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https://www.wired.com/story/firewalls-dont-stop-hackers-ai-might/
AI Cyber Security Could Stop Hackers | WIRED
Sep 27, 2017 - A startup founded by former spies uses machine learning to tackle the newest cyber security threats.
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https://www.wired.com/2014/11/protection-from-hackers/
How Splitting a Computer Into Multiple Realities Can Protect You From Hackers | WIRED
Nov 20, 2014 - Jelle Martens Eight years ago, Polish hacker Joanna Rutkowska was experimenting with rootkits—tough-to-detect spyware that infects the deepest level of a...
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https://www.wired.com/story/edward-coristine-tesla-sexy-path-networks-doge/
DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers | WIRED
Feb 6, 2025 - Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to...
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https://www.wired.com/story/cloudflare-lava-lamps-protect-from-hackers/
How Cloudflare Uses Lava Lamps to Guard Against Hackers | WIRED
Jul 29, 2018 - Inside Cloudflare's San Francisco office, 100 units of Edward Craven Walker’s groovy hardware help guard the internet.
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https://www.wired.com/story/sandworm-kremlin-most-dangerous-hackers/
The Story of Sandworm, the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers | WIRED
Nov 5, 2019 - For three years, WIRED has tracked the elite and shadowy Russian vanguard of cyberwar.
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https://www.wired.com/story/digital-license-plate-jailbreak-hack/
Hackers Can Jailbreak Digital License Plates to Make Others Pay Their Tolls and Tickets | WIRED
Dec 16, 2024 - Digital license plates sold by Reviver, already legal to buy in some states and drive with nationwide, can be hacked by their owners to evade traffic...
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https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-hackers-are-posting-the-claude-code-leak-with-bonus-malware/
Hackers Are Posting the Claude Code Leak With Bonus Malware | WIRED
Apr 4, 2026 - Plus: 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...
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https://www.wired.com/story/plundervolt-intel-chips-sgx-hack/
Hackers Can Mess With Voltages to Steal Intel Chips' Secrets | WIRED
Dec 10, 2019 - A new attack called Plundervolt gives attackers access to the sensitive data stored in a processor's secure enclave.
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https://www.wired.com/story/most-dangerous-hackers-youve-never-heard-of/
The Most Dangerous Hackers You’ve Never Heard Of | WIRED
Apr 14, 2025 - From crypto kingpins to sophisticated scammers, these are the lesser-known hacking groups that should be on your radar.
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https://www.wired.com/story/ai-tools-are-helping-mediocre-north-korean-hackers-steal-millions/
AI Tools Are Helping Mediocre North Korean Hackers Steal Millions | WIRED
Apr 22, 2026 - One group of hackers used AI for everything from vibe coding their malware to creating fake company websites—and stole as much as $12 million in three months.
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https://www.wired.com/story/aws-honeytoken-hackers-avoid/
Hackers Can Stealthily Avoid Traps Set to Defend Amazon's Cloud | WIRED
Oct 2, 2018 - In the cat and mouse game of protecting cloud services, attackers find a sneaky advantage.
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https://www.wired.com/story/hack-binance-cryptocurrency-exchange/
Hackers Stole $40 Million From Binance Cryptocurrency Exchange | WIRED
May 8, 2019 - One of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges got hit, as thieves nabbed $40 million of bitcoin—along with two-factor user codes and API tokens.
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https://www.wired.com/story/card-shuffler-hack/
Hackers Rig Casino Card-Shuffling Machines for ‘Full Control’ Cheating | WIRED
Aug 9, 2023 - Security researchers accessed an internal camera inside the Deckmate 2 shuffler to learn the exact deck order—and the hand of every player at a poker table.
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https://www.wired.com/story/guide-protect-data-from-hackers-corporations/
A Starter Guide to Protecting Your Data From Hackers and Corporations | WIRED
May 26, 2025 - Hackers. AI data scrapes. Government surveillance. Thinking about where to start when it comes to protecting your online privacy can be overwhelming. Here’s a...
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https://www.wired.me/story/hackers-used-malware-infected-videos-to-infiltrate-iranian-dissidents-phones
Hackers Used Malware-Infected Protest Videos To Infiltrate Iranian Dissidents’ Phones | WIRED...
Feb 18, 2026 - After Iran’s January protests and internet clampdown, pro-protest Farsi files and protest images were used as lures to trick targets into downloading spyware.
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https://www.wired.com/story/one-minute-attack-let-hackers-spoof-hotel-master-keys/
A One-Minute Attack Let Hackers Spoof Hotel Master Keys | WIRED
Apr 25, 2018 - Researchers found—and helped fix—a flaw in Vingcard RFID locks that would let hackers break into any room in hotels around the world.
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https://www.wired.com/story/intel-mds-attack-speculative-execution-buffer/
Intel Flaw Lets Hackers Siphon Secrets from Millions of PCs | WIRED
May 14, 2019 - Two different groups of researchers found another speculative execution attack that can steal all the data a CPU touches.
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https://www.wired.com/story/iranian-hackers-breached-the-fbi-directors-personal-email-but-not-the-fbi/
Iranian Hackers Breached Kash Patel’s Email—but Not the FBI’s | WIRED
Mar 27, 2026 - Plus: Apple makes big claims about the effectiveness of its Lockdown Mode anti-spyware feature, Russia moves to implement homegrown encryption for 5G, and more.
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