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Higher education has long been a target of ransomware gangs and data extortion attacks. But never before, perhaps, has a cyberattack against a single software platform so thoroughly disrupted the daily operations of thousands of schools across the United States.The widely used digital learning platform Canvas was put into “maintenance mode” on Thursday after its maker, the education tech giant Instructure, suffered a data breach and faced an extortion attempt by attackers using the recognizable moniker “ShinyHunters.” Though the hackers have been advertising the breach and attempting to extract a ransom payment from Instructure since May 1, the situation took…
Civilization 7 just announced its Test of Time update, coming May 19. Firaxis is calling it the 4X strategy game’s “most fundamentally game-changing” patch since it launched back in February 2025. One of the major changes it makes is to civilizations. Players will now be able to stick with a single civilization through an entire match rather than being forced to switch at each new age. Switching civilizations was one of the most controversial mechanics added to the long-running franchise, and making it optional is a big milestone yet for Civilization 7 on its post-launch road to redemption. “By far…
As noted earlier, Mozilla’s characterization of AI-assisted vulnerability discovery as a game changer has been met with massive, vocal skepticism in many quarters. Critics initially scoffed when Mozilla didn’t obtain CVE designations for any of the 271 vulnerabilities. Like many developers, however, Mozilla doesn’t obtain CVE listings for internally discovered security bugs. Instead, they are bundled into a single patch. Normally, Bugzilla reports detailing these “rollups” are hidden for several months after being fixed to protect those who are slow to patch. Now that Mozilla has revealed a dozen of them, the same critics will surely claim they too were…
All right, I know that headline is probably a lot to take in, but bear with me for a little bit here while we get the context out of the way. Trust me, you’re gonna need it. In April 2024, Sony and developer Sumo Digital announced that the servers for the PlayStation 4 version of LittleBigPlanet 3 were being “decommissioned” for good. This announcement was made just after the servers were “temporarily” shut down in January 2024, which the official LittleBigPlanet X account attributed to “a number of issues.” These “issues” ended up being the same wave of DDoS attacks…
Refusing DNA collection not an option Thirty-year-old Grace Cooper was also in the designated “free speech zone” when she was arrested in a clash that she described as “the most terrifying 90 seconds of her life.” It was her first time at a Broadview protest, and Cooper didn’t know what to expect. On that day, Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino allegedly arbitrarily ruled that the designated area was suddenly a “free arrest zone,” then ordered protesters to move quickly from the area or else face arrest. Although Cooper immediately turned to comply, an agent grabbed her from behind and “slammed…
On paper, more face time with Fox, Falco, Peppy, and Slippy should be exactly what Star Fox players want. While Nintendo has historically neglected the space combat series, fans still have a soft spot for its characters, and celebrated seeing Fox show up in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. So a remake of Star Fox 64 with a new coat of paint and additional story segments should be exactly what the doctor ordered…right? Well, the new photo-realistic designs of those beloved characters are not sitting well with folks, and one reason is that without the stylized look of previous Star…
Summer is right around the corner. We’re headed out on adventures and bringing our stuff with us. Here are all the tech and tips that WIRED Reviews recommends for your travels.I did it. I caved and did something completely out of character as a seasoned Reviews editor: I made an impulse purchase with zero prior research. When I was in the airport with my family last week, I walked into one of the insanely expensive Hudson News kiosks and bought a pair of (relatively) cheap wired headphones. They cost me $15 (but they’re much cheaper if you buy them before…
Maxis is finally giving The Sims 4 babies (and toddlers, and children) a major, needed overhaul, including upgrades like having Sims pick up dirty diapers off the floor and stopping Sims from repeatedly picking up and putting down infants over and over again. This comes from a “laundry list” shared by Maxis today highlighting over 150 fixes and new features coming in an update on May 12, many of which have to do with infants and toddlers. Some of the changes were instigated by feedback from recent polls asking The Sims players what their most-wanted fixes and changes were, with…
OpenAI’s relationship with Microsoft, its longtime investor and cloud partner, has grown increasingly complicated over the years as the ChatGPT-maker has grown into a behemoth competitor.But Microsoft executives had reservations about sending additional funding to OpenAI as far back as 2018 when it was just a small nonprofit research lab, according to emails between more than a dozen Microsoft executives, including CEO Satya Nadella, shown in a federal court on Thursday during the Musk v. Altman trial.The emails show how Microsoft, at the time, wavered over what has since been held up as one of the most successful corporate partnerships…
Ubisoft has announced a number of new accessibility features coming to Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced when it launches July 9. The full list of additions includes a number of features not present in the original Black Flag, including several that seem to address issues criticized by accessibility advocates in the original. First on the list is colorblind options, with color presets that impact not just the UI but all color-coded effects in the game, like special attacks and the glows from Eagle Vision. Resynced will also include both optional screen narration and improved subtitles with an additional “Largest” size…