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US Coast Guard and FBI board oil tanker to investigate cyber attack

AndyC 18 September 2026

An oil tanker bound for Texas was boarded mid-voyage by the US Coast Guard and FBI last month, after its...

Cyberthreats are moving faster than SMBs: Readiness must accelerate

AndyC 18 September 2026

The cyberthreat landscape has been evolving for years. But there’s a sense today that things are escalating more rapidly than before. That’s largely the result...

Flock Once Touted Its Cameras as ‘Made in the USA.’ Now It’s Not So Clear

AndyC 17 September 2026

Flock reveals little about where its license plate readers are assembled, but the answer could have geopolitical and cybersecurity implications.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesFlock...

Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works

AndyC 16 September 2026

A hacker collective pulled down a Flock camera and dumped its data. The files included thousands of videos and logs showing that the device captured...

New York Seizes a Dozen Celebrity Deepfake Websites

AndyC 15 September 2026

In the biggest-ever legal action against harmful deepfake websites, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has seized 12 sites that collectively targeted around 1,200 victims.Photo-Illustration: Jobanny...

Sexually Explicit Deepfake Sites Target 100-Plus Politicians in Europe

AndyC 14 September 2026

An analysis of 160 deepfake websites reveals politicians in 22 countries appear on them. Nearly all of them are women.Photo-Illustration: Wired Staff; Getty ImagesAlmost 150...

From Hacks to Bioweapons, Claude Misuse Is Now Everywhere

AndyC 12 September 2026

Plus: The US disrupts the internet’s biggest black market, a Conti ransomware hacker gets prison time, Meta fails to stop AI-generated videos of child abuse.Photo-Illustration:...