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A Ghost Ship’s Doomed Journey Through the Gate of Tears Apr 08, 2024

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Millions lost internet service after three cables in the Red Sea were damaged. Houthi rebels deny targeting the cables, but their missile attack on a cargo ship, left adrift for months, is likely to blame.

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A Vigilante Hacker Took Down North Korea’s Internet. Now He’s Taking Off His Mask Apr 05, 2024

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As “P4x,” Alejandro Caceres single-handedly disrupted the internet of an entire country. Then he tried to show the US military how it can—and should—adopt his methods.

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The Mystery of ‘Jia Tan,’ the XZ Backdoor Mastermind Apr 04, 2024

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The thwarted XZ Utils supply chain attack was years in the making. Now, clues suggest nation-state hackers were behind the persona that inserted the malicious code.

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The Incognito Mode Myth Has Fully Unraveled Apr 03, 2024

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To settle a years-long lawsuit, Google has agreed to delete “billions of data records” collected from users of “Incognito mode,” illuminating the pitfalls of relying on Chrome to protect your privacy.

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The White House Puts New Guardrails on Government Use of AI Apr 02, 2024

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Vice President Kamala Harris says new rules for government AI deployments, including a requirement that algorithms are checked for bias, will “put the public interest first.”

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Jeffrey Epstein's Island Visitors Exposed by Data Broker Apr 01, 2024

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A WIRED investigation uncovered coordinates collected by a controversial data broker that reveal sensitive information about visitors to an island once owned by Epstein, the notorious sex offender.

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Hackers Found a Way to Open Any of 3 Million Hotel Keycard Locks in Seconds Mar 29, 2024

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The company behind the Saflok-brand door locks is offering a fix, but it may take months or years to reach some hotels.

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‘Malicious Activity’ Hits the University of Cambridge's Medical School Mar 28, 2024

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Multiple university departments linked to the Clinical School Computing Service have been inaccessible for a month. The university has not yet revealed the nature of the “malicious activity.”

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Julian Assange Won’t Be Extradited to the US Yet Mar 27, 2024

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A high court in London says the WikiLeaks founder won’t be extradited “immediately” and the US must provide more “assurances” about any extradition.

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Chinese Hackers Charged in Decade-Long Global Spying Rampage Mar 26, 2024

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US and UK officials hit Chinese hacking group APT31 with sanctions and criminal charges after they targeted thousands of businesses, politicians, and critics of China.

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