More than half of the world’s governments have access to commercial spyware that can break into computers and phones to steal sensitive information, according to…
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It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App
Planning a big night out at Madison Square Garden? Have fun—but don’t say we didn’t warn you. A WIRED investigation this week revealed new details…
Hackers are abusing unpatched Windows security flaws to hack into organizations |
Hackers have broken into at least one organization using Windows vulnerabilities published online by a disgruntled security researcher over the last two weeks, according to…
De-fi platform Drift suspends deposits and withdrawals after millions in crypto stolen in hack |
In Brief Posted: 3:58 PM PDT · April 1, 2026 Decentralized finance company Drift says it has suspended withdrawals and deposits after confirming a security…
FBI seizes pro-Iranian hacking group's websites after destructive Stryker hack |
The FBI seized and took down two websites linked to the pro-Iranian hacktivist group Handala, which last week claimed responsibility for a destructive cyberattack against…
FBI investigating hack on its wiretap and surveillance systems: Report |
In Brief Posted: 1:33 PM PST · March 5, 2026 Hackers have reportedly broken into the networks of the FBI. On Thursday, citing an anonymous…
Intellexa's Predator spyware used to hack iPhone of journalist in Angola, research says |
A government customer of sanctioned spyware maker Intellexa hacked the phone of a prominent journalist in Angola, according to Amnesty International, the latest case of…
'Landfall' spyware abused zero-day to hack Samsung Galaxy phones |
Security researchers have discovered an Android spyware that targeted Samsung Galaxy phones during a nearly year-long hacking campaign. Researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42…
Samsung patches zero-day security flaw used to hack into its customers' phones |
9:20 AM PDT · September 16, 2025 Samsung says it has fixed a zero-day security vulnerability that is being used to hack into its customers’…
Venezuela's president thinks American spies can't hack Huawei phones |
During a press conference on Monday, Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, showed off a Huawei smartphone that China’s President Xi Jinping gifted him, calling it “the…