Channel Descriptionhttps://www.wired.com© Condé Nast 2025en-USTue, 04 Nov 2025 23:59:55 +0000https://www.wired.com/story/fbi-warns-of-criminals-posing-as-ice-urges-agents-to-id-themselves/6904b7a28cfd02ec81b59670Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:30:23 +0000In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.SecuritySecurity / National SecuritySecurity / Security NewsSecurity / Privacyimmigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, FBI, Crime, Police, privacy, Freedom of Information ActDell Cameron, Caroline HaskinsCondé NastIdentity Crisishttps://www.wired.com/story/an-anarchists-conviction-offers-a-grim-foreshadowing-of-trumps-war-on-the-left/68dee6b73f8d95fc344e45c1Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:30:00 +0000As the Trump administration ramps up its targeting of left-leaning people and groups, the prosecution and harsh sentencing of Casey Goonan may provide a glimpse of things to come.SecuritySecurity / National SecurityPolitics / PolicyPolitics / ExtremismCrime, terrorism, department of justice, Donald Trump, politics, extremismAli WinstonCondé NastShifting Prioritieshttps://www.wired.com/story/hack-exposes-kansas-city-kansas-polices-secret-misconduct-list/68ffc5d01e90dfd610a2da20Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000A major breach of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department reveals, for the first time, a list of alleged officer misconduct including dishonesty, sexual harassment, excessive force, and false arrest.SecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and HacksSecurity / Security NewsCrime, Police, hacks, ransomware, cybersecurity, security, FBIDhruv Mehrotra, Peggy LoweCondé NastBad Appleshttps://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-how-to-hack-a-poker-game/6901645683c4ffb306eab380Fri, 31 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000This week on Uncanny Valley, we break down how one of the most common card shufflers could be altered to cheat, and why that matters—even for those who don’t frequent the poker table.SecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and HacksUncanny Valley Podcast, podcasts, hacks, hacking, Crime, poker, Sports, NBA, gamblingLauren Goode, Michael Calore, Andy GreenbergCondé NastUncanny Valleyhttps://www.wired.com/story/ice-is-building-a-24-7-shadow-transportation-network-across-texas/690268b59f45e40ae292076cThu, 30 Oct 2025 16:48:24 +0000A new ICE proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.SecuritySecurity / National SecuritySecurity / Security NewsPolitics / Policyimmigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, texas, logisticsDell CameronCondé Nast Enforcement, LLChttps://www.wired.com/story/nasas-quiet-supersonic-jet-takes-flight/689c61c8cb2b403352b1f33dThu, 30 Oct 2025 14:20:59 +0000The X-59 successfully completed its inaugural flight—a step toward developing quieter supersonic jets that could one day fly customers more than twice as fast as commercial airliners.ScienceSecurityscience, security, NASA, Defense, PlanesJay BennettCondé NastShhh!https://www.wired.com/story/best-password-managers/5ce3031cfd8c3451c5008275Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000Keep your logins locked down with our favorite password management apps for PC, Mac, Android, iPhone, and web browsers.GearSecurityGear / Buying GuidesSecurity / Security Advicebuying guides, Shopping, Passwords, vulnerabilities, security, software, encryptionScott Gilbertson, Jacob RoachCondé NastBuying Guidehttps://www.wired.com/story/the-microsoft-azure-outage-shows-the-harsh-reality-of-cloud-failures/690254959f45e40ae292076bWed, 29 Oct 2025 20:20:07 +0000The second major cloud outage in less than two weeks, Azure’s downtime highlights the “brittleness” of a digital ecosystem that depends on a few companies never making mistakes.SecuritySecurity / Security NewsMicrosoft, Cloud Computing, Enterprise, Amazon, Infrastructure, platformsLily Hay NewmanCondé NastDown Detectedhttps://www.wired.com/story/peter-williams-trenchant-trade-secrets-theft-russian-firm/69021c4a65b611a9f97823f4Wed, 29 Oct 2025 17:13:16 +0000Peter Williams, a former executive of Trenchant, L3Harris’ cyber division, has pleaded guilty to two counts of stealing trade secrets and selling them to an unnamed Russian software broker.SecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and HacksSecurity / National SecuritySecurity / Security NewsCrime, Russia, national security, vulnerabilities, hacking, security, cybersecurityKim ZetterCondé NastBad Dealhttps://www.wired.com/story/cbp-searched-a-record-number-of-phones-at-the-us-border-over-the-past-year/6900c4d6cc2301baa4889bceTue, 28 Oct 2025 15:26:29 +0000The total number of US Customs and Border Protection device searches jumped by 17 percent over the 2024 fiscal year, but more invasive forensic searches remain relatively rare.SecuritySecurity / National SecuritySecurity / PrivacySecurity / Security NewsPolitics / Policyimmigration, Policy, privacy, surveillance, phones, TravelMatt