A Catastrophic Hospital Hack Ends in a Leak of 300M Patient Records

Andy Greenberg and Andrew Couts

Plus: Alleged Apple source code leaks online, cybercrime group Scattered Spider’s alleged kingpin gets arrested, and more.

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Pooping on the Moon Is a Messy Business

Becky Ferreira

If humans are to return to the moon, space agencies and governments need to figure out the legal, ethical, and practical dimensions of extraterrestrial waste management.

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This Is What Would Happen if China Invaded Taiwan

Dmitri Alperovitch

The new book ‘World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the 21st Century’ lays out what might actually happen if China were to invade Taiwan in 2028.

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Everything’s About to Get a Hell of a Lot More Expensive Due to Climate Change

Nitish Pahwa

Intensifying hurricanes, floods, and heat waves are wreaking havoc across the country—and on all of our bank accounts.

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Red Tape Is Making Hospital Ransomware Attacks Worse

Matt Burgess

With cyberattacks increasingly targeting health care providers, an arduous bureaucratic process meant to address legal risk is keeping hospitals offline longer, potentially risking lives.

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Potatoes Are the Perfect Vegetable—but You’re Eating Them Wrong

Matt Reynolds

The humble potato is a miraculous vegetable, but Americans are eating less of them than ever before and have ditched fresh potatoes for frozen. Is it time to rebrand the spud?

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