Wired Security Spoken Edition

Nonprofit donors had their information given to law enforcement without consent, highlighting limited data protections in the world’s largest democracy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Quantum-proof encryption is here—decades before it can be put to the test. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The pro-Russian group Killnet is targeting countries supporting Ukraine. It has declared "war" against 10 nations. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Fake sellers. Competitions. Crypto cons. There are plenty of grifts on the platform, but you don’t have to get sucked in. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Starting with iOS 16, people who are at risk of being targeted with spyware will have some much-needed help. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

From cryptocurrency thefts to intrusions into telecom giants, state-backed attackers have had a field day in the year’s first half. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

With abortion set to be criminalized in more than half the US, encryption has never been more important for protection—and civil disobedience. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

If you use a mix of Apple, Android, and Windows gadgets, you're in luck: The security tool is now available to any Microsoft 365 subscriber. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The malware has been used to target people in Italy, Kazakhstan, and Syria, researchers at Google and Lookout have found. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Despite major progress fighting spam and scams, the roots of the problem go far deeper than your phone company’s defenses. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The privacy-focused company's new Goggles tool allows users to weed out the noise—whatever that might mean. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The House committee's televised hearings interrogate the Capitol attack with damning new evidence. Whether it's enough to prevent another attack is uncertain. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Many people reportedly died after struggling to access medical care during a brutal lockdown. The families want to make sure these deaths are counted. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

In occupied Ukraine, people’s internet is being routed to Russia—and subjected to its powerful censorship and surveillance machine. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

New details connect police in India to a plot to plant evidence on victims' computers that led to their arrest. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Using a custom encryption scheme based on musical notation, US musicians smuggled information into and out of the USSR. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A pair of ransomware attacks crippled parts of the country—and rewrote the rules of cybercrime. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

MongoDB claims its new “Queryable Encryption” lets users search their databases while sensitive data stays encrypted. Oh, and its cryptography is open source. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Apps collect sensitive data that could be subpoenaed by law enforcement or sold by data brokers, putting women seeking abortions at risk. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dozens of accounts shared videos that racked up millions of views before the platform took action. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices