Wired Security Spoken Edition

Research shows that relatively few people exist in perfectly sealed-off media bubbles—but they’re still having an outsize impact on US politics. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Some 1,700 spoofed apps, 120 targeted publishers, 12 billion false ad requests per day—Vastflux is one of the biggest ad frauds ever discovered. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Animal rights activists have captured the first hidden-camera video from inside a carbon dioxide “stunning chamber” in a US meatpacking plant. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

More than 120 models of Siemens' S7-1500 PLCs contain a serious vulnerability—and no fix is on the way. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Cupertino puts privacy first in a lot of its products. But the company still gathers a bunch of your information. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Police in the Indian state of Telangana have found a novel way to help people avoid getting swindled online: grassroots education. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The exposure of hundreds of millions of email addresses puts pseudonymous users of the social network at risk. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The infamous, FSB-connected Turla group took over other hackers’ servers, exploiting their USB drive malware for targeted espionage. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Amid internet shutdowns in Iran, the encrypted messaging app is introducing proxy connections that can help people get online. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Any multifactor authentication adds protection, but a physical token is the best bet when it really counts. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

When police infiltrated the EncroChat phone system in 2020, they hit an intelligence gold mine. But subsequent legal challenges have spread across Europe. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This type of devastating scheme ensnares victims and takes them for all they’re worth—and the threat is only growing. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Don’t be fooled by its fun name and Tamagotchi-like interface—this do-everything gadget is trouble waiting to happen and a whole lot more. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The Kremlin’s aggression in Ukraine is following a dangerous playbook that began to unfold years ago. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Throughout 2022, geopolitics has given rise to a new wave of politically motivated attacks with an undercurrent of state-sponsored meddling. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

From SBF to the GRU, these were the most disruptive forces of online chaos this year. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Elon Musk claims plane-tracking data is a risky privacy violation. But the world loses a lot if this information disappears—and that’s already happening. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The company has taken measures to mitigate the risks, but security researchers warn of a broader threat. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

How do you keep Facebook easy to use without being trivial to exploit? The company is trying to chart a middle ground. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

And new evidence suggests those hackers may have collaborated with the police who investigated him. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices