DHS Has Used This Controversial Investigative Tool 185,000 Times Since Trump Took Office
2026-11-09T20:52:05Z•61af5ff5447f76f6c374b41f0ffddc512516f471a9d25332e21cc747cbd669ff
AI securityDHSICEIoT securityNorth KoreaTraderTraitorUEFIcredential theftcritical infrastructurecrypto theftcybersecuritydata breachdeepfakesfirmware vulnerabilitygenerative AIinfostealermalwarephishingprivacyremote code executionserver securitysocial engineeringsupply-chain attacksurveillance
What happened
A WIRED security feed covering major cybersecurity and privacy developments, including a suspected $6.3 billion North Korean-linked Binance theft, AI-assisted infostealer malware, malicious Claude extensions targeting developer machines, a critical UEFI firmware code-execution flaw affecting servers, internet-connected device attacks against critical infrastructure, large DHS personnel data leaks, deepfake abuse, and AI-enabled exploitation of legacy software vulnerabilities.
Why it matters
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- wired_security
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- 61af5ff5447f76f6c374b41f0ffddc512516f471a9d25332e21cc747cbd669ff
- Enrichment time
- 2026-11-09T20:52:05Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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