An investigation identifies a dozen Telegram groups targeting women who joined “Are We Dating the Same Guy?” Facebook groups with doxxing, harassment, and more
A WIRED investigation goes inside the Telegram groups targeting women who joined “Are We Dating the Same Guy?” … Mastodon: @tansy@wandering.shop . X: @wired , @sarahjcamm , @sarahjcamm , and @sarahjca...
Investigation: criminals who make billions from scam compounds in Myanmar, where tens of thousands of people are enslaved, are using Starlink to get online
A WIRED investigation reveals that criminals who make billions from scam compounds in Myanmar—where tens of thousands of people are enslaved—are using Starlink to get online. Bluesky: @malwarejake , @...
A profile of ZachXBT, a twentysomething X user with 650K+ followers who tracks down crypto scams and thefts, and has received $1.3M+ in donations since 2021
He just untangled a $243 million bitcoin theft, what may be the biggest-ever crypto heist to target a single victim. And he has never shown his face. X: @a_greenberg and @zachxbt X: Andy Greenberg / ...
A profile of Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle, as the service fights existential battles over copyright, including from music labels like UMG
the crunchy side, before it got all tech bro. It's utopian, it's idealistic.” 🔗 https://www.wired.com/... Mastodon: Pete Ashton / @pete@social.coop : I am occasionally asked why I download and save ...
IOActive researchers detail “Sinkclose”, a vulnerability in almost all AMD chips dating back to 2006 that allows attackers to run code in System Management Mode
Researchers warn that a bug in AMD's chips would allow attackers to root into some of the most privileged portions of a computer … X: @ioactive , @notolymp1a , and @a_greenberg Forums: r/hardware and ...
Internal emails: how Evolv's gun-detection AI system made its way to NYC subway stations, despite Evolv saying the system is not designed for that environment
the scanners produced false positives 85 percent of the time during the seven-month pilot. https://www.wired.com/... @casaverde83 : “Cohen, former NYPD Dep Commissioner of intelligence, also sits on E...
Investigation: data broker Near Intelligence left the coordinates of nearly 200 mobile devices of people who visited Jeffrey Epstein's island exposed online
A WIRED investigation uncovered coordinates collected by a controversial data broker that reveal sensitive information about visitors … Mastodon: @wchr@mastodon.social . Bluesky: @babyboomerwriter.bsk...
How Ukraine recreated the Soledar Salt Mine in Minecraft to let players compete for prizes and donate to restore a school hit by a Russian missile
Dig in Minecraft. Rebuild in Real Life French developers Endorah … Minesalt : Welcome to Minesalt — Minesalt is a Recreation of the Soledar Salt Mines in Minecraft. Odessa Journal : United24 recrea...
An analysis of 36GB of US school network logs for January 2022 to August 2023 finds widespread internet censoring filters, such as for health and sexuality info
A WIRED investigation into internet censorship in US schools found widespread use of filters to censor health, identity, and other crucial information. X: @meghann , @katiedrumm , @cendemtech , @toddf...
Q&A with Del Harvey, who led Twitter's trust and safety team for 13 years until 2021, on the X rebrand, her role, Gamergate, Donald Trump, January 6, and more
From Israel vs. Hamas threats to Donald Trump's “wild” posts, Del Harvey helped make the platform's hardest content moderation calls for 13 years. Mastodon: @anildash@me.dm , @aulia@octodon.social , @...