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A million baby monitors and security cameras were easily viewable by hackers

A baby's eyes peer directly into the camera lens. A kid with a striped shirt looks up, then away. A boy in a policeman's costume, a gold star on his chest. A messy bedroom that reminds me of my own daughters, with an unmade bunk bed, a little girl's hat and h…

Severe Linux Copy Fail security flaw uncovered using AI scanning help

Nearly every Linux distribution released since 2017 is currently vulnerable to a security bug called "Copy Fail" that allows any user to give themselves administrator privileges. The exploit, publicly disclosed as CVE-2026-31431 on Wednesday, uses a Python sc…

Shooting raises questions about Trump security

The shooting at the White House correspondents' dinner is the third time in three years Trump has been at the centre of a major security incident.

Antisemitism 'a national security emergency', government terror adviser says

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says the issue is being treated as an "absolute priority" but does not agree it constitutes a national emergency.

Mandelson Failed Security Vetting...The Prime Minister Speaks Out

Keir Starmer says it's 'staggering' he wasn’t told Mandelson failed security vetting.

Senior official ousted over Mandelson security row to face MPs

Former Former Office chief Sir Olly Robbins is expected to be grilled by the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday.

Mandelson Failed Security Vetting…Who Knew What, When?

Starmer did not know Mandelson failed vetting, government says

The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden's Surveillance Machine

Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more.

Homes evacuated after explosion near Northern Ireland police station

A security incident is underway following the incident in the early hours of Sunday morning in the town outside Belfast.

'You just didn't know': Gary O'Donoghue describes confusion and fears at correspondents' dinner

Police say a man charged security outside of the dining room and was armed with multiple weapons.

Frank Gardner: What is China's role in the Iran war?

BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner explains how the world's second-largest economy fits into the Gulf conflict.

Who is Trump’s “would-be assassin”… were there security failings at DC shooting?

The US president was evacuated from the White House Correspondents Dinner

Six injured in Washington state school stabbing

Five students and one security guard were taken to hospital following the attack at Foss High School.

Video shows correspondents' dinner suspect charge checkpoint

Surveillance video released by Donald Trump shows the suspect running past metal detectors as security agents draw their guns.

Researchers gaslit Claude into giving instructions to build explosives

Anthropic has spent years building itself up as the safe AI company. But new security research shared with The Verge suggests Claude's carefully crafted helpful personality may itself be a vulnerability. Researchers at AI red-teaming company Mindgard say they…

Anthropic’s new cybersecurity model could get it back in the government’s good graces

The Trump administration has spent nearly two months fighting with AI company Anthropic. It's dubbed the company a "RADICAL LEFT, WOKE COMPANY" full of "Leftwing nut jobs" and a menace to national security. But some of the ice may reportedly be melting betwee…

Democrats want to ban ICE from turning warehouses into detention centers

A bill introduced by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) would prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from converting warehouses and similar buildings into immigrant detention centers, an attempt to slow President Donald Trump's mass deportations campaign. The Ba…

Top Foreign Office official to leave post after Mandelson vetting row

It comes after it emerged the peer failed security vetting but the Foreign Office still allowed him to take up the post.

Exposed Data Illustrates the Nightmare Scenario for a Stalkerware Victim

Extremely sensitive personal data from a European celebrity that appears to have been compiled using spyware was publicly accessible until a researcher flagged the exposure.

Conservative US town grapples with potential ICE detention centre

The BBC spoke to residents in Social Circle, Georgia, where the Department of Homeland Security plans to transform an empty warehouse into a 10,000 bed detention centre.

Where the DOGE Operatives Are Now

WIRED tracked down some of the most prominent figures of last year’s DOGE invasion. Here's where they are now—in government and beyond.

Newly Deciphered Sabotage Malware May Have Targeted Iran’s Nuclear Program—and Predates Stuxnet

Researchers have finally cracked Fast16, mysterious code capable of silently tampering with calculation and simulation software. It was created in 2005—and likely deployed by the US or an ally.

