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Millions lost internet service after three cables in the Red Sea were damaged. Houthi rebels deny targeting the cables, but their missile attack on a cargo ship, left adrift for months, is likely to blame. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/wL7barN

Plus: Microsoft patches over 60 vulnerabilities, Mozilla fixes two Firefox zero-day bugs, Google patches 40 issues in Android, and more. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/LvmcX75

Plus: “MFA bombing” attacks target Apple users, Israel deploys face recognition tech on Gazans, AI gets trained to spot tent encampments, and OSINT investigators find fugitive Amond Bundy. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/BReTUlQ

A WIRED investigation uncovered coordinates collected by a controversial data broker that reveal sensitive information about visitors to an island once owned by Epstein, the notorious sex offender. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/rqNsQbO

Multiple university departments linked to the Clinical School Computing Service have been inaccessible for a month. The university has not yet revealed the nature of the “malicious activity.” from Security Latest https://ift.tt/vRLIbzE

A high court in London says the WikiLeaks founder won’t be extradited “immediately” and the US must provide more “assurances” about any extradition. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/zIqJ1ox

US and UK officials hit Chinese hacking group APT31 with sanctions and criminal charges after they targeted thousands of businesses, politicians, and critics of China. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/uUWIOx4

Plus: The Biden administration warns of nationwide attacks on US water systems, a new Russian wiper malware emerges, and China-linked hackers wage a global attack spree. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/EtIl3sY

Privacy and security are an Apple selling point. But the DOJ's new antitrust lawsuit argues that Apple selectively embraces privacy and security features in ways that hurt competition—and users. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/dixmZMk

The company behind the Saflok-brand door locks is offering a fix, but it may take months or years to reach some hotels. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/mPj1Ns4

Cookie pop-ups now show the number of “partners” that websites may share data with. Here's how many of these third-party companies may get your data from some of the most popular sites online. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/hf37boy

Anonymous, candid reviews made Glassdoor a powerful place to research potential employers. A policy shift requiring users to privately verify their real names is raising privacy concerns. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/ukmv9ex

Plus: The operator of a dark-web cryptocurrency “mixing” service is found guilty, and a US senator reveals that popular safes contain secret backdoors. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/bGtez0i

For months, US lawmakers have examined every side of a historic surveillance debate. With the introduction of the SAFE Act, all that's left to do now is vote. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/PytCkYq

Every US president has the ability to invoke “emergency powers” that could give an authoritarian leader the ability to censor the internet, restrict travel, and more. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/qKHIJOw

A global network of violent predators is hiding in plain sight, targeting children on major platforms, grooming them, and extorting them to commit horrific acts of abuse. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/vbzCEpk

The US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has vacated an injunction against an age-verification requirement to view internet porn in Texas. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/QwxjF6g

A closed-door presentation for House lawmakers late last year portrayed American anti-war protesters as having possible ties to Hamas in an effort to kill privacy reforms to a major US spy program. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/Hp3jVsq

Tigran Gambaryan, a former crypto-focused US federal agent, and a second Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, have been held in Abuja without passports for two weeks. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/BkbzTmh

The Pentagon says it’s not hiding aliens, but it stops notably short of saying what it is hiding. Here are the key questions that remain unanswered—some answers could be weirder than UFOs. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/vnDtHfc

Starting at the end of April, Airbnb will no longer allow hosts to have security cameras inside their rental properties, citing a commitment to prioritizing guest privacy. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/9jNFgsa

Content creators are using copyright laws to get nonconsensual deepfakes removed from the web. With the complaints covering nearly 30,000 URLs, experts say Google should do more to help. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/ervWwuQ

Plus: An ex-Google engineer gets arrested for allegedly stealing trade secrets, hackers breach the top US cybersecurity agency, and X’s new feature exposes sensitive user data. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/YBJec2v

A coalition of 41 state attorneys general says Meta is failing to assist Facebook and Instagram users whose accounts have been hacked—and they want the company to take “immediate action.” from Security Latest https://ift.tt/oXskDwi

With Meta’s updated 2FA process, the company now automatically trusts devices you often use. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/XUQVTyk

Registered Agents Inc. has for years allowed businesses to register under a cloak of anonymity. A WIRED investigation has found that its secretive founder has taken the practice to an extreme. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/CY7EsWD

The transaction, visible on Bitcoin's blockchain, suggests the victim of one of the worst ransomware attacks in years may have paid a very large ransom. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/8RrOW15

Plus: Apple warns about sideloading apps, a court orders NSO group to turn over the code of its Pegasus spyware, and an investigation finds widely available security cams are wildly insecure. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/6j0slLO

Security researchers created an AI worm in a test environment that can automatically spread between generative AI agents—potentially stealing data and sending spam emails along the way. from Security Latest https://ift.tt/zlGDjq6