2026-05-24T21:22:05Z https://yabu.me Andy Greenberg https://yabu.me/npub13vaws3s3ldlvdyvgmteneunsm25x97t0ys8rwe0h7rdkad7uvugs5jaerq https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/accounts/avatars/109/300/247/029/341/009/original/dfcd5485b16accbc.png https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/accounts/avatars/109/300/247/029/341/009/original/dfcd5485b16accbc.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyzavztpu6ph4dswudr99qxg2vghwae6lq2q6jdzm2vaenmxfwcmqzyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zz3zhxj After this week&#39;s Github breach, we checked in on hacker group TeamPCP&#39;s victim count: their supply chain attacks have tainted more than 500 pieces of software (a thousand-plus different version) and breached hundreds of companies. This is out of control.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/teampcp-software-supply-chain-attack-spree-github/">https://www.wired.com/story/teampcp-software-supply-chain-attack-spree-github/</a> 2026-05-21T13:30:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszvk78ed8l58k55mgwkn8l65xe0xgv558s8gfan6z8uyuqy6eudlszyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3z8xeuzn Researchers at security firm RedAccess found more than 5,000 vibe-coded apps, created with AI tools from Lovable, Replit, Base44 and Netlify, with essentially no security, accessible on the open web. About 40% exposed sensitive personal or corporate data. <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/thousands-of-vibe-coded-apps-expose-corporate-and-personal-data-on-the-open-web/">https://www.wired.com/story/thousands-of-vibe-coded-apps-expose-corporate-and-personal-data-on-the-open-web/</a> 2026-05-07T12:40:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdv49cdd8w098gnf38kcs8crkptrkxee87mcl2jsrcnfa5h5pejkczyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3z538qpz A newly decoded piece of sabotage malware called Fast16, created even before Stuxnet, was designed to silently tamper with/corrupt calculations in research and engineering software. Likely created by the US or an ally, and possibly used against Iran&#39;s nuclear program. <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/fast16-malware-stuxnet-precursor-iran-nuclear-attack/">https://www.wired.com/story/fast16-malware-stuxnet-precursor-iran-nuclear-attack/</a> 2026-04-23T22:03:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst2vtfpdu4322e3yy8796fkrxfg0j3vdy63d22v3u6ksh9tyvypxgzyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zs4wc7x As Trump threatens scorched-earth attacks on Iran, a joint advisory from US agencies warns Iran-linked hackers have hit US critical infrastructure: &#34;In a few cases, this activity has resulted in operational disruption and financial loss.&#34; <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/iran-linked-hackers-are-sabotaging-us-energy-and-water-infrastructure/">https://www.wired.com/story/iran-linked-hackers-are-sabotaging-us-energy-and-water-infrastructure/</a> 2026-04-07T20:22:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxzftfyp2v2d8dfz0duk6mchc0vuj69l35pvj26gmtq8jnz722sfqzyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3z8yxrf6 Feds just took down 4 botnets, including the Aisuru and Kimwolf botnets that carried out record-breaking DDOS attacks peaking at 30+ terabits per second, nearly three times the previous record. DOJ says the botnets had hijacked more than three million devices. <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/us-takes-down-botnets-used-in-record-breaking-cyberattacks/">https://www.wired.com/story/us-takes-down-botnets-used-in-record-breaking-cyberattacks/</a> 2026-03-20T00:12:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs84ag0e4ceru93dygwyu220dzg20gnu55xf56jtjfdstqddaesc4czyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zdj2kvm Good reporting by <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1xvwy4g0lns9cn5s8rjnc6xm2adfjumtl3rgek5wndcpmtshsk9lsq0ksg7" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai</span> (<span class="italic">npub1xvw…ksg7</span>)</a></span> to confirm what we reported as a theory last week: That the highly sophisticated iPhone hacking toolkit known as Coruna, found in the hands of Russian spies and now criminal hackers, is an out-of-control US-government-funded