A profile of ZachXBT, a twentysomething X user with 650K+ followers who tracks down crypto scams and thefts, and has received $1.3M+ in donations since 2021
He just untangled a $243 million bitcoin theft, what may be the biggest-ever crypto heist to target a single victim. And he has never shown his face. X: @a_greenberg and @zachxbt X: Andy Greenberg / ...
A look at RayV Lite, an open-source laser hacking tool built by two hackers for less than $500 that can reverse engineer chips and exploit their vulnerabilities
Andy Greenberg / Wired : X: @a_greenberg , @malwarejake , @a_greenberg , and @a_greenberg X: Andy Greenberg / @a_greenberg : More specifically, the RayV Lite can perform laser fault injections and la...
A profile of Israel-linked Predatory Sparrow, whose cyberattacks of Iranian civilian targets are some of the most aggressive offensive hacking incidents ever
From repeatedly crippling thousands of gas stations to setting a steel mill on fire, Predatory Sparrow's offensive hacking … Mastodon: @simontsui@infosec.exchange and @agreenberg@infosec.exchange X: @...
The Atlantic Council details how a Chinese law from 2021 requiring companies to disclose flaws within two days of discovery helps China's hacking operations
Some foreign companies may be complying—potentially offering China's spies hints for hacking their customers. X: @a_greenberg , @a_greenberg , @a_greenberg , and @a_greenberg X: Andy Greenberg / @a_gr...
A look at the AI Objectives Institute, founded by deceased privacy luminary Peter Eckersley, aiming to influence AI's evolution and safeguard humanity's future
Peter Eckersley did groundbreaking work to encrypt the web. After his sudden death, a new organization he founded is carrying … Mastodon: @micahflee@infosec.exchange , @agreenberg@infosec.exchange , ...
A book excerpt examines how a law enforcement operation to take down the largest child sex abuse website, using Chainalysis tools, showed bitcoin was traceable
spoiler alert—the good guys win. An @a_greenberg special, and an education in how technology sometimes does the opposite of what it was expected to. https://www.wired.com/... Miko Matsumura / @mikojav...
Interview with DeSnake, the self-proclaimed co-founder of dark web market AlphaBay taken down by the DOJ in 2017, on relaunching, security, and more
DeSnake apparently eluded the DOJ's takedown of AlphaBay. The admin talked to WIRED about his return—and the resurrection of the notorious underground marketplace. Tweets: @howelloneill , @gadgetlab ...
Early 0-day exploit brokers, some active in the late 90s, share stories about a nascent industry that became key to espionage, organized crime, and war planning
The lucrative business of dealing in code vulnerabilities is central to espionage and war planning, which is why brokers never spoke about it—until now. Tweets: @a_greenberg , @wired , @nicoleperlroth...
Profile and behind-the-scenes story of Marcus “MalwareTech” Hutchins, who helped stop the WannaCry attack and pled guilty to selling the Kronos banking malware
At 22, he single-handedly put a stop to the worst cyberattack the world had ever seen. Then he was arrested by the FBI. Tweets: @malwaretechblog , @a_greenberg , @dakacki , @issielapowsky , @wired , ...
Behind Signal's push to go mainstream by adding features like iPad support, ephemeral images and video, downloadable customizable stickers, and emoji reactions
The encryption app is putting a $50 million infusion from WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton to good use, building out features to help it go mainstream. Tweets: @a_greenberg , @nxthompson , @thevowel , @...