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Google Just Denied Cops a Key Surveillance Tool
A hacker group calling itself Solntsepek, previously linked to the infamous Russian military hacking unit Sandworm, took credit this week…
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ChatGPT Spit Out Sensitive Data When Told to Repeat ‘Poem’ Forever
OpenAI didn’t immediately respond to WIRED’s request for comment on the researchers’ findings. When we tried the “repeat ‘poem’ forever”…
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The Startup That Transformed the Hack-for-Hire Industry
If you’re looking for a long read to while away your weekend, we’ve got you covered. First up, WIRED senior…
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The 23andMe User Data Leak May Be Far Worse Than Believed
With the Israel-Hamas war intensifying by the day, many people are desperate for accurate information about the conflict. Getting it…
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Security News This Week: US Energy Firm Targeted With Malicious QR Codes in Mass Phishing Attack
At the Defcon security conference in Las Vegas last weekend, thousands of hackers competed in a red-team challenge to find…
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Security News This Week: The Cloud Company at the Center of a Global Hacking Spree
Between a cascade of indictments against former US president Donald Trump, a tumultuous 2024 election season (in which Trump is…
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‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’ Players Hit With Worm Malware
According to TechCrunch it is unclear why the malware is spreading or what exactly the impact is on gamers. Valve,…
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India Shut Down Mobile Internet in Punjab Amid Manhunt for Amritpal Singh
A US House of Representatives hearing this week about the social media app TikTok did little to clarify lawmaker’s specific…
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