creation. <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/09/an-iphone-hacking-toolkit-used-by-russian-spies-likely-came-from-u-s-military-contractor/">https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/09/an-iphone-hacking-toolkit-used-by-russian-spies-likely-came-from-u-s-military-contractor/</a> 2026-03-10T15:08:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy8l7nqrvz8gevrf0f0lhtk3aggjazlj8r7tkglhw0983l4wwecgszyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zrwcvu8 Crypto transactions for human trafficking—both forced laborers in scam compounds and sex trafficking—grew by at least 85% in 2025. Now measured in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Almost all these deals are being carried out on Chinese-language Telegram channels. <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/crypto-funded-human-trafficking-is-exploding/">https://www.wired.com/story/crypto-funded-human-trafficking-is-exploding/</a> 2026-02-12T14:08:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs99aeu2pgzqtvd076rga5dndl953fkkrwas2tx9gck4vgjdkcnauszyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zza0ryc Last year, a human trafficking victim trapped in a crypto scam compound in the Golden Triangle region of Laos contacted me. He proceeded to leak to me a huge collection of the compound&#39;s internal materials. <br/><br/>Then he had to get out alive. This is his story.<br/><br/>🧵👇 <br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/he-leaked-the-secrets-southeast-asian-scam-compound-then-had-to-get-out-alive/">https://www.wired.com/story/he-leaked-the-secrets-southeast-asian-scam-compound-then-had-to-get-out-alive/</a> 2026-01-27T14:00:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgsh22r5uq5f6jallemy34g0k4x2kl0vnqgdqutkrtczla6hv0ssgzyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3z8qpj3l When China invades Taiwan sometime in the coming years, it will say the US has no moral authority to oppose its takeover, and to the degree that the US is the Trump administration, China will be right. 2026-01-03T09:44:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswf3t7zuff09dzm0jdndlc83aqr4n62zrec2g2m7ha09x4ddg3tuczyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3z7tukey A measure of how wildly the crypto scam plague grew in 2025: The top two Chinese-language markets for crypto scam money launderers are now doing $2 billion *a month* in transactions. These are the biggest online black markets ever, operating in plain sight on Telegram. <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-chinese-scammer-crypto-markets/">https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-chinese-scammer-crypto-markets/</a> 2025-12-23T13:34:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq52qe3j82hlhnt3gkm6hv9uthar5ned3d8xytt3uxjj3d6xz3fkgzyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3z4mnl0p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyta7cpw8zfeyg8xre9cnq5h2mw5d8mvqpfjdtqx0ye6jr9t0lsyq997y85'>nevent1q…7y85</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s tempting to think of Phreeli as a phone carrier where every phone is a burner phone. But Merrill resists that description. Instead, he argues that anonymous cell service should be as normal as curtains on your home&#39;s windows.<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/115/662/451/432/470/655/original/474cff361fbac432.png"> <br/> 2025-12-04T17:22:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyta7cpw8zfeyg8xre9cnq5h2mw5d8mvqpfjdtqx0ye6jr9t0lsyqzyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zvtfxy3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyjayxuxqcmdsevj3zq8wnmpa2gkx53rfgz277xuu3rvjz4f04phshtk9pu'>nevent1q…k9pu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Providing someone a voice and data plan without knowing their name is, surprisingly, legal across the US, Merrill says. Anonymous payments are trickier, but Phreeli will use a crypto system based on &#34;zero knowledge proofs&#34; to separate payment info from phone records—even if you pay with a credit card. 2025-12-04T17:21:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyjayxuxqcmdsevj3zq8wnmpa2gkx53rfgz277xuu3rvjz4f04phszyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3z0xd0ut In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdf834006y6vakjcv8mtm43ezrsjetsyg27r306k0m0lgk0gs5ras87wlzy'>nevent1q…wlzy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Now