Iranians Don’t Have a Missile Alert System, So Volunteers Built Their Own Warning Map

The crowdsourced website and app Mahsa Alert provides citizens in Iran with crucial information amid the country’s ongoing war with the US and Israel—and an internet blackout.

ICE Is Paying the Salaries of This Town’s Entire Police Force

Under a Homeland Security program, police departments around the US are signing up to assist in immigration enforcement. The cops of Carroll, New Hampshire, are going all in—and they’re likely not alone.

A Mysterious Numbers Station Is Broadcasting Through the Iran War

First heard as US and Israeli strikes on Iran began, the shortwave broadcast has since been traced to a US military base in Germany—but its purpose and its operator remain unclear.

What Happens When You Can’t Get a Death Certificate in Gaza

For families of the missing, systemic obstacles to identifying remains and locating people in Israeli detention has created a kind of social and legal purgatory.

Hassan Took a Bike Ride. Now He’s One of the Thousands Missing in Gaza

In a place denied access to basic forensic technology—and where people disappear into Israeli detention—the fate of thousands remains unknown. One of them is an autistic teenager.

Cyberattack on a Car Breathalyzer Firm Leaves Drivers Stuck

Plus: The FBI admits it’s buying phone data to track Americans, Iranian hackers disrupt medical care at Maryland hospitals, and more.

A Top Democrat Is Urging Colleagues to Support Trump’s Spy Machine

Congressman Jim Himes claims a sweeping surveillance authority should stay intact because he hasn’t seen abuses by Kash Patel’s FBI, according to internal messaging obtained by WIRED.

The Danger Behind Meta’s Decision to Kill End-to-End Encrypted Instagram DMs

Meta blamed users for not opting into the privacy-protecting feature. Experts fear the move could be the first major domino to fall for end-to-end encryption tech worldwide.

US Takes Down Botnets Used in Record-Breaking Cyberattacks

The Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid, and Mossad botnets had infected more than 3 million devices in total, many inside home networks, according to the US Justice Department.

Signal’s Creator Is Helping Encrypt Meta AI

Moxie Marlinspike says the technology powering his end-to-end encrypted AI chatbot, Confer, will be integrated into Meta AI. The move could help protect the AI conversations of millions of people.