US law enforcement agents obtained authorization to use a controversial surveillance device capable of intercepting cell phone signals to find and arrest a 21-year-old college student who helped produce journalist Don Lemon’s coverage of an anti-ICE protest, court filings show.… Read More "Feds Got Warrants to Use Fake Cell Towers to Hunt Down Don Lemon’s Producer"
How to Use AI With Your Privacy Intact
The result of that nascent competition to create less surveillance-prone AI is a growing crowd of tools, often ones that offer confusing assurances for users as they seek to adopt an increasingly unavoidable technology without losing control of their secrets.… Read More "How to Use AI With Your Privacy Intact"
Shaq Got Hacked. Now He’s Pitching for a VPN
At a promotional event in Times Square on Wednesday for the security company NordVPN, brand ambassador Shaquille O’Neal said he is eager to raise awareness among regular people about the importance of digital security and personal privacy. “I have a… Read More "Shaq Got Hacked. Now He’s Pitching for a VPN"
6 Best VPN Services (2026), Tested and Reviewed
Top VPNs Compared Other VPNs We’ve Tested Surfshark: I’ve used Surfshark personally for a few years, and I’d still be using it if Proton didn’t impress me so much. Surfshark is dead simple to use. It pops up and connects… Read More "6 Best VPN Services (2026), Tested and Reviewed"
Flock Once Touted Its Cameras as ‘Made in the USA.’ Now It’s Not So Clear
In July, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Flock for allegedly failing to promptly report a June incident in which an employee was hospitalized for a leg amputation, according to records from the workplace regulator. The records indicate… Read More "Flock Once Touted Its Cameras as ‘Made in the USA.’ Now It’s Not So Clear"
Muse Creates Detailed Profiles of All Your Friends and Family
Welcome to Kernel Panic!, a weekly newsletter by Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess from inside the new world of privacy and digital security. To receive this newsletter in your inbox each week, sign up here. Meta’s new personal assistant,… Read More "Muse Creates Detailed Profiles of All Your Friends and Family"
Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works
Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with journalists, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements of both vehicles… Read More "Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works"
Sexually Explicit Deepfake Sites Target 100-Plus Politicians in Europe
Almost 150 politicians across Europe have been included on harmful deepfake pornography websites over the last few years, according to new research seen by WIRED. Some of the politicians, who are overwhelmingly women, have had their likeness included in explicit… Read More "Sexually Explicit Deepfake Sites Target 100-Plus Politicians in Europe"
New York Seizes a Dozen Celebrity Deepfake Websites
For the best part of a decade, abusive deepfake “pornography” websites have published thousands of nonconsensual videos depicting women, including high-profile celebrities, politicians, and public figures, into sexual situations. Now, in what is likely the largest takedown of explicit deepfake… Read More "New York Seizes a Dozen Celebrity Deepfake Websites"
Navigating Legal and Compliance Challenges in Cybersecurity
The size of the organization grows and expands operations into technology, which means it faces many legal and compliance challenges. Some of the significant topics include: Compliance with Laws and Regulations, Major Legal Systems, Criminal, Civil, and Administrative Law, Liability,… Read More "Navigating Legal and Compliance Challenges in Cybersecurity"