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Bruce Sterling
May 30, 2017 5:15 AM

There was no emergency escape plan

... when the Seals stormed the compound, except for some euros sewn into Bin Laden's underwear.

Bin Laden widow number four tells her eye-witness story

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WIRED Ghost Stories
WIRED Ghost Stories
Five hauntings from the other side of technology.
Polymarket Halted International Trading After Hackers Drained Accounts
Polymarket Halted International Trading After Hackers Drained Accounts
The company says an unnamed third-party provider was compromised. Trading has resumed, and Polymarket says affected traders will be made whole.
Kate Knibbs
OpenAI Engineer Accused of Spying on Executives Ordered to Remain in Custody
OpenAI Engineer Accused of Spying on Executives Ordered to Remain in Custody
A judge ordered Abdulrahman Alfozan to remain in custody, likening the Saudi government’s offer to secure the former OpenAI engineer’s release to a “blank check.”
Paresh Dave
The $6.3 Billion Binance Hack Was Pulled Off in Just 20 Minutes
The $6.3 Billion Binance Hack Was Pulled Off in Just 20 Minutes
Multiple crypto-tracing firms say notorious North Korean hackers TraderTraitor may be behind the largest digital heist in history—with billions of crypto likely gone for good.
Matt Burgess
Hackers Exploited the PHP Vulnerabilities Days Before They Were Patched
Hackers Exploited the PHP Vulnerabilities Days Before They Were Patched
Amazon Web Services logged attempts to leverage the internet-melting PHP2Shell bugs four days ago. They’re now being “broadly exploited” across the internet.
Lily Hay Newman
She Was the DEA’s Premier Crypto Detective. The Clues Led Straight to Her Own Family
She Was the DEA’s Premier Crypto Detective. The Clues Led Straight to Her Own Family
To escape the chaos of her Russian childhood, Lili Infante became an American law enforcement prodigy. She pioneered the DEA’s investigations of the dark web—never suspecting who she’d find hiding there.
Joshuah Bearman
The PHP Meltdown Shows How AI Makes Bugs More Exploitable
The PHP Meltdown Shows How AI Makes Bugs More Exploitable
Security researchers used AI tools to help uncover years-old vulnerabilities in the PHP web scripting language. Then the AI-assisted attacks began.
Lily Hay Newman
‘This Is Not a Drill’: Critical PHP Vulnerabilities Are Setting the Internet on Fire
‘This Is Not a Drill’: Critical PHP Vulnerabilities Are Setting the Internet on Fire
The PHP Foundation has revealed two serious vulnerabilities that could impact millions of websites. Security experts warn that failure to quickly patch the flaws could have dire consequences.
Matt Burgess
The US Government Is Hiding a Secret Court Ruling About How It Spies on Americans
The US Government Is Hiding a Secret Court Ruling About How It Spies on Americans
Two US senators say the Trump administration is breaking the law by withholding the FISA court decision while it presses Congress to renew America’s most sweeping surveillance program.
Dell Cameron
Humans Watched This Supernova Explode Nearly a Millennium Ago. Now You Can See It in High Definition
Humans Watched This Supernova Explode Nearly a Millennium Ago. Now You Can See It in High Definition
The new image isn’t just stunning—it may also provide clues about how this star survived its own explosion.
Jorge Garay
Spend Elon Musk’s Money
What’s it like to be the richest man in the world? Find out for yourself.
Neal Agarwal
The DOJ Is Weighing Perjury Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson
The DOJ Is Weighing Perjury Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson
The Justice Department is considering a perjury and obstruction-of-justice case against Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide who testified against Donald Trump to the January 6 committee.
Hugo Lowell
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