We now know that the FBI was able to bypass the anonymity software Tor with information they obtained from a subpoena to Tor-focused security researchers ...
Turns out someone changed an Apple ID that might have allowed the phone to back up data to iCloud—which would have given the government a chance to seize ...
“Despite its efforts, Apple nonetheless retains the technical ability to comply with the Order, and so should be required to obey it," the Justice Department ...
The FBI and LAPD have launched an investigation into an attack on Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center that has rendered the facility's computer network ...
Forcing US companies to install backdoors and hand over encryption keys to the government would not solve the problem of terrorist suspects' products that ...
On Thursday, the EU parliament voted by a narrow margin to protect Snowden from extradition if he were to reside in Europe, a step toward allowing the ...
A group of Berlin-based anti-surveillance activists have launched Intelexit, a campaign to encourage employees of the NSA and British spy agency GCHQ to ...
Two stories published almost a decade ago by WIRED and Salon provide in-depth details about the secret rooms at AT&T facilities that the NSA used to siphon ...
If you value privacy and have worries about an expanding drone surveillance program, drones being shared by agencies and the lack of transparency are concerning, ...
According to researchers, millions of machines contain basic BIOS vulnerabilities that let anyone with moderately sophisticated hacking skills compromise and control...
In TouchTone, you play an NSA analyst, alternatively solving simple geometric puzzles and scanning peoples’ emails for national security threats. But it’s the...
During Monday's Reddit AMA session, Edward Snowden said the NSA and the British spy agency GCHQ had “screwed all of us” when it hacked into the Dutch firm Gemalto...
Researchers say the newly uncovered worm may have served as a kind of test run for Stuxnet, allowing the attackers to map a way to targeted machines in Iran that...
A newly published document leaked by Edward Snowden indicates that the NSA feared that Iran may be studying US cyberattacks. Iran, the document states, “has demonstrated...
We explored the question of why we still use black boxes and what alternatives there are in this piece from 2011, which remains relevant in light of AirAsia Flight...
Skeptics criticized the evidence saying it was inconclusive and failed to make the FBI’s case. The agency, however, maintains that it has other evidence it can’t...
New documents leaked by Edward Snowden discuss operations by the NSA inside China, Germany and South Korea to help physically subvert and compromise foreign networks and devices, according to a report.
Looking for something awesome to read this weekend? Here are our picks for the best (WIRED and non-WIRED) reads around the Web:
Should You Buy a New iPhone?
http://wrd.cm/1ukSNrv
Water's Edge: The Crisis of Rising Sea Levels
http://wrd.cm/1uPGaGy
Scotland Saves the Union Jack, a True Design...
