Security, Spoken

We're bringing an extra episode from our show What's New. Agriculture is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions, so the US is getting serious about reform. But some scientists say current efforts are misguided. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're bringing an extra episode from our show Business, Spoken. Artificial intelligence may streamline a form of business communication that’s already super fake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In seemingly the first case of its kind, the US Justice Department has charged a Chinese national with using a drone to photograph a Virginia shipyard where the US Navy was assembling nuclear submarines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Twitter cofounder Ev Williams is backing a new social network called Maven, which trades likes and follows for algorithms designed to foster serendipity and deep discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're bringing an extra episode from our show Science, Spoken. Once considered a disease of the affluent, hypertension now affects a third of all adults. The WHO wants nations to get organized to combat it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Police are using subtle psychological operations against ransomware gangs to sow distrust in their ranks—and trick them into emerging from the shadows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The strange journey of Lin Rui-siang, the 23-year-old accused of running the Incognito black market, extorting his own site's users—and then refashioning himself as a legit crypto crime expert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thousands of fingerprints and facial images linked to police in India have been exposed online. Researchers say it’s a warning of what will happen as the collection of biometric data increases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ultra-wideband radio has been heralded as the solution for “relay attacks” that are used to steal cars in seconds. But researchers found Teslas equipped with it are as vulnerable as ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A WIRED investigation found thousands of Eventbrite posts selling escort services and drugs like Xanax and oxycodone—some of which the company’s algorithm recommended alongside addiction recovery events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two judges in London have ruled WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the US on freedom of speech grounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A seemingly coordinated campaign playing out across X, Telegram, and state-run media blames Ukraine for the attempted assassination of Robert Fico—something for which there is no evidence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“Yahoo Boy” cybercriminals are openly running dozens of scams across Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, TikTok, YouTube, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google is introducing new AI-powered safety tools in Android 15 that can lock down your phone if thieves nab it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A coalition of digital rights groups is demanding the US declassify records that would clarify just how expansive a major surveillance program really is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NYC mayor Eric Adams wants to test Evolv’s gun-detection tech in subway stations—despite the company saying it’s not designed for that environment. Emails obtained by WIRED show how the company still found an in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Kremlin-aligned network called Doppelganger has used faked versions of real news sites to push both pro-Palestine and pro-Israel disinformation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Outabox, an Australian firm that scanned faces for bars and clubs, suffered a breach that shows the problems with giving companies your biometric data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An internal email from FBI deputy director Paul Abbate, obtained by WIRED, tells employees to search for “US persons” in a controversial spy program’s database that investigators have repeatedly misused. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Law enforcement officials from the US, UK, and Australia say they’ve identified and sanctioned the person behind LockBitSupp, the administrator at the heart of LockBit’s $120 million hacking rampage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The iPhone maker has detected spyware attacks against people in more than 150 countries. Knowing if your device is infected can be tricky—but there are a few steps you can take to protect yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, MIT, and IBM, have released a new AI detection model—and the 200-million-transaction dataset it's trained on—that aims to spot the “shape” of Bitcoin money laundering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thousands of planes and ships are facing GPS jamming and spoofing. Experts warn these attacks could potentially impact critical infrastructure, communication networks, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Indeed and LinkedIn are incorporating more generative AI to improve the recruiting and job-hunting processes. Some recruiters are still unconvinced. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The world's most-visited deepfake website and another large competing site are stopping people in the UK from accessing them, days after the UK government announced a crackdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices