Channel Descriptionhttps://www.wired.com© Condé Nast 2026en-USSun, 12 Apr 2026 06:54:34 +0000https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-your-push-notifications-arent-safe-from-the-fbi/69d93f27642e9910cead59ddSat, 11 Apr 2026 10:30:00 +0000Plus: Iran’s internet blackout hits the 1,000-hour mark, cryptocurrency scams result in a record amount of money stolen from Americans, and more.SecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and HacksSecurity / National SecuritySecurity / PrivacySecurity / Security Newssecurity roundup, cybersecurity, hacking, security, Iran, cryptocurrency, Crime, scams, Anthropic, artificial intelligence, Gmail, FBIMatt Burgess, Maddy Varner, Lily Hay Newman, Dell CameronCondé NastSecurity Rounduphttps://www.wired.com/story/how-the-internet-broke-everyones-bullshit-detectors/69d8f8b7d65b3dba71484374Sat, 11 Apr 2026 09:30:00 +0000From AI-generated images to restricted satellite data, the systems used to verify what’s real online are struggling to keep up.SecuritySecurity / Security AdvicePolitics / Disinformationpropaganda, artificial intelligence, open source, satellite images, Iran, war, politicsGia ChaudryCondé NastSmell Testshttps://www.wired.com/story/anthropics-mythos-will-force-a-cybersecurity-reckoning-just-not-the-one-you-think/69d7d8b2591ef67c6abd904aFri, 10 Apr 2026 18:08:37 +0000The new AI model is being heralded—and feared—as a hacker’s superweapon. Experts say its arrival is a wake-up call for developers who have long made security an afterthought.SecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and HacksSecurity / National SecuritySecurity / PrivacySecurity / Security NewsAnthropic, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, vulnerabilities, hacking, security, privacyLily Hay NewmanCondé NastDoom and Gloomhttps://www.wired.com/story/political-campaign-security-spending/69d3d4f4d114591ebc82e584Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000Political candidates are purchasing more home alarms, bulletproof vests, and other protections amid rising fears of political violence.SecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and HacksSecurity / PrivacySecurity / Security NewsPolitics / Politics Newselections, politics, Policy, National Affairs, Crime, cybersecurity, securityMaddy VarnerCondé NastLife Goalshttps://www.wired.com/story/we-were-not-ready-for-this-lebanons-emergency-system-is-hanging-by-a-thread/69d66fdf539e5361b486f16bWed, 08 Apr 2026 18:43:39 +0000In Lebanon, nearly 1 in 5 people has been displaced by Israeli attacks, leaving the government to manage a modern crisis without modern digital infrastructure.SecurityIsrael, Middle East, war, identityCarla SertinCondé NastState of Warhttps://www.wired.com/story/men-are-buying-hacking-tools-to-use-against-their-wives-and-friends/69cfc150bd20ea771b00738eWed, 08 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000In Telegram groups, men are sharing thousands of nonconsensual images of women and girls, buying spyware, and engaging in doxing and sexual abuse.SecuritySecurity / Security NewsCrime, privacy, security, cybersecurity, hacking, surveillance, TelegramMatt BurgessCondé NastDark Cornershttps://www.wired.com/story/iran-linked-hackers-are-sabotaging-us-energy-and-water-infrastructure/69d553d3bc5f7b2dcb07cd74Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:13:51 +0000As Trump threatens Iranian infrastructure, the US government warns that Iran has carried out its own digital attacks against US critical infrastructure.SecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and HacksSecurity / National SecuritySecurity / Security Newscybersecurity, Iran, hacking, hacks, national security, critical infrastructure, war, cyberwar, Donald Trump, IsraelAndy GreenbergCondé NastTit-for-Tathttps://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-mythos-preview-project-glasswing/69d4131ee23953bcdf5ddb9aTue, 07 Apr 2026 18:49:50 +0000The AI lab's Project Glasswing will bring together Apple, Google, and more than 45 other organizations. They'll use the new Claude Mythos Preview model to test advancing AI cybersecurity capabilities.SecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and HacksSecurity / Security NewsBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceBusiness / Big Techcybersecurity, security, hacking, hacks, malware, vulnerabilities, Anthropic, Google, apple, Microsoft, Amazon, AWSLily Hay NewmanCondé NastAction Itemhttps://www.wired.com/story/us-border-patrol-challenge-coins-nonprofits/69ceda73820e33cd20e6d906Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:16:27 +0000Nonprofits run out of US Border Patrol stations are also selling other “operation”-themed coins that include a phrase popularized by the Proud Boys, potentially in violation of government rules.SecuritySecurity / National SecuritySecurity / Security NewsPolitics / PolicyCustoms and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, immigration, politics, law enforcementMaddy VarnerCondé NastCoin Tosshttps://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-hack-that-exposed-syrias-security-failures/69d0299db4952a3941314d23Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000When Syrian government accounts were hijacked in March, the breach looked chaotic. But it revealed something more troubling: a state struggling with the most basic layer of cybersecurity.SecuritySecurity / National SecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and HacksSecurity / Security Newscybersecurity, Russia, hacking, security, hacks, SyriaDanny MakkiCondé NastFacades