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Your Push Notifications Aren’t Safe From the FBI
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Amid horrific threats from United States president Donald Trump as the US and Iran negotiated a ceasefire, the US government warned this week that Iran-linked hackers were carrying out attacks against US energy and water infrastructure targets.
Key facts
- Last year, according to the FBI’s annual report, losses reported to the Internet Crime Complaint Center topped $20 billion —an increase of 26 percent compared to 2024
- More than half of these reported losses ($11.3 billion) were linked to cryptocurrency scams, often through fraudulent investment schemes, according to the FBI
- Amid horrific threats from United States president Donald Trump as the US and Iran negotiated a ceasefire, the US government warned this week that Iran-linked hackers were carrying out attacks
- Crimes mentioning AI led to $893 million in losses
Summary
Amid rising fears of political violence, a WIRED investigation found that US political candidates are spending more on security, including purchasing equipment like home alarms and bulletproof vests. Anthropic formally announced its new Claude Mythos Preview model this week and said that for now it will only make the model available to a select group of a few dozen leading tech and financial organizations, including Apple, Microsoft, Google, and the Linux Foundation. Finally, a WIRED investigation found that nonprofit groups linked to Customs and Border Protection facilities were selling challenge coins that celebrated the Trump administration’s immigration raids, including one coin that depicted Charlotte’s Web characters in riot gear.