Your Guide to Crimeware Apps
Keylogging, phishing, denial-of-service attack—playing cybercrook is as easy as finding an app for your attack.
Illustration: Rafael Grampa
Your Browser’s Password Manager Is Better Than Ever. You Still Shouldn’t Use It
Your browser isn’t leaking your passwords, but it’s still smarter to use a third-party password manager.
4 Clever Tricks That Make It Worth Switching to Proton Mail
Proton Mail is an appealing alternative to Gmail, Outlook, and Apple Mail. It also comes with advanced privacy and productivity features, including a way to manage newsletter overload.
How Windows Recall Works—and Whether You Should Switch It On
Windows Recall is one of the biggest AI features Microsoft has added to Windows 11. It’s useful, but it comes with some privacy tradeoffs.
A Major Leak Spills a Chinese Hacking Contractor’s Tools and Targets
Plus: State-sponsored AI hacking is here, Google hosts a CBP face recognition app, and more of the week’s top security news.
How Hacked Card Shufflers Allegedly Enabled a Mob-Fueled Poker Scam That Rocked the NBA
WIRED recently demonstrated how to cheat at poker by hacking the Deckmate 2 card shufflers used in casinos. The mob was allegedly using the same trick to fleece victims for millions.
The Curious Case of the Bizarre, Disappearing Captcha
While puzzling captchas—from dogs in hats to sliding jockstraps—still exist, most bot-deterring challenges have vanished into the background.
Ex-L3Harris Cyber Boss Pleads Guilty to Selling Trade Secrets to Russian Firm
Peter Williams, a former executive of Trenchant, L3Harris’ cyber division, has pleaded guilty to two counts of stealing trade secrets and selling them to an unnamed Russian software broker.
The Password Managers You Should Use Instead of Your Browser
Keep your logins locked down with our favorite password management apps for PC, Mac, Android, iPhone, and web browsers.
How to Talk to ChatGPT for Free Inside WhatsApp (While You Still Can)
Meta’s messaging app offers free access to the AI chatbot, but only until January 2026.
Hundreds of People With ‘Top Secret’ Clearance Exposed by House Democrats’ Website
A database containing information on people who applied for jobs with Democrats in the US House of Representatives was left accessible on the open web.
How to Use the New AI Features in OmniFocus, the Power User’s To-Do List
One of the Mac’s most popular productivity apps is incorporating generative artificial intelligence in a way that keeps it offline, private, and customizable.
The Long Tail of the AWS Outage
Experts say outages like the one that Amazon experienced this week are almost inevitable given the complexity and scale of cloud technology—but the duration serves as a warning.