Merrill is launching a privacy-focused cell service designed to know almost nothing about you. Phreeli will function as a kind of layer on top of T-Mobile&#39;s network. The cell towers are T-Mobile’s, but the contracts with users—and the decisions about what data to collect from them—are Phreeli’s. 2025-12-04T17:21:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdf834006y6vakjcv8mtm43ezrsjetsyg27r306k0m0lgk0gs5raszyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zn2h6nm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdurwn7psw9w9082nm0pnn9zzfntxscmcfgp3ka6e49dyqjgu7y2g8xfhm7'>nevent1q…fhm7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Phreeli&#39;s founder is Nicholas Merrill, who became famous in the privacy world for refusing to comply with a warrantless FBI surveillance order sent to his internet service provider in 2004, demanding a customer&#39;s information. He spent a decade-plus in court fighting the order—and won.<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/115/662/446/131/915/584/original/8bdc3ce54ff90aad.png"> <br/> 2025-12-04T17:21:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdurwn7psw9w9082nm0pnn9zzfntxscmcfgp3ka6e49dyqjgu7y2gzyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zgm39mf The new anonymous phone carrier startup Phreeli, launching today, will let you sign up for cellular service with almost no personally identifiable information—not even your name. All it asks for is a ZIP code, the minimum info legally required for tax purposes. <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/new-anonymous-phone-carrier-sign-up-with-nothing-but-a-zip-code/">https://www.wired.com/story/new-anonymous-phone-carrier-sign-up-with-nothing-but-a-zip-code/</a> 2025-12-04T17:20:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq37fyrepwle3q7m2le2wzjq3m7cd7gd4ht349ng2y22z5mddt6qgzyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zat8f35 Researchers tried plugging every possible phone number into WhatsApp&#39;s web app. They found they could collect 3.5 billion users&#39; phone numbers, plus photos for half and profile text for almost a third, the biggest personal data exposure ever by some measures. <br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/a-simple-whatsapp-security-flaw-exposed-billions-phone-numbers/">https://www.wired.com/story/a-simple-whatsapp-security-flaw-exposed-billions-phone-numbers/</a> 2025-11-18T14:09:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszxeepk0hkq37ks2nmehjmvcju3xtluly9dcuqdjxgsa582wecd2czyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zathaky Researchers pointed a satellite dish at the sky for 3 years and monitored what unencrypted data it picked up. The results were shocking: They obtained thousands of T-Mobile users&#39; phone calls and texts, military and law enforcement secrets, much more: 🧵👇<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/satellites-are-leaking-the-worlds-secrets-calls-texts-military-and-corporate-data/">https://www.wired.com/story/satellites-are-leaking-the-worlds-secrets-calls-texts-military-and-corporate-data/</a> 2025-10-14T01:13:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfsttjqy2f93z8jmylxk9ntg2gpr8qvw2g548z6qmq39fk8yya9mczyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3z8wfy5h Researchers at Defcon just showed they can crack the Securam ProLogic locks used on high-security safes to protect guns, cash, and narcotics in pharmacies.<br/><br/>When they told Securam last year, it sent them legal threats—and didn&#39;t fix the flaws.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/securam-prologic-safe-lock-backdoor-exploits/">https://www.wired.com/story/securam-prologic-safe-lock-backdoor-exploits/</a> 2025-08-08T20:24:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswaxmjm458nvcfuyur6ycmgvxxzglhx6wh5car0e4cduud8zt3m3qzyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zk4hz6r On the one-year anniversary of CrowdStrike&#39;s disastrous crashes that took down millions of computers worldwide, a new study finds 750-plus hospital networks in the US were disrupted, and 200-plus appear to have had outages of patient medical services. <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/at-least-750-us-hospitals-faced-disruptions-during-last-years-crowdstrike-outage-study-finds/">https://www.wired.com/story/at-least-750-us-hospitals-faced-disruptions-during-last-years-crowdstrike-outage-study-finds/</a> 2025-07-19T15:58:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgfkh7e3h06shra9myldly08ltvfxs0fyllnj7y4ymp3zg2cyt34qzyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zv6t8r7 McDonald&#39;s uses an AI chatbot called &#34;Olivia&#34; for hiring. A pair of hackers found they could access every conversation job applicants had with it—including all the personal info they shared—by exploiting security vulnerabilities as basic as using the password &#34;123456&#34;.