Burgess, Dell CameronCondé NastTrending Topicshttps://www.wired.com/story/this-is-the-nuclear-powered-ship-deployed-in-trumps-war-on-drug-boats/68ffdf052a0cc1a8eeca12e8Tue, 28 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000The USS Gerald R. Ford is a $13 billion aircraft carrier sailing to the Caribbean with nuclear propulsion, an electromagnetic plane launcher, and 90 aircraft onboard.SecuritySecurity / National SecuritySecurity / Security NewsPolitics / Politics NewsDonald Trump, Military, military tech, drug war, drugs, warFernanda GonzálezCondé NastShow of Forcehttps://www.wired.com/story/hundreds-of-people-with-top-secret-clearance-exposed-by-house-democrats-website/68fb8ff460df113db783347cMon, 27 Oct 2025 10:30:00 +0000A database containing information on people who applied for jobs with Democrats in the US House of Representatives was left accessible on the open web.SecuritySecurity / National SecuritySecurity / PrivacySecurity / Security NewsPolitics / Politics Newsprivacy, congress, politics, data privacy, data breaches, cybersecurity, national securityLily Hay Newman, Matt BurgessCondé NastHouse Oversighthttps://www.wired.com/story/chatbots-are-pushing-sanctioned-russian-propaganda/68f9f57670ec62bc3fae462fMon, 27 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceSecurity / Security NewsRussia, Ukraine, Google, OpenAI, ChatGPT, xAI, artificial intelligence, propagandaMatt Burgess, Natasha BernalCondé NastUkraine Warhttps://www.wired.com/story/amazon-explains-how-its-aws-outage-took-down-the-web/68fbb2b44a23c33f07ae3287Sat, 25 Oct 2025 10:30:00 +0000Plus: The Jaguar Land Rover hack sets an expensive new record, OpenAI’s new Atlas browser raises security fears, Starlink cuts off scam compounds, and more.SecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and HacksSecurity / PrivacySecurity / Security Newssecurity roundup, security, cybersecurity, Amazon, OpenAI, ChatGPT, artificial intelligence, privacy, data breach, hackingMatt Burgess, Lily Hay NewmanCondé NastSecurity Rounduphttps://www.wired.com/story/dhs-wants-a-fleet-of-ai-powered-surveillance-trucks/68fbd4b11c5a6c9b492ed23eFri, 24 Oct 2025 22:59:51 +0000US border patrol is asking companies to submit plans to turn standard 4x4 trucks into AI-powered watchtowers—combining radar, cameras, and autonomous tracking to extend surveillance on demand.SecuritySecurity / National SecuritySecurity / Security NewsDepartment of Homeland Security, immigration, privacy, surveillance, national securityDell CameronCondé NastVision Questhttps://www.wired.com/story/how-hacked-card-shufflers-allegedly-enabled-a-mob-fueled-poker-scam-that-rocked-the-nba/68fa87d358ddf62ce047a4f3Thu, 23 Oct 2025 23:51:38 +0000WIRED recently demonstrated how to cheat at poker by hacking the Deckmate 2 card shufflers used in casinos. The mob was allegedly using the same trick to fleece victims for millions.SecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and HacksSecurity / Security NewsCrime, hacks, security, cybersecurity, laws, gambling, hacking, scams, pokerAndy GreenbergCondé NastWhen to Fold 'Emhttps://www.wired.com/story/universe-browser-malware-gambling-networks/67a5e2dca4e6ca167b11e1a8Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:30:00 +0000The Universe Browser is believed to have been downloaded millions of times. But researchers say it behaves like malware and has links to Asia’s booming cybercrime and illegal gambling networks.SecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and HacksSecurity / PrivacySecurity / Security Newscybersecurity, security, China, hacking, Crime, malware, scams, gamblingMatt BurgessCondé NastSneak Attackhttps://www.wired.com/story/no-ice-probably-didnt-buy-guided-missile-warheads/68f7f4576cddf439e692fd8cWed, 22 Oct 2025 20:31:57 +0000A federal contracting database lists an ICE payment for $61,218 with the payment code for “guided missile warheads and explosive components.” But it appears ICE simply entered the wrong code.SecuritySecurity / National SecuritySecurity / Security NewsPolitics / PolicyImmigration and Customs Enforcement, immigration, weapons, Missiles, national securityCaroline HaskinsCondé NastDefusedhttps://www.wired.com/story/aws-cloud-outage-long-tail/68f7874fcfabbdb3da9ea3e4Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:31:33 +0000Experts say outages like the one that Amazon experienced this week are almost inevitable given the complexity and scale of cloud technology—but the duration serves as a warning.SecuritySecurity / Security NewsAmazon, AWS, DNS, Cloud Computing, Infrastructure, InternetLily Hay NewmanCondé NastFallouthttps://www.wired.com/story/louvre-jewelry-theft-what-to-know/68f668c42cd3353b7b1becf5Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:18:18 +0000In just seven minutes, the thieves took off with crown jewels containing with thousands of diamonds along with other precious gems.SecuritySecurity / Security Newsart, france, Crime, museumsPaolo ArmelliCondé NastMon Dieu