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Apr 28, 2021 • 7min
Internet Shutdown Is an Act of ‘Vast Self-Harm’
On Friday the military junta shut off connectivity across the country. There’s no sign of when it will return.
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Apr 27, 2021 • 7min
A Far-Right Extremist Allegedly Plotted to Blow Up Amazon Data Centers
The FBI arrested the suspect in Texas after he purchased explosives from an undercover agent.
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Apr 26, 2021 • 6min
Russia May Have Found a New Way to Censor the Internet
In an attempt to silence Twitter, the Kremlin appears to have developed novel techniques to restrict online content.
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Apr 23, 2021 • 8min
Twitch Will Act on ‘Serious’ Offenses That Happen Off-Platform
The new policy holds streamers to account for what happens on other services and in real life.
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Apr 21, 2021 • 7min
Hackers Are Exploiting Discord and Slack Links to Serve Up Malware
Beware of links from platforms that got big during quarantine.
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Apr 20, 2021 • 13min
Signal Adds a Payments Feature—With a Privacy-Focused Cryptocurrency
The encrypted messaging app is integrating support for MobileCoin in a bid to keep up with the features offered by its more mainstream rivals.
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Apr 19, 2021 • 8min
The UK Is Trying to Stop Facebook's End-to-End Encryption
The government's latest attack is aimed at discouraging the company from following through with its planned rollout across platforms.Â
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Apr 16, 2021 • 11min
The Opportunities—and Obstacles—for Women at NSA and Cyber Command
WIRED spoke with three women working in cybersecurity in the US intelligence committee about the progress of recent years and the work that remains.
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Apr 15, 2021 • 8min
The Threat to the Water Supply Is Real—and Only Getting Worse
An ex-employee allegedly tampered with a Kansas water system. It was too easy, and it's happening too often.
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Apr 12, 2021 • 7min
How to Keep Nearby Strangers from Sending You Files
Sharing is caring—except when it's an unwelcome photo from a rando on the subway. Here's how to lock down your phone and computer.
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