Destructive Hacks Against Ukraine Echo Its Last Cyberwar
A data wiper posing as ransomware bears a discomfiting resemblance to the earlier wave of Russian cyberattacks that ended with NotPetya.
North Korean Hackers Stole Nearly $400M in Crypto Last Year
The regime had a “banner year,” thanks to skyrocketing cryptocurrency values and a new generation of vulnerable startups.
Signal’s Cryptocurrency Feature Has Gone Worldwide
A beta “payments” feature now lets users of the popular encrypted messaging app send MobileCoin around the globe.
The Matrix Is the Best Hacker Movie
Most people point to Sneakers or WarGames. They’re all wrong. The Wachowskis actually invented the ultimate cyber superhero.
The McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hacking Saga Has a New Twist
The cold war between a startup and a soft-serve machine manufacturer is heating up, thanks to a newly released trove of internal emails.
He Escaped the Dark Web’s Biggest Bust. Now He’s Back
DeSnake apparently eluded the DOJ’s takedown of AlphaBay. The admin talked to WIRED about his return—and the resurrection of the notorious underground marketplace.
Apple Walks a Privacy Tightrope to Spot Child Abuse in iCloud
With a new capability to search for illegal material not just in the cloud but on user devices, the company may have opened up a new front in the encryption wars.
Watch a Hacker Hijack a Hotel Room’s Lights, Fans, and Beds
It’s not a ghost. It’s a half-dozen vulnerabilities in a digital automation system.
A Controversial Tool Calls Out Vulnerabilities Across the Web
PunkSpider is back, and crawling hundreds of millions of sites for vulnerabilities.