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/mcdonalds-ai-hiring-chat-bot-paradoxai/">https://www.wired.com/story/mcdonalds-ai-hiring-chat-bot-paradoxai/</a> 2025-07-09T19:32:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx3vvfrm0seaqfleke5w3n55ktrldptwq3ayrglx07ys5wgc05ynqzyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zluj5gd We&#39;ve updated and republished our guide to surveillance-resistant protest, first published in the summer of 2020. Paywall is down for this. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-protest-safely-surveillance-digital-privacy/">https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-protest-safely-surveillance-digital-privacy/</a> 2025-06-12T19:54:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxt5w59cql44w5p8f3elhneha03uvn6mhqpal5rw5z6c4lx4s3klczyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zlwle2z Sad to learn that John Young, creator of Cryptome, cypherpunk, shit-stirrer, and progenitor of the transparency movement that led to WikiLeaks and Snowden, has died. I profiled him in my book, This Machine Kills Secrets, which ended with a note he wrote in 2012 about Assange and his early work:<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/114/597/562/214/909/783/original/1218e0fb01e62ffc.png"> <br/> 2025-05-30T15:47:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswr8jpv9dv2xpxlhusa8swmgpct9ujlefjzjjwrfytj7n5f286uqqzyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zga2l5m The biggest-ever online black market, Haowang Guarantee, just shut down. The move follows Telegram&#39;s decision to ban thousands of accounts that hosted crypto scam markets after WIRED asked about new research on them from blockchain analysis firm Elliptic. <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/the-internets-biggest-ever-black-market-shuts-down-after-a-telegram-purge/">https://www.wired.com/story/the-internets-biggest-ever-black-market-shuts-down-after-a-telegram-purge/</a> 2025-05-14T20:04:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2klx8398rrhj36zmq9mwqfy74ynq5ugj5m2xuhunlmgts449a4uqzyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zvh39wy Crypto-tracing firm Elliptic found Telegram-based Xinbi Guarantee, a market for Chinese crypto scammers and money launderers, had done $8.4 billion in sales—all while registered in the US.<br/><br/>After WIRED asked Telegram about it, Telegram banned thousands of accounts. <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/xinbi-guarantee-crypto-scam-hub/">https://www.wired.com/story/xinbi-guarantee-crypto-scam-hub/</a> 2025-05-13T14:07:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrlc2dvq0nzu996qr73ffy0a2f9s75gx9e5k28gh65puxfyseq5mczyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zgctv4w And now Trump himself is trying to blame this on Signal: &#34;I think Signal could be defective, to be honest with you.&#34;<br/><br/>Don&#39;t shoot the (encrypted) messenger.👇<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/signalgate-isnt-about-signal/">https://www.wired.com/story/signalgate-isnt-about-signal/</a> 2025-03-26T22:01:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2ju5l9ds02jj4fnzt80flgt25n30s6r5pty050ut5q9fx2xr3dnqzyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zt6ctu4 Green card holders detained. A French researcher denied entry for anti-Trump messages. A new travel ban on 40+ countries coming.