Wired

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 11:00:00 +0000

So-called Attention commands date back to the 80s, but they can enable some very modern-day smartphone hacks.

Credit to Author: Emily Dreyfuss| Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 14:40:21 +0000

In security news this week, Apple and Facebook beef, Reality Winner gets sentenced, facial recognition at the airport, and more.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 11:00:00 +0000

Your phone number was never meant to be your identity. Now that it effectively is, we’re all at risk.

Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2018 20:51:46 +0000

For years, Iran has run its own secret infowar—running a remarkably similar playbook as Russia.

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2018 18:55:12 +0000

The social network erroneously turned extra security protections off—after I had *strengthened* my privacy settings.

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2018 18:48:45 +0000

The Democratic National Committee now says a fraudulent voter data website it found was evidence of an unauthorized test organized by Michigan Democrats.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2018 16:15:23 +0000

Researchers have demonstrated that they can discern individual letters on a display based only on the ultrasonic whine it emits.

Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2018 19:02:57 +0000

Microsoft, Facebook, and others are ramping up efforts to thwart attacks on elections—making the US government look woefully underprepared in the process.