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The Worst Hacks of 2024

Every year has its own mix of digital security debacles, from the absurd to the sinister, but 2024 was particularly marked by hacks in which cybercriminals and state-sponsored espionage groups repeatedly exploited the same weakness or type of target to…

The Year Villainy Won | WIRED

Irrational self-belief is one of the reasons villains resonate so deeply in culture, says Kevin Wynter, a media studies professor at Pomona College. “In a repressive society like ours that advocates conformity to better cultivate consumers, characters who actively reject…