Security Tech

While helpful and creative, Chrome extensions have also become a new playground for hackers intent on stealing your data. https://www.wired.com/category/security/feed/

The US military is reexamining security policies after fitness tracker data shared on social media revealed bases and patrol routes https://www.wired.com/category/security/feed/

The Doomsday Clock, #ReleaseTheMemo, and more of the week’s top security news. https://www.wired.com/category/security/feed/

As special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation grows, at least one Facebook employee who worked alongside the 2016 Trump campaign has been pulled into the probe. https://www.wired.com/category/security/feed/

Scouring the blockchain, researchers found years-old evidence tying Silk Road transaction to users’ public accounts. https://www.wired.com/category/security/feed/

Congressman Devin Nunes has fired up his fellow Republicans over a mysterious memo, taking advantage of a secretive legal process to sow confusion. https://www.wired.com/category/security/feed/

At Yahoo, Bob Lord led the response to two massive cyberattacks. Now he’s bringing that know-how to the Democratic National Committee. https://www.wired.com/category/security/feed/

As the so-called Doomsday Clock ticks even closer to midnight, a reminder of just how easy it is to slip into nuclear war. https://www.wired.com/category/security/feed/

In the haste to address the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities that shook the computer industry, several clumsy patch attempts have had to be pulled. https://www.wired.com/category/security/feed/

Thanks to Tinder’s patchwork use of HTTPS, researchers found they could reconstruct someone’s entire experience in the app. https://www.wired.com/category/security/feed/