<br/><br/>Given all these encroachments on travelers&#39; civil liberties, we&#39;ve updated our guide to digital privacy while crossing US borders. <a href="https://www.wired.com/2017/02/guide-getting-past-customs-digital-privacy-intact/">https://www.wired.com/2017/02/guide-getting-past-customs-digital-privacy-intact/</a> 2025-03-24T18:29:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxsxkaseynkvu7faa746l7k37esf7x5nfjnp2xekpp5shc5d2d7jszyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zrqgfgw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst7qpv4hl0pjjf77e95aggfc3hnwles4959au0wetaudat2k7h68chqrs2u'>nevent1q…rs2u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you think it better serves US interests to cave to Putin and throw Ukraine to the wolves, you&#39;re also probably wrong. But at least you&#39;re being honest about your ethics, if you can call them that. 2025-03-02T21:27:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst7qpv4hl0pjjf77e95aggfc3hnwles4959au0wetaudat2k7h68czyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3z5d36xt I&#39;ve been writing about Russia&#39;s invasion of Ukraine since 2016 (it did not begin in 2022) and have yet to talk to a Ukrainian who wants to accept peace on Putin&#39;s terms.<br/><br/>So if you&#39;re an American pushing for that, please just admit it&#39;s because you don&#39;t care about Ukrainians. 2025-03-02T21:19:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsywqym5rg469y66nkgtlk3p9w4jgl8xvgnsmgwus3cvqxcah5hkcczyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3z7splxw Russia-linked hackers have been phishing Ukrainian military with Signal QR codes that look like group invites but instead add a linked device that eavesdrops on messages. Update Signal now to get its fix for a tactic that’s likely to spread beyond Ukraine. <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/russia-signal-qr-code-phishing-attack/">https://www.wired.com/story/russia-signal-qr-code-phishing-attack/</a> 2025-02-19T11:09:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9csxe5qjnygae9kksu4cq273dcvcg9h0n8ggmlguvvrhjqx3qw3qzyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3znfpp6k Totally normal and cool email to get from the sitting president of the United States of America<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/113/992/441/159/458/533/original/a4c4a4a0981442ca.png"> <br/> 2025-02-12T21:22:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsffxs6shd84nvxye478ys5p09uk25ekvp3h6mwnmqnmyqj8hqk6ggzyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zahyemh As an IRS agent, Tigran Gambaryan was perhaps the most effective crypto investigator in history. Then last year he was charged in Nigeria with money laundering and thrown in prison.<br/><br/>Throughout, he was texting with me from a secret phone. This is his full, untold story. <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/untold-story-crypto-crimefighters-descent-nigerian-prison-binance/">https://www.wired.com/story/untold-story-crypto-crimefighters-descent-nigerian-prison-binance/</a> 2025-02-10T12:39:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspewqqaqtmughpfccw3guydjdq3rf4h9up4yka054vtcmz7wtc4tqzyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zrup0y2 When we unionized a few years ago, a lot of peanut gallery types on social media wanted to tell me it would be the end of Wired.<br/><br/>Hope it’s now clear (thanks mostly to our insanely talented and hardworking politics team) that it does not work that way. <br/><br/>Unions are good.<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/113/974/826/315/830/067/original/99f88efa12c02a1b.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/113/974/826/442/510/606/original/7a278591c77ee5e2.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/113/974/826/569/590/986/original/0b36f2432b97561b.jpg"> <br/> 2025-02-09T16:17:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrejqf9ljv8hdhpeynwdnvce7gkhh7n4u5nhuthpfathwrf4na06gzyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zsws79j Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht after eleven years in prison. An incredible twist in the never-ending Silk Road saga. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/trump-frees-silk-road-creator-ross-ulbricht-after-11-years-in-prison/">https://www.wired.com/story/trump-frees-silk-road-creator-ross-ulbricht-after-11-years-in-prison/</a> 2025-01-22T00:51:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspkcw6ys89zcz2qkjxd8ywxju5wr88wr4tny0n4f6h8hldr26v8eszyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3za4dfkl For two years, the serial swatter &#34;Torswats&#34; called in fake school shootings across the US, scrambling police, locking down schools, terrorizing hundreds of communities.