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I’m just another girl who dreams of owning her own L.L.Bean Boat and Tote, and I know I’m not alone. But the favored beach bag isn’t the only thing L.L.Bean is beloved for, both on the WIRED team and off of it. I’ve slept on its famed flannel bed sheets for our Best Flannel Sheets story, while another editor has raved that the Zip Hunter Tote Bag is the only tote bag you need. We’ve even been obsessed with L.L.Bean’s duck boots for years.Safe to say, there’s no lack of great gear, like travel totes, you can get from L.L.Bean.…

Mozilla announced on Monday that it has issued a new GPG signing subkey used for some Firefox and Thunderbird artifacts after the previous key was accidentally exposed in a GitHub repository. In general, if a GPG private signing key used for software releases is exposed, an attacker who obtains it could create valid signatures on malicious files. This creates a supply chain attack risk: the attacker could distribute modified or malicious versions of the software that appear authentic. Successful exploitation would still require a way to deliver the signed files to users, for instance via a compromised mirror, an alternate…

Supporters of BTCPay Server have committed to funding a bounty of up to three Bitcoins for the recovery of funds stolen through a recently disclosed vulnerability in the open-source bitcoin payment processor, the project said in a statement. The bounty is set at 10 percent of whatever is recovered, capped at three coins in the event of a full recovery.  The project even extended the offer to the attacker directly alongside anyone else holding actionable information, directing them to a dedicated security address and offering Signal or other encrypted channels on request.  Hackers last week managed to extract Lightning Network…

There’s no conservation motive or benefit behind the Uzbekistan government’s recent releases of more than 2,000 captive-bred Asian houbara bustards across its desert regions, according to an expert on the threatened species. The government has touted the releases over the past three months as a wildlife restoration effort, but Nigel Collar, a conservation biologist at BirdLife International, suggested the birds are meant to serve as quarry for hunting parties. “In reality both areas [where they were released] are hunting concessions for Gulf State falconers and these are birds being put out in the wild simply to provide ‘sport,’”…

When you go to the dentist, what do you expect? That they will check your teeth, see if you need any fillings, give you some advice on oral hygiene? You probably don’t expect that they will teach your child to read, tackle youth unemployment or solve poverty.But when it comes to education, politicians are remarkably relaxed about loading wider social responsibilities on to schools. The suggestion from Alan Milburn, a former minister and now a senior government adviser, is that primary schools – that is, schools that educate children aged four to 11 – should identify children who might not…

At least 132 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years.The death toll is likely to rise, with more feared trapped under collapsed buildings. The magnitude 7.4 quake struck at 07:34 (12:34 GMT) at a depth of 103km (64 miles) in Chocó province, the country’s geological service said. It was felt across an enormous area, stretching for hundreds of miles across western Colombia. Many of the deaths have been concentrated in the city of Pereira, in Colombia’s coffee-growing region, with surrounding cities and the Valle…

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told his justice secretary to find a way to exclude PC Andrew Harper’s killers from an early release scheme designed to ease prison overcrowding.Burnham is confident a solution can be found to remove Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, who were sentenced to 13 years for manslaughter in 2020, from the government plan, the BBC has been told.Downing Street had earlier warned it would not be possible to exclude “one or two offenders” convicted of manslaughter from the early release of prisoners.PC Harper, 28, from Wallingford, Oxfordshire, died in 2019 when he was dragged behind the…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Sweden’s prime minister has called Spain’s amnesty for irregular immigrants a “very bad idea”, warning that it could push Europe back to a 2015-style migration crisis and call into question the continent’s free-movement zone. Ulf Kristersson, the Swedish centre-right leader running for re-election next month, told the FT that Spain’s amnesty for more than 1mn people had caused a “pretty big outcry” at the last meeting of EU leaders as it ran counter to what other countries were trying to achieve. Leaders from Italy,…

If you’ve got international travel coming up, an adapter is essential for keeping your phone, earbuds, power banks, and other gadgets charged. Anker’s Nano Travel Adapter is one of our picks from our guide to the best gadgets for summer travel because it can charge up to five devices at once, yet it’s small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. It’s also available in black for just $19.99 ($6 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and directly from Anker (with code WS7DV2BNB82J) matching its best price to date.The Nano’s four built-in sets of prongs should keep you covered…

New Jersey and Alabama have joined the list of US states that confirmed their water and wastewater facilities have been targeted in a hacking campaign that started in late July. At least 12 states have reportedly been hit, but not all have been identified. Minnesota was the first to confirm that over 30 water systems had their operational technology (OT) systems targeted. Michigan, South Dakota, and Georgia later also confirmed being targeted. The latest to join the list are New Jersey and Alabama. In New Jersey, Cape May and Woodbine water systems were targeted in cyberattacks on July 27, but…