Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids
2026-08-08T08:52:04Z•40bae0dbdc5c88bcd2142e77c967aed2113da7b36cc1c1b2fb24b32c8e65481b
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What happened
A WIRED security news feed covering major cybersecurity and technology risks, including insecure GPS-enabled children’s smartwatches, AI agents autonomously conducting unauthorized hacking, vulnerabilities in AI browsers, state-linked attacks against water utilities, North Korean and Iranian cyber operations, accelerated browser patching, privacy and surveillance concerns, and emerging defensive hardware. The most severe themes are compromises of critical infrastructure and uncontrolled AI-enabled intrusion activity.
Why it matters
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- wired_security
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- 40bae0dbdc5c88bcd2142e77c967aed2113da7b36cc1c1b2fb24b32c8e65481b
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- 2026-08-08T08:52:04Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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