The Future of Tech Is Here. Congress Isn't Ready for It
In a conversation with WIRED, former representative Will Hurd talked AI, the metaverse, China, and how ill-prepared legislators are to grapple with any of it. Source: Wired
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Hackers Are Exploiting a Flaw Microsoft Fixed 9 Years Ago
Unless you go out of your way to install the patch, your system could be exposed. Source: Wired
Continue ReadingThe Worst Hacks of 2021
It was a year of ransomware, surveillance, data breaches, and yes, more ransomware. Source: Wired
Continue ReadingBuckle Up for More Log4j Madness
Plus: An alleged spy, a ransomware arrest, and more of the week’s top security news. Source: Wired
Continue ReadingMeta Ousts 7 Surveillance-for-Hire Operations From Its Platforms
While NSO Group gets most of the attention, the takedowns underscore how insidious the industry has become. Source: Wired
Continue ReadingGoogle Warns That NSO Hacking Is On Par With Elite Spy Groups
ForcedEntry is “one of the most technically sophisticated exploits” Project Zero security researchers have ever seen. Source: Wired
Continue ReadingThe Log4J Vulnerability Will Haunt the Internet for Years
Hundreds of millions of devices are likely affected. Source: Wired
Continue ReadingA Log4J Vulnerability Has Set the Internet 'On Fire'
The flaw in the logging framework has security teams scrambling to put in a fix. Source: Wired
Continue ReadingA Year After SolarWinds, Supply Chain Threats Still Loom
The Russia-led campaign was a wake-up call to the industry, but there’s no one solution to the threat. Source: Wired
Continue ReadingNSO Group Spyware Hits at Least 9 US State Department Phones
The incident lays bare how hollow the surveillance company’s reassurances about the limits of its hacking tools have always been. Source: Wired
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