Author: WIRED Staff / Source: WIRED
After months of anticipation and fevered speculation by supporters and critics alike, the public finally laid eyes on the most important release of the past 25 years, its secrets guarded by a famously tight-lipped team up until the very end.
That’s right, Beyoncé dropped a new album this week. Scholars will analyze its influence for years to come.Robert Mueller’s report also came out, at least in redacted form. Over 448 pages, the Special Counsel’s Office details its investigation into Russia’s efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election, and then, in volume II, President Trump’s efforts to block or stop that very investigation. The special counsel did not establish that the Trump campaign conspired with Russia, but Garrett M. Graff writes that the report diverges sharply from attorney general William Barr’s rosy portrayal of its findings. As Washington, DC digests the report, political pressure is mounting for Congress to act.
“The discovery of a new, sophisticated team of hackers spying on dozens of government targets is never good news,” writes Andy Greenberg. But that’s what happened this week! On Wednesday, researchers revealed that a hacking group called Sea Turtle hit 40 organizations in a serious DNS hijacking spree, and compromised the internet domains of entire countries in the process.
Andy also wrote about an ongoing cybersecurity mystery: Someone, or some group, has been systematically dumping the secret data, tools, and identities of an Iranian hacking team to a public Telegram channel. It’s unclear who is behind the campaign, which began in March, but one security researcher analyzing the leak said, “They do seem to have something out for these guys. They’re naming and shaming, not just dropping tools.”
Closer to home, the Manhattan district attorney’s office offered an intriguing glimpse into the rise and fall of sinmed, one of the dark web’s biggest drug vendors. And it all started two years ago, with a good, old-fashioned tip about suspicious ATM withdrawals. That’s what…
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