Nearly 11,000 websites in recent months have been infected with a backdoor that redirects visitors to sites that rack up fraudulent views of ads provided by Google Adsense, researchers said. All 10,890 infected sites, found by security firm Sucuri, run the WordPress content management system and have an obfuscated... Read more

It may be one of the most widely observed space rocks no one even knew existed just a day earlier. An asteroid officially designated 2023 CX1 (it also went by the temporary label Sar2667 during its approach toward Earth) was discovered Sunday evening by an observatory in Hungary and... Read more

While in Overwatch 2, these characters are larger-than-life heroes, this approach lets Loverwatch take time to humanize them. “For Genji in particular, I really wanted to hit home on the kind of head-empty golden retriever energy,” Moyer says of the storyline she wrote. “ just so awkward,” Min adds.... Read more

Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. Despite the economic downturn, a crowded market and high valuations, there’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity upon us. We don’t mean the buzzy concepts like the metaverse or NFTs or Web3. Instead, we’re talking about data infrastructure. The term... Read more

That’s right everyone, it’s Bat time again. In the wake of The Flash trailer reawakening our Dark Knight nostalgia during Sunday’s Super Bowl, we’re ranking every available live-action Batman movie, from worst to best. You probably know which DC adventure is number one, but expect a few surprises behind... Read more

Whether you’re listening to the latest episode of the Gadget Lab podcast or hitting the trail with Taylor Swift’s album on repeat, the right pair of wireless headphones can make or break your day. The only problem is that there are so many to choose from. WIRED’s Gear team... Read more

Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. Ransomware gets all the fanfare because successful attacks lock victims out of their vital systems. The business interruption coupled with the large sums of money hackers require make these events front-page news and difficult for the victim... Read more

When we think of foods for optimal physical performance, it’s likely that whole grains, meats, eggs or even some supplements first come to mind. However, beets have multiple health benefits, such as lowering high blood pressure, reducing inflammation and providing plenty of essential vitamins and minerals.  Beets have become the... Read more

Your devices and apps really, really want to know where you are—whether it’s to tell you the weather, recommend some restaurants you might like, or better target advertising at you. Managing what you’re sharing and what you’re not sharing, and when, can quickly get confusing. It’s also possible that... Read more

Newgen Gaming has raised $1 million to continue to operate its Penta Esports brand. This is the first funding round for Newgen Gaming. The company was founded in 2021 by industry veterans Anurag Khurana, Kiran Noojibail, Akshay Paul and Krishanu Ghosal. Its esports brand, Penta Esports, specializes in multiple... Read more