https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-hackers-are-posting-the-claude-code-leak-with-bonus-malware/69d00b4d930f0c6762bef1b6Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:30:00 +0000Plus: The FBI says a recent hack of its wiretap tools poses a national security risk, attackers stole Cisco source code as part of an ongoing supply chain hacking spree, and more.SecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and HacksSecurity / National SecuritySecurity / PrivacySecurity / Security Newssecurity roundup, hacking, cybersecurity, security, malware, FBI, Cisco, artificial intelligence, apple, iosAndy Greenberg, Dell Cameron, Maddy Varner, Andrew CoutsCondé NastSecurity Rounduphttps://www.wired.com/story/meta-pauses-work-with-mercor-after-data-breach-puts-ai-industry-secrets-at-risk/69cd4760b07b1f7a1d596ed2Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:28:14 +0000Major AI labs are investigating a security incident that impacted Mercor, a leading data vendor. The incident could have exposed key data about how they train AI models.BusinessSecurityBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceBusiness / StartupsSecurity / Cyberattacks and HacksSecurity / Security Newsartificial intelligence, cybersecurity, hacking, security, vulnerabilities, malware, Startups, Meta, OpenAI, dataMaxwell Zeff, Zoë Schiffer, Lily Hay NewmanCondé NastSupply Chainshttps://www.wired.com/story/cbp-facility-codes-sure-seem-to-have-leaked-via-online-flashcards/69c6aefdfb87f4c0124585ccFri, 03 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000The Quizlet flashcards, which WIRED found through basic Google searches, seem to include sensitive information about gate security at Customs and Border Protection locations.SecuritySecurity / National SecurityCustoms and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, privacy, security, cybersecurity, immigrationSammy SussmanCondé NastOpen Sesamehttps://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-iran-targets-us-tech-polymarket-pop-up-trump-midterms/69cac87ef016b774280490afThu, 02 Apr 2026 21:04:22 +0000In this episode, we discuss Iran’s threats to target US tech firms, gear up for the midterm elections, and get a scene report from the Polymarket pop-up bar in DC.SecuritySecurity / Security NewsUncanny Valley Podcast, podcasts, Iran, Donald Trump, Silicon Valley, politics, elections, artificial intelligence, PolymarketBrian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, Leah Feiger, Makena Kelly, Kate KnibbsCondé NastUncanny Valleyhttps://www.wired.com/story/heres-what-can-happen-when-the-us-bombs-irans-nuclear-sites/69ce780c156741c71fc382ebThu, 02 Apr 2026 18:08:08 +0000As strikes continue on Iran’s nuclear facilities, the real danger isn’t the explosion, but what happens if critical safety systems fail—and how that risk could spread across the Gulf.SecuritySecurity / National SecuritySecurity / Security NewsScience / EnvironmentScience / HealthIran, nuclear, nuclear power, war, Military, weaponsJethu AbrahamCondé NastFallouthttps://www.wired.com/story/border-patrol-bortac-borstar-use-of-force-midway-blitz/69cba2926f6778687a897eecThu, 02 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000A WIRED analysis of DHS records identified dozens of specialized federal agents who used force against US civilians during the largest known deployment of its kind in US history.SecuritySecurity / National SecuritySecurity / Security NewsPolitics / Policyimmigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, Donald Trump, Police, Customs and Border ProtectionAli Winston, Maddy VarnerCondé NastUse of Forcehttps://www.wired.com/story/apple-will-push-out-rare-backported-patches-to-protect-ios-18-users-from-darksword-hacking-tool/69cad050263917a747a8110aWed, 01 Apr 2026 00:49:08 +0000As DarkSword spreads, Apple tells WIRED it will enable iOS 18-specific fixes for millions of iPhone owners who remain on that iOS version rather than force them to update to iOS 26.SecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and HacksSecurity / Security Newsapple, ios, iPhone, hacks, malware, Russia, hacking, cybersecurityAndy GreenbergCondé NastPatchy Servicehttps://www.wired.com/story/iran-threatens-to-start-attacking-major-us-tech-firms-on-april-1/69cbf2b17c3bcf5ad8dbe7dbTue, 31 Mar 2026 21:25:12 +0000Tech giants like Apple, Google, and Microsoft are among those on a target list released by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.SecuritySecurity / Security NewsBusiness / Big TechIran, apple, Microsoft, Google, Palantir, Amazon, Intel, Tesla, boeing, Israel, war, military techDell Cameron, Louise MatsakisCondé NastCollateral Damagehttps://www.wired.com/story/the-us-militarys-gps-software-is-an-8-billion-mess/69cbf455955a0fbc37be3372Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:34:46 +0000The GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System was due for completion in 2016. Ten years later, the software for controlling the military’s GPS satellites still doesn’t work.SecuritySecurity / Security NewsScience / SpaceArs Technica, space, GPS, satellites, Military, military techStephen Clark, Ars TechnicaCondé NastBoondoggleshttps://www.wired.com/story/legal-loopholes-leave-shipping-crews-stranded-in-the-strait-of-hormuz/69cbbce689cbdc32deb6bab5Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:38:52 +0000Vessels are increasingly being abandoned during the war on Iran, revealing a hidden failure in the global systems that keep goods—and people—moving.SecuritySecurity / Security NewsIran, shipping, war, supply chain, shipsRuchi KumarCondé NastAbandoned Ship