couts

Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying

Multitasker

Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying

Andy Greenberg

Why 3D-Printing an Untraceable Ghost Gun Is Easier Than Ever

Uncanny Valley

Why 3D-Printing an Untraceable Ghost Gun Is Easier Than Ever

Zoë Schiffer and Andy Greenberg

Mysterious Database of 184 Million Records Exposes Vast Array of Login Credentials

Open Secrets

Mysterious Database of 184 Million Records Exposes Vast Array of Login Credentials

Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman

Authorities Carry Out Elaborate Global Takedown of Infostealer Heavily Used by Cybercriminals

Disrupted

Authorities Carry Out Elaborate Global Takedown of Infostealer Heavily Used by Cybercriminals

Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

3 Teens Almost Got Away With Murder. Then Police Found Their Google Searches

Find My Murderers

3 Teens Almost Got Away With Murder. Then Police Found Their Google Searches

Raksha Vasudevan

What to Expect When You’re Convicted

Your Next Job

What to Expect When You’re Convicted

Elana Klein