How to Spot and Guard Against Wrong Number Scams

Most often, once some kind of friendship or even romantic connection has been established, you’ll be asked for money. Maybe ...
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AI ‘Nudify’ Websites Are Raking in Millions of Dollars

For years, so-called “nudify” apps and websites have mushroomed online, allowing people to create nonconsensual and abusive images of women ...
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4 Arrested Over Scattered Spider Hacking Spree

WIRED reported this week on public records that show the United States Department of Homeland Security urging local law enforcement ...
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DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’

At times, the sprawling predictions may appear prescient, echoing real-world flashpoints: In Alvarado, Texas, an alleged coordinated ambush at a ...
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Android May Soon Warn You About Fake Cell Towers

In recent years, North Korea has deployed thousands of so-called IT workers to infiltrate Western businesses, get paid salaries, and ...
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Identities of More Than 80 Americans Stolen for North Korean IT Worker Scams

For years, the North Korean government has found a burgeoning source of sanctions-evading revenue by tasking its citizens with secretly ...
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RFK Jr. Orders HHS to Give Undocumented Migrants’ Medicaid Data to DHS

With demonstrations ramping up against the Trump administration, this week was all about protests. With President Donald Trump taking the ...
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How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance

If you insist on using biometric unlocking methods to have faster access to your devices, keep in mind that some ...
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Moto Tag finally gets precise UWB location tracking

Promised way back in June 2024, the Moto Tag location tracker is finally rolling out UWB support via a firmware ...
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How Waymo Handles Footage From Events Like the LA Immigration Protests

Waymo declined to answer questions from WIRED about how many cameras are inside its vehicles, exactly how long footage is ...
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