The Digital Door They Left Unlocked For over three months, a criminal had the keys to the kingdom. From November 2021 to February 2022, an unauthorized user was inside the email account of an employee at Rialto Markets, a New…
So you log into your account, your stomach fluttering with anticipation. You put in a fuck load of money. A life-changing amount. The numbers on the screen glow back at you, a confirmation of your genius decision. Your initial investment…
Every device you own that touches the internet has a unique fingerprint. A string of numbers called an Internet Protocol, or IP, address. It’s your digital home address. In the early days of the internet, these addresses were plentiful. But…
So you’re trying to get a handle on your stress. You strap on the sleek, screen-free WHOOP band, a device that promises to unlock the secrets of your own body. You pay hundreds of dollars a year for a subscription…
It started with a text message. A raw, unfiltered exchange between a daughter and her mother that rips the lid off a world of corporate secrets. “I just totally had a brain popping realization,” Kirstyn Pearl typed to her mom.…
Imagine you’ve just had a beautiful meal at a Hawaiian resort. The server was fantastic. The view was perfect. The bill arrives, and you see a mandatory 22% “service charge” added to the total. You pay it, figuring you’ve just…
Picture this. Someone—a parent, a small business owner, a school janitor—reaches under a sink in Houston. They grab a bottle of Arcoiris All Purpose Cleaner. On the label, a promise made in two languages: it contains a “Bactericide” and it…
The Price of a Typo, 74,000 Times Over Imagine you’re trying to buy or sell a house. To figure out a fair price, you’d probably look at what other homes in the neighborhood have sold for. Now, imagine if the…
We all count on the rules. We stop at red lights, wait in line at the checkout counter, and trust that the numbers on our bank statements are real. We invest our savings for retirement or a child’s education with…
The False Promise in the Cereal Aisle Picture it for me please. You’re standing in a supermarket aisle in the Bronx, trying to make a healthy choice for your family. You see a familiar, friendly box: Life Cereal. Big, bold…