North Korea hacked him. So he took down its internet

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 02.02.22   CLIMATE CHANGE | 5-MINUTE READ Extreme Heat in the Oceans Is Out of Control BY MATT SIMON More than half of the sea now logs temperatures once considered extreme, threatening countless species, livelihoods, and the air we breathe.   FLIGHT CLUB | 6-MINUTE READ Thousands of Planes Are Flying Empty and No One Can Stop Them BY CHRIS STOKEL-WALKER A pre-pandemic policy on airport usage is pressuring airlines to keep "ghost flights" in the air. The climate impact is massive.   PUBLIC HEALTH | 7-MINUTE READ The Omicron Variant Has New Versions Already. What Comes Next? BY MARYN MCKENNA Viruses keep evolving until they run out of hosts to infect. Worldwide, billions remain unvaccinated against Covid—which means Omicron isn't the end.   HACKTIVISM | 8-MINUTE READ North Korea Hacked Him. So He Took Down Its Internet BY ANDY GREENBERG Disappointed with the lack of US response to the Hermit Kingdom's attacks against US security researchers, one hacker took matters into his own hands. GET WIRED Winter Sale. Give yourself the gift of information. Get the print edition of WIRED and exclusive subscriber-only stories for just $29.99 $5. Subscribe now.   JUST A HUNCH | 7-MINUTE READ The Best Posture Correctors to Put a Stop to Your Slouch BY MEDEA GIORDANO You're hunched over your desk and phone for hours. We rounded up gadgets to help you straighten up—including a DIY trick and yoga advice.   IDEAS | 7-MINUTE READ The Unnerving Rise of Video Games that Spy on You BY BEN EGLISTON Players generate a wealth of revealing psychological data—and some companies are soaking it up.   COMMUNITY SERVICE | 5-MINUTE READ How an App Can Help Fight Homelessness BY CAROL MILBERGER With flashlights, gift bags, and an app, I spent a day learning about our unhoused neighbors and logging what they really need.   TIME TRAVEL | 6-MINUTE READ 6 of the Best Travel Watches Around Right Now BY JAMES GURNEY AND JEREMY WHITE Whether you call them GMTs or worldtimers, these watches will be back on active duty in 2022.   IDEAS | 7-MINUTE READ American Spy Agencies Are Struggling in the Age of Data BY AMY B. ZEGART Massive amounts of data are revolutionizing the work of intelligence—and not necessarily in a good way.     Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.