Monkey Cage: Cybercriminals have just mounted a massive worldwide attack. Here’s how NSA secrets helped them

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The week in one song: Blue Öyster Cult’s ‘Hot Rails to Hell’; Trump wants to divert aid away from women and the environment; Low turnout in last week’s Algerian elections is a major blow to the government; Anti-Muslim sentiment is on the rise in China. We found that the Internet fuels — and fights — this.;
 
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Cybercriminals have just mounted a massive worldwide attack. Here’s how NSA secrets helped them
Hackers released NSA secrets — which have now been used by criminals to hold computers to ransom.
By Henry Farrell  •  Read more »
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The week in one song: Blue Öyster Cult’s ‘Hot Rails to Hell’
Where is the Trump train headed?
By Christopher Federico  •  Read more »
 
Trump wants to divert aid away from women and the environment
Trump’s aid priority is not development, but giving money to U.S. allies to keep them happy.
By Jessica Anderson  •  Read more »
 
Low turnout in last week’s Algerian elections is a major blow to the government
Turnout was 10 to 15 points lower than expected.
By Tahir Kilavuz  •  Read more »
 
Anti-Muslim sentiment is on the rise in China. We found that the Internet fuels — and fights — this.
Beijing banned burqas, veils and “abnormal beards” to combat “extremism.”
By Rose Luqiu and Fan Yang  •  Read more »
 
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