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The SEC’s Official X Account Was ‘Compromised’ and Used to Post Fake Bitcoin News

Trusted Sources

The SEC’s Official X Account Was ‘Compromised’ and Used to Post Fake Bitcoin News

Andrew Couts and Andy Greenberg

23andMe Blames Users for Recent Data Breach as It's Hit With Dozens of Lawsuits

Security Roundup

23andMe Blames Users for Recent Data Breach as It's Hit With Dozens of Lawsuits

Lily Hay Newman and Andy Greenberg

How to Be More Anonymous Online

Missing Link

How to Be More Anonymous Online

Matt Burgess

To Beat Russia, Ukraine Needs a Major Tech Breakthrough

Deadlocks

To Beat Russia, Ukraine Needs a Major Tech Breakthrough

Justin Ling

What It’s Like to Use Apple’s Lockdown Mode

Give and Take

What It’s Like to Use Apple’s Lockdown Mode

Lily Hay Newman

Google Fixes Nearly 100 Android Security Issues

Critical Update

Google Fixes Nearly 100 Android Security Issues

Kate O'Flaherty

The Worst Hacks of 2023

Year in Review

The Worst Hacks of 2023

Lily Hay Newman

The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2023

Year in Review

The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2023

WIRED Staff

This Clever New Idea Could Fix AirTag Stalking While Maximizing Privacy

Hard Puzzles

This Clever New Idea Could Fix AirTag Stalking While Maximizing Privacy

Lily Hay Newman

Congress Sure Made a Lot of Noise About Kids’ Privacy in 2023—and Not Much Else

Going for Bust

Congress Sure Made a Lot of Noise About Kids’ Privacy in 2023—and Not Much Else

Matt Laslo

Scammers Are Ruining Facebook Marketplace

Hoaxes

Scammers Are Ruining Facebook Marketplace

Amanda Hoover

A Major Ransomware Takedown Suffers a Strange Setback

Cat and Mouse

A Major Ransomware Takedown Suffers a Strange Setback

Lily Hay Newman

Scammers Are Tricking Anti-Vaxxers Into Buying Bogus Medical Documents

False Papers

Scammers Are Tricking Anti-Vaxxers Into Buying Bogus Medical Documents

Matt Burgess

Cybersecurity Industry Baffled by FBI’s Lack of Action on Ransomware Gang

Security Roundup

Cybersecurity Industry Baffled by FBI’s Lack of Action on Ransomware Gang

Andy Greenberg and Andrew Couts

Google Just Denied Cops a Key Surveillance Tool

Security Roundup

Google Just Denied Cops a Key Surveillance Tool

Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hackers Say They Found the ‘Smoking Gun’ That Killed Their Startup

Scoop

McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hackers Say They Found the ‘Smoking Gun’ That Killed Their Startup

Andy Greenberg

Microsoft’s Digital Crime Unit Goes Deep on How It Disrupts Cybercrime

Team Takedown

Microsoft’s Digital Crime Unit Goes Deep on How It Disrupts Cybercrime

Lily Hay Newman

Hacker Group Linked to Russian Military Claims Credit for Cyberattack on Ukrainian Telecom

Sandworm

Hacker Group Linked to Russian Military Claims Credit for Cyberattack on Ukrainian Telecom

Andy Greenberg

Congress Clashes Over the Future of America’s Global Spy Program

Spy Bill vs Spy Bill

Congress Clashes Over the Future of America’s Global Spy Program

Dell Cameron

Ukraine Is Crowdfunding Its Reconstruction

Brick by Brick

Ukraine Is Crowdfunding Its Reconstruction

Justin Ling