Mobile network anomalies consistent with cell phone surveillance were detected at a July 4 protest at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Washington state. Those anomalies, according to an independent analysis by Straight Arrow News, suggest that a device known as an IMSI catcher may have been used to collect identifying information on…
A spokesperson using ICE’s general press email referred WIRED to a statement issued by acting director Todd M. Lyons on June 30, but did not provide further comment. The White House did not immediately respond to WIRED’s request for comment. In the statement, Lyons called CNN’s coverage of the app “reckless and irresponsible.” When reached…
There is a whole shady industry for people who want to monitor and spy on their families. Multiple app makers promote and advertise their software — often referred to as stalkerware — to jealous partners who can use these apps to access their victims’ phones remotely. Yet, despite how sensitive this personal data is, an…
There is lots of speculation about the risks of China and the United States going to a hot war. But a close examination suggests that China has already been in a “grey war,” a cyberwar, with the United States for several years now. What is the grey war? It is obviously between black and white….
China has set out to lead the construction of the world’s most comprehensive space weather monitoring and warning network, an ambitious ground-based system comprising the largest chain of observatories on Earth, passing through more than 10 countries and regions. The International Meridian Circle Programme (IMCP) is aimed at building a matrix of surveillance stations to…
DeepSeek photo illustration of the AI app environment with the logo.DeepSeek is a Chinese artificial … More intelligence company that develops open-source large language models LLM in a fraction of the cost of the US based competition. DeepSeek logo displayed on a smartphone screen with the flag of China on a screen in the background….
Hong Kong health experts have called for older residents to get at least one Covid-19 booster shot annually after the city recorded 10 coronavirus-related deaths in one month, with fewer than 100,000 vaccine doses given to those aged 50 and above over the past year. A total of 98,049 doses of vaccines were administered to…
Hong Kong health experts have called for older residents to get at least one Covid-19 booster shot annually after the city recorded 10 coronavirus-related deaths in one month, with fewer than 100,000 vaccine doses given to those aged 50 and above over the past year. A total of 98,049 doses of vaccines were administered to…
Privacy and digital rights advocates largely prefer the approach of building a travel device from scratch, but they caution that a phone that is too squeaky clean, too much like a burner phone, can arouse suspicion. “You have to ‘seed’ the device. Use the phone for a day or even for a few hours. It…
There is a whole shady industry for people who want to monitor and spy on their families. Multiple app makers market their software — sometimes referred to as stalkerware — to jealous partners who can use these apps to access their victims’ phones remotely. Yet, despite how sensitive this data is, an increasing number of…