493 Cases of Sextortion Against Children Linked to Notorious Scam Compounds

“There are limitations to what we can see with this data, but what we have so far is accurate,” says ...
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Pebblebee Is Getting Serious About Personal Safety Tracking

Think of Bluetooth trackers and safety in the past few years and your first thought might be the misuse of ...
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Russia Is Cracking Down on End-to-End Encrypted Calls

WIRED copublished an investigation this week with The Markup and CalMatters showing that dozens of data brokers have been hiding ...
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Age Verification Is Sweeping Gaming. Is It Ready for the Age of AI Fakes?

Ash, a UK-based 20-year-old who requested his last name not be used, tells WIRED he was able to pass verification ...
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Google Will Use AI to Guess People’s Ages Based on Search History

Last week, the United Kingdom began requiring residents to verify their ages before accessing online pornography and other adult content, ...
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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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