Elon Musk's security bill keeps on rising

Tesla spent about $4.8 million on Elon Musk's security in 2025, up from $2.8 million the year before, according to an SEC filing.

Canvas is down as ShinyHunters threatens to leak schools’ data

The Instructure-owned learning management platform, Canvas, is down after recently confirming a massive data breach that impacted student names, email addresses, ID numbers, and messages. Students attempting to access the system on Thursday saw a message from…

Google stopped a zero-day hack that it says was developed with AI

For the first time, Google says it has spotted and stopped a zero-day exploit developed with AI. According to a report from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), "prominent cyber crime threat actors" were planning to use the vulnerability for a "mass explo…

Apple Alerted to macOS Security Vulnerability Uncovered With AI Tool

Anthropic recently announced Project Glasswing, an initiative that enables tech companies like Apple to use its new frontier AI model Claude Mythos Preview to find security vulnerabilities across operating systems and web browsers. The Wall Street Journa…

iOS 26.4.1 Will Automatically Enable This iPhone Security Feature

Apple's release notes are sparse, but a support document indicates the update could help protect your iPhone.

Security researcher tears apart White House app and finds a tracking and security nightmare

A security researcher who decompiled the White House's new mobile app says it contains hidden GPS-tracking capabilities, weak security protections, and code loaded from an outside GitHub page, raising serious questions about privacy and cybersecurity. And it…

Thousands of Vibe-Coded Apps Expose Corporate and Personal Data on the Open Web

Companies like Lovable, Base44, Replit, and Netlify use AI to let anyone build a web app in seconds—and in thousands of cases, spill highly sensitive data onto the public internet.

Anthropic’s Mythos breach was humiliating

Anthropic's tightly controlled rollout of Claude Mythos has taken an awkward turn. After spending weeks insisting the AI model is so capable at cybersecurity that it is too dangerous to release publicly, it appears the model fell into the wrong hands anyway. …

Elon Musk’s XChat App Is More Like Facebook’s Messenger Than Signal

Rather than launching a sleek, worthwhile encrypted messaging app, Musk dropped a junky, insular extension of his social media platform.

Top five takeaways from Homeland Security budget hearings

Lawmakers have been in a stalemate for over 60 days about funding the entire department, which includes agencies that oversee immigration enforcement, disaster relief, cybersecurity and the U.S. Coast Guard.

Attack of the killer script kiddies

Last August, some of the best cybersecurity teams in the business gathered in Las Vegas to demonstrate the strength of their AI bug-finding systems at DARPA's Artificial Intelligence Cyber Challenge (AIxCC). The tools had scanned 54 million lines of actual so…

Yarbo says it will remove the intentional backdoor from its robot lawn mower

The company behind the robot lawn mower that ran me over has changed its tune. Yarbo now plans to completely remove the remote backdoor access that could have let bad actors reprogram the robot over the internet. Yarbo customers will be able to decide whether…

How the shooting unfolded

President Trump and Vice-President Vance were rushed off the stage, after gunshots were heard at the event at the Washington Hilton hotel.

Amazon Blink Unveils Its Most Advanced Video Doorbells for New Budget Choices

Blink's security line adds doorbells with 2K resolution at prices under $50.

Attendee describes low level of security at White House Correspondents' Dinner

Attendee describes low security at White House Correspondents' Dinner.

One UI 9 beta arrives to give Galaxy S26 owners a taste of Android 17

Samsung’s One UI 9 beta brings Android 17 features, smarter security, and better customization, and it's kicking off this week.

Your Android security and privacy got huge upgrades—The Android Show reveals all

The Android Show showcased the many privacy and security upgrades users can expect this year from Android 17.

April Was the Worst Ever Month on Record for Crypto Hacks

Drift and Kelp DAO were the two most notable crypto hacks in April, combining for $579 million in losses.

NASA Breaks Silence on Deaths and Disappearances of Scientists With Ties to Space Tech

Eleven missing or dead scientists are now at the center of a federal investigation, and three had direct ties to NASA.

Man Finds Robot Dog Is Bad at Protecting His Chickens, But Might Be Good at Sending Data to China

“If we were living in a time when the Federal Government would take this type of thing seriously, this would be something I would report privately.”

The hospital taking in Britons from hantavirus-hit ship - six years after being used for Covid quarantine

The Merseyside site was last used to isolate those arriving from China at the start of the Covid pandemic.

Google's May security patch for Pixels is here, targeting charging and display

Google rolls out its monthly security update, which again targets the Pixel 10's display problems, but also fixes a grueling wireless charging issue.

Video shows man believed to be the shooter of White House Correspondents Dinner being detained

Man believed to be the shooter at the White House Correspondents dinner being detained by security.

Photos: The aftermath of the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting

A suspect has been arrested after firing shots at a security screening area at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night.

'Killing in prison is not difficult' - the rise in cold-blooded attacks behind bars

Is a culture of prisoners intimidating inmates into inflicting pain on others too normalised to change?

Analysis: Andy Burnham's route back to the Commons is clearer - but one big hurdle remains

The Greater Manchester mayor faces a messy and bitter by-election battle with Reform UK.

Hot AI startup Lovable's security stumble shows one big risk in vibe coding

A security flaw in Lovable's system allowed access to users' data and sparked online backlash over the startup's response.

A company tested Claude Mythos Preview. It says the AI found hundreds of bugs, including 1 that had existed for 20 years

Mozilla says Anthropic's unreleased Claude Mythos AI found security flaws that automated testing systems missed for years.

The Race Is on to Keep AI Agents From Running Wild With Your Credit Cards

AI agents may soon be buying your stuff for you. The FIDO Alliance has teamed up with Google and Mastercard to try to ensure that shopping in the near future isn't a complete disaster.

A Federal Worker Was Fired for Filming DOGE. Now She’s Running for Congress

Alexis Goldstein, a former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employee, was fired this year for recording DOGE’s incursion into the agency.

DOGE's Ethan Shaotran Is Now Running a Defense Tech Startup

In an email viewed by WIRED, Shaotran describes Blitz Industries as “a defense company backed by big names.”

Starmer insists 'majority' of Labour MPs back his leadership

This week has seen increasing speculation among Labour MPs about Sir Keir's judgement and leadership.

Palestine Action activists guilty of criminal damage

The group of four activists were accused of breaking into the Elbit Systems factory near Bristol.

Republicans want to add $1 billion for Trump's ballroom security to ICE funding plan

Republicans in Congress are proposing $1 billion in funding for security for President Trump's White House ballroom as part of their partisan plan to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Moscow marks Victory Day with a Red Square parade under tight security

Security was tight in Moscow as Putin and several foreign leaders attended the parade, even as a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire eased concerns about possible Ukrainian attempts to disrupt the festivities.

Here's a look inside the security for the White House Correspondents' Association dinner

Saturday's shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner raised questions about how close the alleged gunman got to the president and what the Secret Service security looked like.

Why some Social Security offices are temporarily closed across the US

A number of Social Security offices across the US are closed due to staffing shortages and facility issues. Here's what's causing the disruptions.

Pentagon strikes classified AI deals with OpenAI, Google, and Nvidia — but not Anthropic

The Pentagon has struck deals with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Elon Musk's xAI, and the startup Reflection, allowing the agency to use their AI tools in classified settings, according to an announcement on Friday. At the same time, the Defense …

Trump Reportedly Considering Executive Order Aimed at Vetting New AI Models

Let him cook.

Three key statements Starmer made to MPs about Mandelson vetting

BBC Verify looks into some of the statements the prime minister made about the appointment of Lord Mandelson as UK ambassador to the US.

Sacked civil servant to speak out in Mandelson vetting row

Sir Olly Robbins is expected to defend his decision not to tell Sir Keir Starmer that Lord Mandelson failed vetting.

Political violence jolts the US once again - with a familiar response

In modern America, it seems violence of this kind has become an ever-present storm that can strike anywhere and at any moment.

Trump unharmed after security incident at White House correspondents' dinner

China's Xi calls for strategic clarity, political security with Vietnam

Social Security offices across US temporarily closed. See list here

China blocks Meta AI deal over security concerns

When are May Social Security benefits being sent out?

