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Hackers Can Jailbreak Digital License Plates to Make Others Pay Their Tolls and Tickets

Y1K3S

Hackers Can Jailbreak Digital License Plates to Make Others Pay Their Tolls and Tickets

By Andy Greenberg

Microsoft’s AI Recall Tool Is Still Sucking Up Credit Card and Social Security Numbers

Security Roundup

Microsoft’s AI Recall Tool Is Still Sucking Up Credit Card and Social Security Numbers

By Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg, and Andrew Couts

The New Jersey Drone Mystery May Not Actually Be That Mysterious

Don't Look Up

The New Jersey Drone Mystery May Not Actually Be That Mysterious

By Lily Hay Newman

Why the US Military Can't Just Shoot Down the Mystery Drones

UF... Oh, No

Why the US Military Can't Just Shoot Down the Mystery Drones

By Jared Keller

The ‘Ghost Gun’ Linked to Luigi Mangione Shows Just How Far 3D-Printed Weapons Have Come

Deadly DIY

The ‘Ghost Gun’ Linked to Luigi Mangione Shows Just How Far 3D-Printed Weapons Have Come

By Andy Greenberg

US Officials Recommend Encryption Apps Amid Chinese Telecom Hacking

Security Roundup

US Officials Recommend Encryption Apps Amid Chinese Telecom Hacking

By Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman

A New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Already Found 7 Pegasus Infections

Seek and Destroy

A New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Already Found 7 Pegasus Infections

By Lily Hay Newman

She Was a Russian Socialite and Influencer. Cops Say She’s a Crypto Laundering Kingpin

Making Moves

She Was a Russian Socialite and Influencer. Cops Say She’s a Crypto Laundering Kingpin

By Matt Burgess

FTC Says Data Brokers Unlawfully Tracked Protesters and US Military Personnel

Crossing a Line

FTC Says Data Brokers Unlawfully Tracked Protesters and US Military Personnel

By Dell Cameron and Dhruv Mehrotra

He Got Banned From X. Now He Wants to Help You Escape, Too

Log Off

He Got Banned From X. Now He Wants to Help You Escape, Too

By Andy Greenberg

Top US Consumer Watchdog Has a Plan to Fight Predatory Data Brokers

Clear Cut

Top US Consumer Watchdog Has a Plan to Fight Predatory Data Brokers

By Dell Cameron and Andrew Couts

Malicious Ads in Search Results Are Driving New Generations of Scams

Clickbait

Malicious Ads in Search Results Are Driving New Generations of Scams

By Lily Hay Newman

The Pressure Is on for Big Tech to Regulate the Broken Digital Advertising Industry

WIRED World

The Pressure Is on for Big Tech to Regulate the Broken Digital Advertising Industry

By Claire Atkin

The US Army's Vision of Soldiers in Exoskeletons Lives On

Iron Man

The US Army's Vision of Soldiers in Exoskeletons Lives On

By Jared Keller

Emergency Vehicle Lights Can Screw Up a Car’s Automated Driving System

Blinded by the Light

Emergency Vehicle Lights Can Screw Up a Car’s Automated Driving System

By Aarian Marshall

Andrew Tate’s ‘Educational Platform’ Was Hacked

security roundup

Andrew Tate’s ‘Educational Platform’ Was Hacked

By Dhruv Mehrotra

Russian Spies Jumped From One Network to Another Via Wi-Fi in an Unprecedented Hack

Hop to It

Russian Spies Jumped From One Network to Another Via Wi-Fi in an Unprecedented Hack

By Andy Greenberg

Meta Finally Breaks Its Silence on Pig Butchering

Going Public

Meta Finally Breaks Its Silence on Pig Butchering

By Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess

China’s Surveillance State Is Selling Citizen Data as a Side Hustle

Cashing In

China’s Surveillance State Is Selling Citizen Data as a Side Hustle

By Andy Greenberg

Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany

FUBAR

Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany

By Dhruv Mehrotra and Dell Cameron