Safety

Your Push Notifications Aren’t Safe From the FBI

Signal's encrypted messages are vulnerable to FBI interception through push notification architecture, as AI-powered cybercrime losses hit $893M in 2025.

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WIRED security roundup covering FBI's ability to access encrypted Signal messages via push notifications, Iran's 1,000+ hour internet blackout, FBI reporting $20B in 2025 cybercrime losses ($893M linked to AI scams), Google expanding Gmail end-to-end encryption to mobile, and Anthropic announcing Claude Mythos Preview—a model with advanced cybersecurity capabilities available only to select organizations through Project Glasswing.

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Hack-for-hire group caught targeting Android devices and iCloud backups

State-backed hack-for-hire group BITTER targets journalists, activists, and officials across MENA with iCloud phishing and Android spyware—exposing how governments outsource cyberattacks to private vendors to evade accountability.