Australia hit by cyber attacks from ‘state actor’ — experts suspect it’s China
Australia has been targeted by ongoing “sophisticated” cyber attacks from a “state-based actor,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison warned at a press conference today. Morrison said the attacks were targeting “all…
Lime e-scooters busted for antipodean bad brake crash cover-up
Credit: Dan Freeman – Unsplash – Edited E-scooter mobility provider Lime attempted to cover up a number of non-fatal crashes which left its scooter riders with broken bones, damaged teeth,…
This Excel malware even forces you to fill out a dreaded CAPTCHA form
Microsoft has identified a new Excel malware campaign that uses a novel technique to bypass traditional antivirus software and other security solutions. According to the firm, cybercriminal syndicate Chimborazo is…
Penguin on Amazon Prime, Bulbbul on Netflix drive two horror weekends
The weekend is upon us and our team has put together another list of movies that are making their appearance on your favourite OTT platforms. While Amazon Prime Video is…
Football’s canned atmosphere: how crowd noise is added to empty Premier League grounds
When Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling scored the first goal of the restarted Premier League season on Wednesday night, the cheer heard by viewers watching on TV came from a match…
watchOS 7 release date, beta, compatibility, sleep tracking and leaks
We’re expecting watchOS 7, the newest version of Apple’s software for Apple Watches, to be unveiled in just a few short days, at WWDC 2020. Last year’s big update to…
Roborock S6 MaxV Review: A Robot Vac That Avoids Dog Poop
I love robot vacuums. They’re like dishwashers and microwaves in their utility and virtual invisibility—once you have one, you can’t live without it. In recent years, they’ve all gotten a…
eBay’s Harassment Campaign Didn’t Happen in a Vacuum
And this week, when the United States government filed one of most damning indictments in the history of Silicon Valley against eBay’s now-former officers, the company’s only comment was an…
The True Return of LGBTQ+ Pride
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. This time last year, millions of people…
Amazon Fire OS vs Android: What You’ll Miss With an Amazon Device
Image: Amazon Pick up a Fire TV device or an Amazon Fire tablet, and the on-board operating system is only loosely based on Android: You’re actually dealing with a modified…