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Hackers Behind the Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack Just Received a $22 Million Payment

Pay Up

Hackers Behind the Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack Just Received a $22 Million Payment

By Andy Greenberg

The Privacy Danger Lurking in Push Notifications

Security Roundup

The Privacy Danger Lurking in Push Notifications

By Andy Greenberg, Andrew Couts, and Matt Burgess

Here Come the AI Worms

Zero Click

Here Come the AI Worms

By Matt Burgess

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Trump Trial Ransomware Leak

Conundrums

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Trump Trial Ransomware Leak

By Andy Greenberg

Russia Attacked Ukraine's Power Grid at Least 66 Times to ‘Freeze It Into Submission’

Blackout

Russia Attacked Ukraine's Power Grid at Least 66 Times to ‘Freeze It Into Submission’

By Vittoria Elliott

A Pornhub Chatbot Stopped Millions From Searching for Child Abuse Videos

Nudge

A Pornhub Chatbot Stopped Millions From Searching for Child Abuse Videos

By Matt Burgess

Biden Bans Rival Nations From Buying Sensitive US Data—Good Luck

Baby Steps

Biden Bans Rival Nations From Buying Sensitive US Data—Good Luck

By Dell Cameron

Dictators Used Sandvine Tech to Censor the Internet. The US Finally Did Something About It

What Comes Around

Dictators Used Sandvine Tech to Censor the Internet. The US Finally Did Something About It

By Peter Guest

Ransomware Groups Are Bouncing Back Faster From Law Enforcement Busts

Second Acts

Ransomware Groups Are Bouncing Back Faster From Law Enforcement Busts

By Andy Greenberg

How a Right-Wing Controversy Could Sabotage US Election Security

Insecurities

How a Right-Wing Controversy Could Sabotage US Election Security

By Eric Geller

A Mysterious Leak Exposed Chinese Hacking Secrets

Security Roundup

A Mysterious Leak Exposed Chinese Hacking Secrets

By Matt Burgess

Here Are the Secret Locations of ShotSpotter Gunfire Sensors

Pin Drop

Here Are the Secret Locations of ShotSpotter Gunfire Sensors

By Dhruv Mehrotra and Joey Scott

Leak Reveals the Unusual Path of ‘Urgent’ Russian Threat Warning

Stranger Things

Leak Reveals the Unusual Path of ‘Urgent’ Russian Threat Warning

By Dell Cameron

Apple’s iMessage Is Getting Future-Resistant Encryption

Planning Ahead

Apple’s iMessage Is Getting Future-Resistant Encryption

By Matt Burgess

A Top White House Cyber Official Sees the ‘Promise and Peril’ in AI

WIRED Q&A

A Top White House Cyber Official Sees the ‘Promise and Peril’ in AI

By Garrett M. Graff

The Danger Lurking Just Below Ukraine’s Surface

Buried Issues

The Danger Lurking Just Below Ukraine’s Surface

By Justin Ling

How to Not Get Scammed Out of $50,000

Security Roundup

How to Not Get Scammed Out of $50,000

By Andrew Couts

Leak of Russian ‘Threat’ Part of a Bid to Kill US Surveillance Reform, Sources Say

Unfair Warning

Leak of Russian ‘Threat’ Part of a Bid to Kill US Surveillance Reform, Sources Say

By Dell Cameron

Surveillance Fight Pits the White House Opposite Reproductive Rights

Private Matters

Surveillance Fight Pits the White House Opposite Reproductive Rights

By Dell Cameron and Andrew Couts

‘AI Girlfriends’ Are a Privacy Nightmare

Circuit Breaker

‘AI Girlfriends’ Are a Privacy Nightmare

By Matt Burgess