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Why the password isn’t dead quite yet
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Why the password isn’t dead quite yet

Not exactly a 25-character, randomized string of numbers, letters, cases, and symbols. (credit: Dan Goodin) There are certain sci-fi promises the future is supposed to hold: jetpacks, flying cars, a Mars colony. But there are also some seemingly more attainable goals that somehow also always feel just on the horizon. And one of the most...

Up to 1,500 businesses infected in one of the worst ransomware attacks ever
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Up to 1,500 businesses infected in one of the worst ransomware attacks ever

Enlarge (credit: Suebsiri Srithanyarat / EyeEm / Getty Images) As many as 1,500 businesses around the world have been infected by highly destructive malware that first struck software maker Kaseya. In one of the worst ransom attacks ever, the malware, in turn, used that access to fell Kaseya’s customers. The attack struck on Friday afternoon...

The rumor is true: Rimac is taking over Bugatti with Porsche’s help
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The rumor is true: Rimac is taking over Bugatti with Porsche’s help

Enlarge / The Bugatti Chiron will be joined by new electrified models. (credit: Bugatti) For almost a year, a rumor has been circulating that Volkswagen Group plans to offload Bugatti to Croatian electric vehicle specialists Rimac. That rumor turns out to be true: on Monday Porsche and Rimac revealed that they are forming a new...

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The rumor is true: Rimac is taking over Bugatti with Porsche’s help

Enlarge / The Bugatti Chiron will be joined by new electrified models. (credit: Bugatti) For almost a year, a rumor has been circulating that Volkswagen Group plans to offload Bugatti to Croatian electric vehicle specialists Rimac. That rumor turns out to be true: on Monday Porsche and Rimac revealed that they are forming a new...

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Old school: I work in DOS for an entire day

(credit: Sean Gallagher) Update, July 5, 2021: It’s the July 4 holiday weekend in the US, which means Ars staff gets a well-deserved holiday to catch up on this summer’s Steam sale (or maybe just to rest). As such, we’re resurfacing a few classics from the Ars archives, including this somewhat masochistic experiment. Back in...