Scams
Security
Chinese Crypto Scammers on Telegram Are Fueling the Biggest Darknet Markets Ever
By Andy Greenberg
Security
The Ultra-Realistic AI Face Swapping Platform Driving Romance Scams
By Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, and Zeyi Yang
Security
Doxers Posing as Cops Are Tricking Big Tech Firms Into Sharing People’s Private Data
By David Gilbert
Security
The Destruction of a Notorious Myanmar Scam Compound Appears to Have Been ‘Performative’
By Matt Burgess
Security
WIRED Roundup: DHS’s Privacy Breach, AI Romantic Affairs, and Google Sues Text Scammers
By Zoë Schiffer and Brian Barrett
Business
Inside a Wild Bitcoin Heist: Five-Star Hotels, Cash-Stuffed Envelopes, and Vanishing Funds
By Joel Khalili
Security
DOJ Issued Seizure Warrant to Starlink Over Satellite Internet Systems Used at Scam Compound
By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman
Security
This Is the Platform Google Claims Is Behind a ‘Staggering’ Scam Text Operation
By Matt Burgess
Security
Scam Ads Are Flooding Social Media. These Former Meta Staffers Have a Plan
By Craig Silverman
Security
How Hacked Card Shufflers Allegedly Enabled a Mob-Fueled Poker Scam That Rocked the NBA
By Andy Greenberg
Security
Feds Seize Record-Breaking $15 Billion in Bitcoin From Alleged Scam Empire
By Matt Burgess and Andy Greenberg
Security
Apple and Google Pull ICE-Tracking Apps, Bowing to DOJ Pressure
By Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg, and Andrew Couts
Security News
493 Cases of Sextortion Against Children Linked to Notorious Scam Compounds
By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman
Culture
How One Wikipedia Editor Unraveled the ‘Single Largest Self-Promotion Operation’ in the Site's History
By Nate Anderson, Ars Technica