Channel Descriptionhttps://www.wired.com© Condé Nast 2026en-USFri, 13 Nov 2026 21:59:16 +0000https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-365-crawls-back-to-life-after-a-24-hour-outage/6af737b0981b066bb4e2d1abFri, 13 Nov 2026 19:08:57 +0000The company says a bad update—not a cyberattack or AI—caused its servers around the world to crash.SecuritySecurity / Security NewsMicrosoft, Microsoft Cloud, email, critical infrastructure, cloud, artificial intelligenceAndrew CoutsCondé NastMicrosoft 364https://www.wired.com/story/the-microsoft-outage-is-a-warning-for-the-world/6af718e565e40024232d7b0fFri, 13 Nov 2026 17:15:54 +0000Countless businesses, schools, hospitals, and governments have found out the hard way what it means to rely on a single company’s systems to get things done. And next time could be even worse.SecuritySecurity / Security NewsMicrosoft, Microsoft Cloud, cloud, Internet, critical infrastructure, software, emailLily Hay Newman, Matt BurgessCondé NastAll Inhttps://www.wired.com/story/major-microsoft-outlook-outage-hits-365-customers-north-america/6af60e8dbf1463b6abc5f706Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:01:33 +0000Microsoft says its systems are experiencing “elevated loads” as the company races to end an outage impacting its business and enterprise customers.SecuritySecurity / Security NewsMicrosoft, Microsoft Cloud, Internet, Work, cloudAndrew CoutsCondé Nasthttps://www.wired.com/story/apples-homeview-tries-face-authentication-without-faceid/6af4c2f347864bece89c86eeThu, 12 Nov 2026 14:00:00 +0000Apple’s FaceID has long provided robust authentication. But for its smart home device, HomeView, the company is betting on new “person recognition” technology that has yet to be challenged in the wild.SecuritySecurity / Privacyapple, security, cybersecurity, privacy, data privacy, iPhone, macbookLily Hay NewmanCondé NastNew Loginhttps://www.wired.com/story/security-flaws-across-uk-government-sites-exposed-god-tier-information/6af1abaf4f28c9e52d5ba350Tue, 10 Nov 2026 07:00:00 +0000A researcher’s trawl through publicly available code found private information was at risk across multiple departments.SecuritySecurity / Privacyvulnerabilities, security, data breaches, UK, government, cybersecurity, Claude, Anthropic, artificial intelligence, open sourceIsabella WardCondé NastRisky Businesshttps://www.wired.com/story/a-new-ai-tool-from-google-deepmind-formally-verified-the-signal-protocol/6aee309b9f03214bd39f9693Tue, 10 Nov 2026 05:01:00 +0000DeepMind researchers were able to formally verify that the widely used encryption protocol works as intended. Their stretch goal? Do the same for “all the software of the world.”SecuritySecurity / Security NewsSignal, Google, DeepMind, agentic AI, artificial intelligence, cryptography, encryption, end-to-end encryption, mathLily Hay NewmanCondé NastProof Positivehttps://www.wired.com/story/dhs-has-used-this-controversial-investigative-tool-185000-times-since-trump-took-office/6aecd9e6f979e2b672d12d2fMon, 09 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000Homeland Security Investigations estimates that it has sent out more administrative subpoenas since January 2025 than it did in more than six and a half years between 2016 and mid-August 2022.SecuritySecurity / Privacyimmigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, Policing, laws, privacy, surveillance, Fourth AmendmentMaddy VarnerCondé NastUnwarrantedhttps://www.wired.com/story/kernel-panic-refrigeration-hacks-internet-of-things/6aecb024d52bfcd5eead0d31Sat, 07 Nov 2026 13:00:00 +0000Escalating hacks affecting blood labs and grocery stores show the very real risks to critical infrastructure that come from basic security lapses involving internet-connected devices.SecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and HacksKernel Panic, cybersecurity, security, hacking, cyberattacks, internet of thingsLily Hay Newman, Matt BurgessCondé NastKernel Panichttps://www.wired.com/story/free-chinese-ai-models-are-getting-scary-good-at-hacking/6aeb76b2899aefeeb033197bFri, 06 Nov 2026 18:43:43 +0000An experiment in which AI models were asked to break into simulated networks showed the hacking skills of DeepSeek and GLM to be not far behind OpenAI’s most advanced cyber model, which isn’t public.SecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and Hacksartificial intelligence, DeepSeek, OpenAI, Anthropic, Claude, cybersecurity, security, hackingWill Knight, Lily Hay NewmanCondé NastOpen Sesamehttps://www.wired.com/gallery/best-vpn/68af63e252be2b76ffa4c01aThu, 05 Nov 2026 23:00:00 +0000Every VPN says it’s the best, but only some of them are telling the truth.GearGear / Buying GuidesGear / Products / Online ServicesSecurity / Privacyprivacy, security, cybersecurity, encryption, VPN, Shopping, buying guidesJacob RoachCondé NastSafer Surfinghttps://www.wired.com/story/wired-world-fair-2026-clement-delangue-hugging-face/6ad2762c3bafd52c8d60c16aWed, 04 Nov 2026 19:16:25 +0000“Most of the risk is actually created by a