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The New Jersey Drone Mystery May Not Actually Be That Mysterious
A flurry of drone sightings across New Jersey and New York has sparked national intrigue and US government responses. But experts are pouring cold water on America’s hottest new conspiracy theory.
By Lily Hay Newman
Deadly DIY
The ‘Ghost Gun’ Linked to Luigi Mangione Shows Just How Far 3D-Printed Weapons Have Come
By Andy Greenberg
Security Roundup
US Officials Recommend Encryption Apps Amid Chinese Telecom Hacking
By Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman
Seek and Destroy
A New Phone Scanner That Detects Spyware Has Already Found 7 Pegasus Infections
By Lily Hay Newman
Making Moves
She Was a Russian Socialite and Influencer. Cops Say She’s a Crypto Laundering Kingpin
By Matt Burgess
Crossing a Line
FTC Says Data Brokers Unlawfully Tracked Protesters and US Military Personnel
By Dell Cameron and Dhruv Mehrotra
Clear Cut
Top US Consumer Watchdog Has a Plan to Fight Predatory Data Brokers
By Dell Cameron and Andrew Couts
WIRED World
The Pressure Is on for Big Tech to Regulate the Broken Digital Advertising Industry
By Claire Atkin
Blinded by the Light
Emergency Vehicle Lights Can Screw Up a Car’s Automated Driving System
By Aarian Marshall
Hop to It
Russian Spies Jumped From One Network to Another Via Wi-Fi in an Unprecedented Hack
By Andy Greenberg
FUBAR
Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany
By Dhruv Mehrotra and Dell Cameron
Workarounds
Immigration Police Can Already Sidestep US Sanctuary City Laws Using Data-Sharing Fusion Centers
By Lily Hay Newman
Security Roundup
Bitfinex Hacker Gets 5 Years for $10 Billion Bitcoin Heist
By Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess, and Andrew Couts
Bad Connection
Teen Behind Hundreds of Swatting Attacks Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges
By Dhruv Mehrotra
All Ears
These Guys Hacked AirPods to Give Their Grandmas Hearing Aids
By Matt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman