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Poker Cheaters Allegedly Use Tiny Hidden Cameras to Spot Dealt Cards
Some Vegas casinos, per multiple sources, have begun banning phones from being set down at felt level on…
AI-Powered Robots Can Be Tricked Into Acts of Violence
In the year or so since large language models hit the big time, researchers have demonstrated numerous ways…
If You’re Going to Make Something, Here’s How to Make It Robust
Christopher Tidy was 10 years old the first time he took apart an engine. The carburetor—the block of…
Andrew Tate’s ‘Educational Platform’ Was Hacked
A joint investigation by WIRED, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), and Netzpolitik.org uncovered that US companies legally collecting digital ad…
Russian Spies Jumped From One Network to Another Via Wi-Fi in an Unprecedented Hack
Only after the next intrusion, when Volexity managed to get more complete logs of the hackers’ traffic, did…
Bitfinex Hacker Gets 5 Years for $10 Billion Bitcoin Heist
In perhaps the most adorable hacker story of the year, a trio of technologists in India found an…
Inside the Massive Crime Industry That’s Hacking Billion-Dollar Companies
On October 20, a hacker who calls themselves Dark X said they logged in to a server and…
Florida Man Accused of Hacking Disney World Menus, Changing Font to Wingdings
With just days to go until the 2024 presidential election in the United States, WIRED reported on documents…
Zero-Click Flaw Exposes Potentially Millions of Popular Storage Devices to Attack
The researchers also said the photo application, which helps users organize photos, provided easy access whether customers connect…
The Untold Story of Trump’s Failed Attempt to Overthrow Venezuela’s President
On September 26, 2018, Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro approached the lectern at the United Nations General Assembly in…