A (strange) interview with Russian-military-linked hackers

PLUS: Burnout Is Pushing Workers to Use AI—Even if Their Boss Doesn’t Know, and more. [View in browser]( | [Your newsletter preferences]( 05.08.24   [Photo illustration of Jesus at the last supper working on a laptop with two AI angels floating from above.]( AI SOS | 3-MINUTE READ [Burnout Is Pushing Workers to Use AI—Even if Their Boss Doesn’t Know]( BY AMANDA HOOVER People are using AI at work whether their bosses want them to or not, new data shows. But it’s desperation, not innovation, driving the change.   [Dmitry Khoroshev, the administrator and developer of the LockBit ransomware group]( LOCKPICKED | 6-MINUTE READ [The Alleged LockBit Ransomware Mastermind Has Been Identified]( BY MATT BURGESS Law enforcement officials say they’ve identified, sanctioned, and indicted the person behind LockBitSupp, the administrator at the heart of LockBit’s $500 million hacking rampage.   [Illustration of a ballot with a large green check mark on top]( GO VOTE | 5-MINUTE READ [The Answer to Election Deniers Is in an Idaho County Website]( BY DAVID GILBERT Ada County has rolled out a first-of-its-kind transparency tool that even election conspiracy theorists can get behind.   [Photo-illustration containing a water tower, waterways, and a dam, with colors of the Russian flag.]( SMOKE AND MIRRORS | 7-MINUTE READ [A (Strange) Interview With the Russian-Military-Linked Hackers Targeting US Water Utilities]( BY ANDY GREENBERG In an exclusive interview, the Cyber Army of Russia laid out their grand ambitions of disrupting US infrastructure. In reality, they've missed the mark—but that hasn't stopped them from hyping their hacktivity to the government back home. ADVERTISEMENT   [Wifi symbol]( BROADBAND | 1-MINUTE READ [The Affordable Connectivity Program Has a Lifeline in the Senate]( BY MAKENA KELLY The ACP provided a broadband subsidy for millions of Americans. Now Congress has a plan to reinstate it.   [Photo of activists at a camp in a forest near the Tesla Inc. Gigafactory, protesting the factory's potential expansion, in Gruenheide, Germany]( FOREST FIGHT | 6-MINUTE READ [Tesla Temporarily Shuts Factory Down as Environmentalists Call the Company a Sham]( BY MORGAN MEAKER Tesla has temporarily shuttered its doors as climate activists camped in the forest outside its gigafactory are ramping up their protests over the company's impact on the environment.   [Left: Backside of a mobile phone leaning against a paper tray, sitting on a desk. Center: 4 mobile phones face down, side by side on a wooden surface. Right: Hand holding slim black mobile phone with screen displaying a clock, app icons, and search bar. Background: pink and purple abstract waves.]( ALOE THERE | 3-MINUTE READ [Google’s New $500 Pixel 8A Smartphone Will Get 7 Years of Software Updates]( BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU While the price of these handsets has slightly increased since the first Pixel 3A in 2019, the new Google Pixel 8A seems to have everything you’d want in a smartphone at a palatable price of $499.   [iPads and keyboards]( CLEAN SLATE | 5-MINUTE READ [Everything Apple Announced at Yesterday’s iPad Event]( BY BRENDA STOLYAR Apple has launched a new M4 chipset, new iPad Air and iPad Pro models, and even an Apple Pencil Pro.   [iPad and Apple Pencil Pro]( PENCIL THIS IN | 3-MINUTE READ [C’mon, Why Isn’t the New Apple Pencil Pro Backward Compatible?]( BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU Apple’s latest stylus will only work with its newest iPads. The long-running second-gen Apple Pencil—which the company still sells—will not.   Looking for a new job? Check out these featured listings and search for openings all over the world on [jobs.wired.com](. [Digital Account Executive]( [Salesforce]( [Location: London, UK]( [APPLY NOW]( [Threat Detection Team Lead]( [Experian]( [Location: USA]( [APPLY NOW]( ADVERTISEMENT   [WIRED logo image]( Thanks for reading. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? [Sign up here](. Plus, [browse more newsletters]( from WIRED. [(image) WIRED on Facebook]( [(image) WIRED on Twitter]( [(image) WIRED on Instagram]( [(image) WIRED on LinkedIn]( [(image) WIRED on YouTube]( [Podcasts]( [TikTok](   You’re receiving this email because you signed up for the Daily newsletter from WIRED. [Manage your preferences]( | [View our Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( Have questions or comments? [Send us a message](mailto:hello@wired.com?subject=Daily newsletter feedback). Need help? [Contact us](. Copyright © Condé Nast 2024. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.