Supplemental Security Income will be sent May 1.

I skipped college for trade school. Now I have a job I love that won't be replaced by AI.

A 23-year-old HVAC service technician says skipping college to work in the trades was empowering. She has freedom and job security, but it's not easy.

Trump seizes on press dinner shooting to push his stalled White House ballroom: 'It has every highest level security feature'

The shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner has raised questions about the event's security. Trump says his White House ballroom is the solution.

Why Starmer still can't move on from the Mandelson mess

The decision to send Peter Mandelson to Washington has become a scandal that just won't go away for Labour.

Dear TikTokers With Poor Decision-Making Skills, You Should Not Do the Palantir Speedrun Challenge

It's all fun and games until you get sent to Gitmo.

The Enabot EBO X continues to be my favorite Alexa-powered pet companion robot on wheels

The Enabot EBO X isn't the most popular pet and home security robot offered by the brand. Yet, I still continue to favor it over the rest of the models.

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Justice Department makes it easier to deport those with DACA status

Three appellate immigration judges sided with Department of Homeland Security lawyers who appealed a decision from Immigration Judge Michael Pleters terminating removal proceedings for DACA recipient Catalina "Xóchitl" Santiago.

Senate GOP is kickstarting budget reconciliation to fund ICE. Here's how that works.

After a historic partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, Congressional Republicans are looking to a budgetary tool called reconciliation which could enable them to fund immigration enforcement agencies without any Democratic support.

Record-breaking DHS shutdown ends. And, May Day protests to draw crowds nationwide

Congress has ended the record-breaking shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. And, May Day demonstrations across the U.S. are expected to draw crowds protesting the Trump administration.

This Week in Security: Docker Auth, Windows Tools, and a Very Full Patch Tuesday

CVE-2026-34040 lets attackers bypass some Docker authentication plugins by allowing an empty request body. Present since 2024, this bug was caused by a previous fix to the auth workflow. In …read more

This Week in Security: State Malware, State Hardware Bans, and Stuxnet before Stuxnet was Cool

Making headlines everywhere is the CopyFail Linux kernel vulnerability, which allows local privilege escalation (LPE) from any user to root privileges on most kernels and distributions. Local privileges escalations are never good, …read more

This Week in Security: Another Linux Exploit, Ubuntu Knocked Offline, Finals Interrupted, and Backdoored Tools

After the CopyFail vulnerability gave root access from any user on almost all distributions last week, this week we’ve got DirtyFrag. This chains the vulnerability in CopyFail (xfrm-ESP) and a …read more

This Week in Security: Annoyed Researchers, Dangling DNS, and Hacks that Could Have Been Worse

The author of the BlueHammer exploit, which was released earlier this month and addressed in the last Patch Tuesday, continues to be annoyed with the responses from the Microsoft security …read more

The border is everywhere

No one paid attention to the gunshots that echoed through the convention center. They were real enough, and so were the screams that accompanied them, in the sense that they were recordings of real people who, like guest stars on Law and Order, reenacted scen…

US Government Warns of Severe CopyFail Bug Affecting Major Versions of Linux

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: A severe security vulnerability affecting almost every version of the Linux operating system has caught defenders off-guard and scrambling to patch after security researchers publicly released exploit code …

Infinite Machine Olto Review: A Tremendously Fun Ride

The ebike that doesn’t look like any other ebike is a tremendously fun ride—even for two passengers—if you don’t mind the Cybertruckian design.

The War on Iran Is Fueling an Energy Crisis. This Wasted Gas Could Help

An IEA report found that the fossil fuel industry leaked 124 million metric tons of methane last year, wasting a valuable fuel commodity.

An Untapped Energy Goldmine Is Buried Beneath the US—and No, It’s Not Oil

Massive lithium reserves in eastern states could replace 328 years of U.S. imports, according to new research by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Trump Admin Closes Investigation Into Alleged Backdoor for WhatsApp: Report

Meta denies that WhatsApp content moderators can read the encrypted messages.