Meet the hacker who took down North Korea’s internet

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View in browser  |  Your newsletter preferences 04.04.24 CYBER ARMY OF ONE | 13-MINUTE READ A Vigilante Hacker Took Down North Korea's Internet. Now He's Taking Off His Mask BY ANDY GREENBERG 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. TIP OF THE ICEBERG | 21-MINUTE READ These Women Came to Antarctica for Science. Then the Predators Emerged BY DAVID KUSHNER Jane Willenbring was the first to blow the whistle on sexual harassment and assault in Antarctica. Years later, women are still coming forward with tales of horror as a government investigation unfolds. COPYFIGHT | 5-MINUTE READ OpenAI's GPT Store Is Triggering Copyright Complaints BY KATE KNIBBS A publisher says some chatbots in OpenAI's GPT Store were created using its copyrighted textbooks. OpenAI has taken down some of the bots but could face more complaints from rights holders. LONG GAME | 6-MINUTE READ The Mystery of 'Jia Tan,' the XZ Backdoor Mastermind BY ANDY GREENBERG AND MATT BURGESS 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. SPONSORED CONTENT The Beauty of Falling: A Life in Pursuit of Gravity by Claudia de Rham World-renowned physicist Claudia de Rham seeks gravity's true nature and finds wisdom in embracing its force in her life. "The true excitement of science shines through brilliantly."—Sean Carroll, author of The Biggest Ideas in the Universe. GET WIRED The future is happening fast. Stay ahead of it with WIRED. Get full tech coverage with a subscription to WIRED for just $30 $5. Plus free stickers! Subscribe Now. QANON | 2-MINUTE READ US Navy Veteran Who Feds Say Rammed FBI Headquarters Had QAnon-Linked Online Presence BY DAVID GILBERT A report claims that accounts associated with the suspect suggested that he was also ready to join a militia. WIRED POLITICS LAB | 5-MINUTE READ The Influencers with as Much Presidential Access as the Press BY MAKENA KELLY Biden-linked influencers were front-and-center at the president's biggest fundraiser. The press was in the dressing room. WIRED PODCASTS | 32-MINUTE EPISODE How Social Media Turned Into a Shopping Mall BY LAUREN GOODE AND MICHAEL CALORE This week, we discuss the changing business of TikTok Shop and the different ways influencers sell all those cheap goods on social media. SASH-AI | 8-MINUTE READ AI-Generated Spoofs of RuPaul's Drag Race Are Flooding Instagram and TikTok BY MARAH EAKIN The next Drag Race Ru-volution doesn't involve Ru at all. Looking for a new job? Check out these featured listings and search for openings all over the world on jobs.wired.com Senior Software Engineer Netflix Location: Los Gatos, CA, USA APPLY NOW IT Technology Services Senior Specialist SAP Location: New York, USA APPLY NOW Thanks for reading. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here. Plus, browse more newsletters from WIRED. You're receiving this email because you signed up for the Daily newsletter from WIRED.   Manage your preferences  |   View our Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe   Have questions or comments? Send us a message. Need help? Contact us.   Copyright © Condé Nast 2024. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.