Encryption Is Getting Squeezed From All Sides
2026-10-18T20:52:04Z•f9820eefb37bdea522e2e7f50d2e7dd8f2a167d0baacab01d95d71effa9080b2
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What happened
WIRED security coverage highlights global threats to encryption, targeted surveillance, mercenary and zero-click spyware, cell-site simulators, privacy-invasive databases and AI agents. The feed also reports vulnerabilities and alleged intrusions involving ChatGPT, OpenAI agents, Hugging Face, and Australia’s health service, alongside fraud and cybercrime trends. Several entries concern civil-liberties implications of government monitoring and data collection.
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