<br/><br/>This is the untold story of his swatting rampage and the private eye who tracked him down. <a href="https://www.wired.com/school-swatting-torswats-brad-dennis/">https://www.wired.com/school-swatting-torswats-brad-dennis/</a> 2025-01-09T13:36:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstddl8ywqddnuy2tufxrd0ueugma85ds772nwtayar86zqh7hdyyqzyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3z8am5k7 Two years ago, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1cdqct26tsgftgpj95ak3egneah9077ahnwg2xyavywgydngxg50sqq2x6k" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Micah Lee</span> (<span class="italic">npub1cdq…2x6k</span>)</a></span> got banned from Twitter (and later X) for posting a link to a Mastodon account that tracked Elon Musk&#39;s private jet. <br/><br/>Now, in the midst of an exodus from X, he&#39;s launched a tool to archive and delete your X account so you can escape, too. <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/x-delete-posts-cyd-micah-lee/">https://www.wired.com/story/x-delete-posts-cyd-micah-lee/</a> 2024-12-03T19:21:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs84j45gzr7cv2tvu36f5qdkm7kjryc0tzjeusjd997zp2a0l996aqzyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zthgxzt Trump has vowed to deport millions of immigrants and jail his political enemies. Conservative groups who helped elect him want more restrictions on abortion and a crackdown on protest.<br/><br/>All of that requires surveillance. We put together a guide to protect yourself. <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/the-wired-guide-to-protecting-yourself-from-government-surveillance/">https://www.wired.com/story/the-wired-guide-to-protecting-yourself-from-government-surveillance/</a> 2024-11-12T13:40:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszefnqsfmd3g33mdqzwkp36prcutrylxuz93kuyj6wfsj8rafcxrgzyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zfldng3 If you read my book Sandworm and/or care about Ukraine, please understand that Trump does not, and if elected he will very likely let Putin win.<br/><br/>&#34;For Ukrainians, the outcome of the US election could be a matter of life and death.&#34;<br/><br/>Vote accordingly.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/01/election-ukraine-war-trump-zelenskyy">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/01/election-ukraine-war-trump-zelenskyy</a> 2024-11-04T16:49:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8snsyhnj9ll4ezsf9aqlh5qd875c5evfe522lgf6d0smmnd6rkegzyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zshla64 Sophos detailed to me its 5-year cat-and-mouse game with Chinese hackers repeatedly exploiting its firewalls. The company resorted to installing spy &#34;implants&#34; on devices the hackers were testing on—and traced them to a university and contractor in Chengdu. <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/sophos-chengdu-china-five-year-hacker-war/">https://www.wired.com/story/sophos-chengdu-china-five-year-hacker-war/</a> 2024-10-31T12:55:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdlz0pqwfmqtpkfrh79avf3lmlzp49mjknk7dy97dyfvpgzsydjxczyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3znerk5t In 2020, IRS agent Tigran Gambaryan traced and seized 69,370 bitcoins stolen from the Silk Road drug market.<br/><br/>Now, as those coins are set to be sold off by the US gov—$4.4 billion, the biggest criminal seizure ever to flow into the treasury—he&#39;s in jail in Nigeria. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/4-4-billion-silk-road-bitcoin-tigran-gambaryan/">https://www.wired.com/story/4-4-billion-silk-road-bitcoin-tigran-gambaryan/</a> 2024-10-09T16:12:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs92p6tnkys4gj0cefsld6x6n6w506axf3d0pw352s0tvkad7gs7wgzyz9n46zxz8aha3533rd0x08jwrd2schedujqudm97lcdkm4hm3n3zkt25hn Hackers showed me (there&#39;s video) how a website vulnerability let them locate, unlock, honk the horn, start ignition of any of millions Kias in seconds, just by reading a car&#39;s license plate.<br/><br/>They found similar bugs for a dozen carmakers over the last two years.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/kia-web-vulnerability-vehicle-hack-track/">https://www.wired.com/story/kia-web-vulnerability-vehicle-hack-track/</a> 2024-09-26T12:47:45Z