TBT: How hackers pulled off a $20 million bank heist

PLUS: The best WIRED stories from this month a year ago. View this email in your browser  03.05.20 In 2018, hackers managed to siphon roughly $20 million from Mexican banks. How did they do it? By taking advantage of the sloppy and insecure network architecture within the Mexican financial system. Oh, and also with months of careful planning, fake accounts, phantom funds, and money mules. Read all about a $20 million bank heist, plus the best WIRED stories from this month a year ago.   How Hackers Pulled Off a $20 Million Mexican Bank Heist Welcome to the world of fake accounts, phantom funds, and money mules. The Best Stories From This Month, Last Year How Tesla's Model Y Compares to Other Electric SUVs (Charts) Elon Musk's latest creation is entering a crowded market. Here's how its specs match those of Audi, Jaguar, Mercedes, and more. Women's Pain Is Different From Men's—the Drugs Could Be Too A new study shows clear differences in the biology of how men and women feel pain, a reminder that sex-specific pain medications might benefit us all. A More Humane Livestock Industry, Brought to You by Crispr Horn-free? Yup. Heat-tolerant? Sure. Flu-proof? Of course. Gene editing aims to make our food supply kinder and more efficient. But it's struggling to leave the barn. Why Tech Didn't Stop the New Zealand Attack From Going Viral Video from mosque shootings in Christchurch popped up on Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube, showing the limits of social media moderation. DJs of the Future Don't Spin Records, They Write Code "Live-coding" parties are the latest phenomenon in underground electronic music culture. Preparing to Unleash Crispr on an Unprepared World Researchers are poised to bring gene-editing tech out of the lab. But just how far do we want Crispr to go? GET WIRED   Get 1 year of WIRED access for less than $1 a month.   Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else.   Subscribe now     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or manage your newsletter subscriptions