couple of players building behind closed doors,” Clément Delangue said of the need for open source AI.BusinessSecurityartificial intelligence, security, OpenAI, WIRED World Fair 2026Will KnightCondé NastWIRED World Fair 2026https://www.wired.com/story/binance-says-hackers-used-well-known-tricks-to-carry-out-a-dollar634-billion-heist/6aea05dcd809b451458cb920Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:04:58 +0000Suspected North Korean attackers duped an engineer with a fake job interview and a malicious download to gain a foothold in the crypto firm’s system and steal billions, according to Binance.SecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and Hackscryptocurrency, Crime, north korea, hackers, hacks, malware, Binance, cybersecurity, security, FBIMatt BurgessCondé NastWarning Signshttps://www.wired.com/story/anti-oligarchy-activists-plan-to-dox-elon-musk-and-hundreds-of-billionaire-linked-homes/6ae223b96935299a386949bdMon, 02 Nov 2026 17:00:00 +0000The Capytistas, a secretive group claiming more than $1.2 million in backing, started with Elon Musk and Tesla’s board. Members argue that those who buy political power deserve the scrutiny they’ll impose.SecuritySecurity / PrivacyElon Musk, Tesla, privacy, surveillance, Russia, wealth, politics, DOGEDell CameronCondé NastHouse Callshttps://www.wired.com/story/my-journey-to-the-center-of-americas-political-spam-text-hell/6ae3707f4c0c94a306d05686Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0000I’ve gotten nearly 2,000 campaign fundraising texts that were meant for someone else. I tried to find out why—and uncovered a labyrinth of politicians, data brokers, and shady tactics.SecuritySecurity / PrivacyPoliticsdata brokers, politics, elections, Spam, InternetDhruv MehrotraCondé NastThirst Trapshttps://www.wired.com/story/hundreds-of-mundane-ai-apps-are-hiding-abusive-deepfake-features/6ace3a4387812505ce91e493Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000WIRED uncovered some 400 apps and websites linked to Chinese-language developers that look like regular AI tools but had secret features that let users create violent AI-generated images and video.SecuritySecurity / PrivacyDeepfakes, artificial intelligence, apple, Google, Apps, app stores, China, MetaMatt BurgessCondé NastLaying Lowhttps://www.wired.com/story/kernel-panic-volta-autodoxer-ai-infostealer-malware/6ae370037389580e6da942a4Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Named Volta-Autodoxer, the recently uncovered malware uses AI tools to collect troves of data about victims, from login credentials and credit card numbers to Discord sessions and UberEats receipts.SecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and HacksKernel Panic, malware, artificial intelligence, hackers, vulnerabilities, Discord, Gmail, Roblox, hacking, security, cybersecurityLily Hay Newman, Matt BurgessCondé NastKernel Panichttps://www.wired.com/story/trojan-malware-targets-thousands-of-anthropic-claude-developer-systems/6ae4b1a65ad2ab653323a35aFri, 30 Oct 2026 20:38:46 +0000Thanks to a lucky break, flawed code in a tainted Claude extension prevented the attacker from fully worming their way into some 5,000 developer machines.SecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and Hacksmalware, hackers, hacking, cybersecurity, security, Anthropic, ClaudeLily Hay NewmanCondé NastNear Misseshttps://www.wired.com/story/the-dollar63-billion-binance-hack-was-pulled-off-in-just-20-minutes/6ae457b031d902d96b8b17a0Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:36:52 +0000Multiple crypto-tracing firms say notorious North Korean hackers TraderTraitor may be behind the largest digital heist in history—with billions of crypto likely gone for good.SecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and HacksBinance, bitcoin, breaches, hackers, cryptocurrency, north koreaMatt BurgessCondé NastQuick Takehttps://www.wired.com/story/a-hacker-targeted-high-stakes-poker-players-with-malware-that-exposed-their-cards/6adf7da631eac9e54331b316Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:30:00 +0000Illicit software on the computers of some of the world’s best online poker players allowed the accused cheater to see what cards were in the victims’ hands—and trounce them at the tables.SecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and Hackspoker, gambling, malware, hacks, hackers, software, agentic AIBen DowsettCondé NastTables Turnedhttps://www.wired.com/story/bluesky-blocks-links-to-major-leak-of-dhs-data/6ae2a81b168dfe749932cb22Thu, 29 Oct 2026 03:34:46 +0000Bluesky tells WIRED it blocked links to a leaked archive of information on 41,000 ICE, CBP, and other DHS workers because it contains people’s contact information, shared without their authorization.SecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and HacksBluesky, censorship, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, FBI, Customs and Border Protection, hacks, hackers, cybersecurity, leaksDhruv Mehrotra, Maddy Varner, Dell CameronCondé NastICE’d Out