At the DefCon security conference, hacker Sick Codes demonstrated a new jailbreak for John Deere tractors that can give him root access through the machines’ touchscreen consoles. The exploit targets ...

For nearly a decade, the Pentagon and lawmakers were warned that commercially available location data could expose the movements of US troops, including elite units and personnel near sensitive sites....

For nearly a decade, the Pentagon and lawmakers were warned that commercially available location data could expose the movements of US troops, including elite units and personnel near sensitive sites....

For nearly a decade, the Pentagon and lawmakers were warned that commercially available location data could expose the movements of US troops, including elite units and personnel near sensitive sites....

Amazon says it has made a major breakthrough in data center networking by deploying a new system based on “resilient network graphs” (RNG), a quasi-random design that blends structured and random netw...

A WIRED investigation found that just 11 new gas projects tied to U.S. data center campuses could emit more greenhouse gases annually than some entire countries. Based on air permit documents, these p...

WIRED reports that a dark-money campaign called Build American AI is paying social media influencers to promote pro-U.S. artificial intelligence messaging and increasingly cast China’s AI progress as ...

A recent WIRED investigation has unveiled a series of cybersecurity incidents, beginning with the unauthorized release of the source code for Anthropic's Claude Code, which hackers have exploited by e...

Six Democratic lawmakers are urging the Director of National Intelligence to clarify whether Americans using commercial VPNs risk being classified as foreigners under surveillance law, potentially los...

In 1991, Phil Zimmermann introduced Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), a groundbreaking encryption program that enabled ordinary users to send private emails using strong encryption. Concerned about potential...

A sophisticated iPhone hacking toolkit known as "Coruna" has emerged, previously used by Russian spies against Ukrainians and now in the hands of cybercriminals targeting Chinese-speaking cryptocurren...

In 2019, technology consultant Mike Yeagley raised alarms about a significant national security risk posed by mobile apps like Grindr, which leaked sensitive geolocation data from its millions of user...

Meta and other tech companies are imposing restrictions on the use of OpenClaw, an experimental AI tool, due to security concerns. OpenClaw, originally known as MoltBot, was launched by Peter Steinber...

Meta and other tech companies are imposing restrictions on the use of OpenClaw, an experimental AI tool, due to security concerns. OpenClaw, originally known as MoltBot, was launched by Peter Steinber...

In recent months, a surge of unexplained bot traffic has been reported across various websites, predominantly from Lanzhou, China, and Singapore. Alejandro Quintero, a Bogotá-based data analyst with a...

In recent months, a surge of unexplained bot traffic has been reported across various websites, predominantly from Lanzhou, China, and Singapore. Alejandro Quintero, a Bogotá-based data analyst with a...

A sudden surge of bot traffic from China, particularly the city of Lanzhou, has been affecting various websites globally, including those dedicated to paranormal topics and lifestyle blogs. In October...

A recent paper published in *Science* warns of a new era of AI-powered disinformation campaigns that could threaten democracy. The study suggests that rather than the traditional troll farms like the ...

A recent paper published in *Science* warns of a new era of AI-powered disinformation campaigns that could threaten democracy. The study suggests that rather than the traditional troll farms like the ...

Palantir Technologies faced internal scrutiny following the police shooting of Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti, prompting employees to question the company's collaboration with Immigration and Customs E...

Palantir Technologies faced internal scrutiny following the police shooting of Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti, prompting employees to question the company's collaboration with Immigration and Customs E...

Over the past year, major AI companies including OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic shifted from opposing military applications of their technologies to actively partnering with the U.S. military. OpenAI lif...

The rise of generative AI agents, such as those from OpenAI and Google, marks a shift towards more personalized and autonomous systems that can perform complex tasks but require extensive access to pe...

US lawmakers have removed key provisions from the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act that would have granted military personnel the right to repair their own equipment. This decision, influenced ...