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couts, 1 month ago to journalism

NEW: ShotSpotter mics continue to collect data after contracts with cities end, according to emails obtained by Chicago’s South Side Weekly and WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/shotspotter-keeps-listening-contracts-expire/ #press

couts, 1 month ago to random

I wrote about doxing, OSINT, and "ethics in Trump criminal trial" journalism, and how totally ridiculous this whole "let's report every single detail that comes out about a juror/potential juror" thing is: https://www.wired.com/story/the-trump-jury-has-a-doxing-problem/

couts, 1 month ago to random

This week, the US Congress is debating reauthorization of a major surveillance power known as Section 702. There will be a lot of developments over the next ~48 hours, so @dell is keeping the updates rolling here: https://www.wired.com/live/section-702-reauthorization-congress-2024/

couts, 1 month ago to random

NEW: The TikTok whistleblower—whose claims appear to have influenced anti-TikTok lawmakers—filed multiple lawsuits that make dubious claims, including that the FBI and CIA colluded to get him fired. He worked at TikTok for 6 months. Louise Matsakis reports: https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-whistleblower-got-dcs-attention-do-his-claims-add-up/

couts, 1 month ago to random

NEW: @agreenberg and @mattburgess dive into the details surrounding "Jia Tan," the persona used to carry out the XZ Utils attack. Experts say it's most likely the work of a nation-state actor working from an Easter European time zone: https://www.wired.com/story/jia-tan-xz-backdoor/

couts, 1 month ago to random

Got overwhelmed with the number of social platforms/pings/conversations/etc so took a break from here, but now I'm missing it and going to be more active again! I hope!

couts, 5 months ago to random

NEW: The people who hacked McDonald's notoriously broken ice cream machines say they've found a "smoking gun" email that proves a coordinated effort to shut them down. @agreenberg has the scoop: https://www.wired.com/story/kytch-taylor-mcdonalds-ice-cream-machine-smoking-gun/

couts, 6 months ago to random

NEW: A WIRED analysis of leaked police documents verifies that a secretive government program is allowing federal, state, and local law enforcement to access phone records of Americans who are not suspected of a crime. @dell and Dhruv Mehrotra with the scoop: https://www.wired.com/story/hemisphere-das-white-house-surveillance-trillions-us-call-records/

couts, 6 months ago to random

BREAKING: All of OpenAI—including cofounder and board member Ilya Sutskever—threaten to quit and join Sam Altman and Greg Brockman's new Microsoft subsidiary. https://www.wired.com/story/openai-staff-walk-protest-sam-altman/

couts, 6 months ago to random

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yellow lab and black and tan German shepherd play with a blue ball in a pile of leaves next to a tree. the lab is a rascal

couts, 6 months ago to random

NEW: The cost of running Signal is rising—to $50 million by 2025. The nonprofit that built and maintains the encrypted communications app, which has become an essential tool for many, will increasingly rely on user donations. @agreenberg has the details: https://www.wired.com/story/signal-operating-costs/

couts, 6 months ago to random

NEW: A spy agency in Bangladeshi has a leaky database that’s exposing vast swaths of people’s personal information. The data was discovered by a hacker while we reported this out, and the database is still unsecured. @mattburgess has the scoop: https://www.wired.com/story/ntmc-bangladesh-database-leak/

couts, 6 months ago to random

NEW: In this deep-dive report, @agreenberg reveals the story behind the three teenage hackers who unleashed the Mirai botnet that took down a huge swath of the internet. We've temporarily suspended our paywall for this story so everyone has a chance to read: https://www.wired.com/story/mirai-untold-story-three-young-hackers-web-killing-monster/

couts, 6 months ago to random

NEW: Israel has said it’s prepared to disrupt internet service in Gaza, signaling a new age of warfare. In the past two weeks, the Palestinian territory has already suffered three communications shutdowns. @lhn and @mattburgess report https://www.wired.com/story/israel-gaza-internet-blackouts-weapon/

couts, 6 months ago to random

Say hi to the Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023, which would overhaul police and FBI spying, particularly Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. @dell reports https://www.wired.com/story/government-surveillance-reform-act-2023/

couts, 7 months ago to random

NEW: For weeks, Gaza's internet has been heavily disrupted by bombings, making it extremely difficult for people on the ground to get crucial information and communicate with loved ones. Tonight, the last internet connection went down. @mattburgess reports: https://www.wired.com/story/gaza-internet-blackout-israel/

couts, 7 months ago to random

NEW: Elon Musk mocked Ukraine's request for aid, which Russian trolls used for a coordinated propaganda campaign because of course they did. @mattburgess reports: https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-mocked-ukraine-russian-trolls-went-wild/

couts, 7 months ago to random

NEW: AI-generated child abuse images are flooding dark web forums, much of it based on photos of real children being abused. Many images are so realistic, researchers are starting to have trouble knowing what’s created with a computer. @mattburgess reports: https://www.wired.com/story/generative-ai-images-child-sexual-abuse/

couts, 7 months ago to random

NEW: NSA employees for years have been busted using the US’s most powerful surveillance tool to stalk women and spy on others. New reports of abuse and chaos in the House may mean Section 702 of FISA ends in its current form in 2 months. @dell reports: https://www.wired.com/story/section-702-nsa-abuses-reauthorization/

couts, 7 months ago to random

NEW: A team of hackers has done the seemingly impossible—they cracked an encrypted IronKey USB drive. One of these drives is believed to hold 7,002 bitcoins worth $235 million. Now, they just have to get the key’s owner to let them try to guess his lost password. @agreenberg has the scoop: https://www.wired.com/story/unciphered-ironkey-password-cracking-bitcoin/

couts, 7 months ago to random

NEW: The same day FTX declared bankruptcy, someone began stealing hundreds of millions of dollars in crypto from its coffers. @agreenberg got the inside scoop on the wild scramble to keep the hackers from stealing another $1B. At one point, this involved putting nearly $500 million on a USB cold wallet owned by an outside adviser who got so freaked out about the fortune he was holding, he called 911. : https://www.wired.com/story/ftx-1-billion-crypto-heist/

couts, 8 months ago to random

NEW: ShotSpotter maker SoundThinking is buying pieces of Geolitica, the company that created PredPol, the infamous predictive policing tool. Geolitica is also shutting down at the end of this year. @dmehro and @dell have the scoop https://www.wired.com/story/soundthinking-geolitica-acquisition-predictive-policing/ Tip @Techmeme

couts, 8 months ago to random

NEW: A medical ethics group has called on the SEC to investigate Elon Musk over his claims about the deaths of monkeys Neuralink did its tests on. A WIRED investigation details how those deaths really occurred: https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-pcrm-neuralink-monkey-deaths/

couts, 8 months ago to random

NEW: Chinese spies are using USB drives distributed in African nations to spread malware around the world, @agreenberg reports https://www.wired.com/story/china-usb-sogu-malware/