Lily Hay Newman
Security reporter for WIRED Magazine. she/her/my man. Signal +1 (347) 722-1347
- Reposted by Lily Hay NewmanCrypto-tracing firm Elliptic found Telegram-based Xinbi Guarantee, a market for Chinese crypto scammers and money launderers, had done $8.4 billion in sales—all while registered in the US. After WIRED asked Telegram about it, Telegram banned thousands of accounts. www.wired.com/story/xinbi-...
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- new “someone admitted they use TeleMessage” drinking game just dropped www.wired.com/story/cbp-co...
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- Reposted by Lily Hay NewmanNew from 404 Media: the Signal clone the Trump administration uses was just hacked. TeleMessage makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, Waltz used it. A hacker got some users' messages, group chats. Hugely significant breach www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
- I was very confused about the situation with the Spain blackout and @natashabernal.bsky.social answered my questions www.wired.com/story/europe...
- Reposted by Lily Hay NewmanSCOOP: I got hold of the absolutely incredible training video the Social Security Administration produced to train staff on how to use the agency's new generative AI chatbot. Watch it, in all its Web 1.0 glory, here: www.wired.com/story/social...
- Reposted by Lily Hay NewmanSCOOP: Bluesky is, yes, getting blue checks: www.wired.com/story/bluesk...
- I crashed @couts.bsky.social's awesome web series Incognito Mode to chat about government surveillance of protests around the world and how you can protect yourself www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL34...
- Reposted by Lily Hay Newman"It might be hard or at least painfully slow and costly for 4chan to recover from this, so we might really see the end of 4chan as we know it.” From me and @lhn.bsky.social on the 4chan hack
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- Reposted by Lily Hay NewmanNEW from me: An AI image generator left a database exposed online, revealing how people use the technology. Thousands of explicit AI-generated images and child sexual abuse material was included in 90,000 exposed files. After WIRED got in touch, the company behind it took the site offline
- Reposted by Lily Hay NewmanA prominent computer scientist who has spent 20 years publishing academic papers on cryptography, privacy, and cybersecurity has gone incommunicado, had his professor profile removed by employer Indiana University, & had his homes raided by the FBI. No one knows why. arstechnica.com/security/202...
- when I said take it to the group chat I didn’t mean this
- Don’t make me (and @agreenberg.bsky.social) tap the sign www.wired.com/story/signal...
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- juuuuust circling back to this super quick www.wired.com/story/white-...
- Reposted by Lily Hay NewmanOnce more for the cabinet-level war-planners in the back: www.wired.com/story/encryp... "Good opsec will save you from bad crypto, but good crypto won't save you from bad opsec."
- Reposted by Lily Hay NewmanTrump reading off a literal list of Tesla retail prices is the purest distillation yet of a dynamic that won’t end well. It’s already going quite badly. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
- I thought I had heard every version of "If something is cheap/free, you are the product" but really enjoyed Fyodor Yarochkin's contribution: “There is no free cheese unless the cheese is in a mousetrap” www.wired.com/story/1-mill...
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- Scam researchers and survivors of forced work in compounds in certain regions have been mentioning for awhile that scam operations are increasingly relying on Starlink for internet access @mattburgess1.bsky.social goes deeper to expose the scope and scale of the problem www.wired.com/story/starli...
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- “We are a small minority in our industry and a lot of the changes that are happening around us are not lifting us up," says Edera cofounder Emily Long. "You start to see that just by existing and being different, you are showing what’s possible” www.wired.com/story/edera-...
- “I believe that his abrupt firing puts the security of veterans services at risk” a source with knowledge of VA systems said. “Eliminating the person responsible for the security of veteran info on VA.gov erodes the quality of the service for the veteran. It’s reckless” www.wired.com/story/doge-u...
- Reposted by Lily Hay NewmanI spoke with trans and genderqueer developers about working in games in the US amid an anti-trans administration and harassment from online communities. Many feel left behind by the companies they work for. “Can’t piss off the bigots, because they spend money.” www.wired.com/story/game-d...
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- Reposted by Lily Hay NewmanRussia-linked hackers have been phishing Ukrainian military with Signal QR codes that look like group invites but instead add a linked device that eavesdrops on messages. Update Signal now to get its fix for a tactic that’s likely to spread beyond Ukraine. www.wired.com/story/russia...
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- Reposted by Lily Hay NewmanChina's Salt Typhoon hackers are still breaching telecom networks worldwide, including two in the US in Dec-Jan, says Recorded Future. Lately they're exploiting Cisco devices with unpatched 2023 bugs and seem undeterred by high profile exposure and sanctions. www.wired.com/story/chinas...
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- This is just heartbreaking and senseless (by @mattburgess1.bsky.social) www.wired.com/story/doge-u...
- Reposted by Lily Hay NewmanAs an IRS agent, Tigran Gambaryan was perhaps the most effective crypto investigator in history. Then last year he was charged in Nigeria with money laundering and thrown in prison. Throughout, he was texting with me from a secret phone. This is his full, untold story. www.wired.com/story/untold...
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- Reposted by Lily Hay NewmanSCOOP: DOGE has built a "firewall" separating Elon Musk's team from the ~200 legacy USDS staffers. “They don’t talk to us,” one USDS worker tells me. “As far as I can tell, they’re hiding,” says another. www.wired.com/story/musk-d...
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- Reposted by Lily Hay NewmanA teen DOGE staffer recently given access to government systems worked at a startup known for hiring convicted hackers. Someone using a Telegram handle associated with him also solicited a cyberattack-for-hire service in 2022. All raising questions about his vetting. www.wired.com/story/edward...
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- Reposted by Lily Hay NewmanSCOOP: DOGE Staff Had Questions About the "Resign" Email. Their New HR Chief Dodged Them. “I think the information that you’re going to have about this is available to you right now," Stephanie Holmes told staff at Elon Musk's DOGE. www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
- Reposted by Lily Hay NewmanNEW: Elon Musk's friends have infiltrated the GSA and they're looking for ways to use White House credentials to access agency tech, potentially allowing them to remote into laptops, read emails, and more, sources say. w/ @zoeschiffer.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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- At CISA HQ days before her resignation, Jen Easterly was steadfastly manifesting the future she wanted for her agency. But she was also clear: "Any stepping back of what we've put in place will be to the detriment of the safety and security of the American people" www.wired.com/story/big-in...
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- Reposted by Lily Hay NewmanLast night, MAGA influencers took their victory lap, celebrating the content and creators who secured the election for Trump. Oh, and Big Tech footed the bill. www.wired.com/story/maga-i...
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