Investigation shows how easy it is to find escorts, oxycodone on Eventbrite
The site even promotes illegal opioid sales to folks seeking addiction support.
Matt Burgess and Dhruv Mehrotra, wired.com
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Former team members have either resigned or been absorbed into other research groups.
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Rare bitcoin fragments are worth many times their face value.
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These dangerous scammers don’t even bother to hide their crimes
Cybercriminals openly run dozens of scams across social media and messaging apps.
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Over 100 far-right militias are coordinating on Facebook
Despite bans on militias, Facebook continues to struggle with content moderation.
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North Korea is evading sanctions by animating Max and Amazon shows
Thousands of exposed files on North Korean server tell the tale.
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The fungi in our guts can make cases of COVID worse
The immune system can get kicked into overdrive when the fungi run riot.
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Author granted copyright over book with AI-generated text—with a twist
Copyright Office changed course after initially denying request.
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Why the US government’s overreliance on Microsoft is a big problem
Microsoft continues to get a free pass after series of cybersecurity failures.
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Change Healthcare faces another ransomware threat—and it looks credible
Hackers already received a $22 million payment. Now a second group demands money.
Andy Greenberg and Matt Burgess, WIRED.com
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More legal acrimony for Truth Social, as executive says he was hacked
Founding CEO says former assistant plotted "coup d'état," hacked his accounts.
William Turton, wired.com
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Caribbean nation of Aruba backs itself up to Internet Archive
Aruba's National Archives and National Library are now on Internet Archive.
Kate Knibbs, wired.com
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Claims of TikTok whistleblower may not add up
He only worked there 6 months and many of his allegations are improbable at best.
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Publisher: OpenAI’s GPT Store bots are illegally scraping our textbooks
OpenAI has taken down some bots from GPT Store, but copyright complaints continue.
Kate Knibbs, wired.com
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Clinical trial will attempt growing new liver from lymph node
With donor livers perpetually in short supply, growing them may be the answer.
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The entire state of Illinois is going to be crawling with cicadas
And the land shall feast on their dead.
Celia Ford, wired.com
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Why the Baltimore bridge collapsed so quickly
The immense power of a container ship shouldn’t be underestimated.
Chris Baraniuk, WIRED.com
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Hackers can unlock over 3 million hotel doors in seconds
Saflok has a fix for the vulnerability, but patching may take a long time.
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After appeal to Musk, X suspends accounts that outed neo-Nazi cartoonist
Researchers, journalists are blocked from sharing the alleged identity of Stonetoss.
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Tick-killing pill shows promising results in human trial
Should it pan out, the pill would be a new weapon against Lyme disease.
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Florida middle-schoolers charged with making deepfake nudes of classmates
AI tool was used to create nudes of 12- to 13-year-old classmates.
Caroline Haskins, wired.com
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Law enforcement doesn’t want to be “customer service” reps for Meta any more
“Dramatic and persistent spike” in account takeovers is "substantial drain" on resources.
Dell Cameron, wired.com
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Researchers create AI worms that can spread from one system to another
Worms could potentially steal data and deploy malware.
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Yelp: It’s gotten worse since Google made changes to comply with EU rules
Users are even more likely to stick with Google due to one change, says Yelp.
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Skyrocketing ocean temperatures have scientists scratching their heads
Shattered temperature records have grim implications for hurricane season.
Matt Simon, wired.com
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AI-powered romantic chatbots are a privacy nightmare
They collect massive amounts of data with little disclosure about its use.
Matt Burgess, wired.com
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London Underground is testing real-time AI surveillance tools to spot crime
Computer vision system tried to detect crime, weapons, people falling, and fare dodgers.
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These states are basically begging you to get a heat pump
Nine states are teaming up to accelerate adoption of this climate-friendly device.
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A startup allegedly “hacked the world.” Then came the censorship—and now the backlash.
Anti-censorship voices are working to highlight reports of one Indian company’s hacker past.
Andy Greenberg, WIRED.com
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Cruise failed to disclose disturbing details of self-driving car crash
Company did not share all it knew about the accident with regulators.
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OpenAI went back on a promise to make key documents public
OpenAI said its governing documents would be available for public review, but they aren't.
Paresh Dave, wired.com
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$40 billion worth of crypto crime enabled by stablecoins since 2022
Stablecoins like Tether also used for scams and sanctions evasion.
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How a 27-year-old busted the myth of Bitcoin’s anonymity
Once, drug dealers and money launderers saw cryptocurrency as perfectly untraceable.
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Just 10 lines of code can steal AI secrets from Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm GPUs
Patching all affected devices, which include some Macs and iPhones, may be tough.
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Child abusers are covering their tracks with better use of crypto
“Mixers” and “privacy coins” like Monero enable them to launder profits, stay online.
Andy Greenberg, wired.com
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I found David Lynch’s lost Dune II script
The unfinished script, found in an archive, shows Lynch's enthusiasm for Dune.
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