Andy Greenberg
Andy Greenberg is a senior writer for WIRED, covering security, privacy, information freedom, and hacker culture.
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WikiLeaks Reveals How the CIA Can Hack a Mac’s Hidden Code
The leak shows how physical access hacks can plant undetectable spying code deep in a Macbook's firmware.
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Good News: Android’s Huge Security Problem Is Getting Less Huge
According to Google's own stats, only half of Android devices received a security update any time in 2016.
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The FBI Has Been Investigating Trump’s Russia Ties Since July
Breaking with DOJ tradition, Comey makes official the Russia investigation Trump has long decried as "fake news."
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WhatsApp Hack Shows That Even Encryption Apps Are Vulnerable in a Browser
Web-based vulnerabilities in end-to-end messengers demonstrate why it may be safest to stick with the mobile versions of messaging apps.
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Listen to ‘Tech Support’ Scam Calls That Bilk Victims Out of Millions
To get to the bottom of a devious form of phone-based fraud, a group of researchers scammed the scammers.
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How the CIA’s Hacking Hoard Makes Everyone Less Secure
By keeping dozens of its spying tools secret, the CIA may have left billions of people open to being hacked.
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How the CIA Can Hack Your Phone, PC, and TV (Says WikiLeaks)
A new leak hints at the spooks' digital arsenal, from iOS and Android to Samsung smart TVs.
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The Fed-Proof Online Market OpenBazaar Is Going Anonymous
OpenBazaar is set to integrate Tor's anonymity features---but still swears it's not trying to attract the dark web's black market sales.
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Security News This Week: An IoT Teddy Bear Leaked Millions of Parent and Child Voice Recordings
Each weekend we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth but that still deserve your attention.
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After 3 Years, Why Gmail’s End-to-End Encryption Is Still Vapor
Is the effort to end-to-end encrypt Gmail dead, or just a lot harder than it looks?
