Michael Gillespie has automated a way to decrypt ransomeware, and he gives his code away for free just to help people in need.
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Seagulls Who Eat People Food Poop People Food on Protected Lands
Fast food is killing the human world. Now it could be killing California gulls’ protected island habitat.
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Alaska’s Law Enforcement Crisis
When troopers finally do arrive, violent offenders just hide until they leave.
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Hard Shell Tacos Aren’t As Hardcore Gringo As You Think
The origins of hard shell tacos are hazy, but certain things are clear.
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Encrypted Phones, By Criminals, For Criminals
How a criminal-turned-crime-blogger got the notice of the most notorious drug trafficking duo in Scotland.
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Memorializing a Glacier and Hoping for the Future
Iceland holds a funeral for Okjökull, once a glacier, now “dead ice.”
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We’re All Tourists Now, So Let’s Stop with the Endless, Tedious Quests for Authenticity
In Iceland, overtourism has transformed the island in a few short years — and locals and visitors alike try to grapple with the change.
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Olympic Destroyer: The Cyberattack on the 2018 Winter Games
It was Russia, in the cybertubes, using stolen passwords, a secret backdoor, and layers upon layers of false flag cloak work meant to stump security analysts.
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Life After Pain
One day, Ge Gao’s right hand stopped working. Then the pain started, and it’s never stopped.
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1000 Days of Trump
Where do we start? How long do you have?