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‘100 Video Calls Per Day’: Models Are Applying to Be the Face of AI Scams

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Dozens of Telegram channels reviewed by WIRED include job listings for “AI face models.” The (mostly) women who land these gigs are likely being used to dupe victims out of their money.

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A Hacker Accidentally Broke Into the FBI’s Epstein Files

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Plus: A porn-quitting app exposed the masturbation habits of hundreds of thousands of users, Russian hackers are trying to take over people’s Signal accounts, and more.

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US Lawmakers Move to Kill the FBI’s Warrantless Wiretap Access

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A bipartisan bill would force the FBI to get a warrant to read Americans’ messages and ban the federal purchase of commercial data on US residents ahead of a critical April deadline.

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How ‘Handala’ Became the Face of Iran’s Hacker Counterattacks

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Amid a paralyzing breach of medical tech firm Stryker, the group has come to represent Iran’s use of “hacktivism” as cover for chaotic, retaliatory state-sponsored cyberattacks.

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Meta Ramps Up Efforts to Disrupt Industrialized Scamming

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Meta removed 10.9 million Facebook and Instagram accounts linked to “criminal scam centers” last year, the company announced on Wednesday.

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DHS Ousts CBP Privacy Officers Who Questioned ‘Illegal’ Orders

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Department of Homeland Security leaders removed top privacy officers who objected to mislabeling government records to block their public release, WIRED has learned.

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GPS Attacks Near Iran Are Wreaking Havoc on Delivery and Mapping Apps

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Delivery apps are glitching and navigation routes are changing abruptly thanks to electronic warfare disrupting the satellite signals that power everything from missiles to your ride home.

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CBP Used Online Ad Data to Track Phone Locations

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Plus: Proton helped the FBI identify a protester, the Leakbase cybercrime forum was busted in an international operation, and more.

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The Future of Iran’s Internet Is More Uncertain Than Ever

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Iran’s internet shutdown has reduced connectivity by 99 percent, with air strikes likely causing additional outages, and few workarounds remaining.

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How a Music Streaming CEO Built an Open-Source Global Threat Map in His Spare Time

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Frustrated by fragmented war news, Anghami’s Elie Habib built World Monitor, a platform that fuses global data, like aircraft signals and satellite detections, to track conflicts as they unfold.

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