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PLUS: Fancy Bear's hacking tool, a U-shaped air conditioner, and apps to boost your phone security. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 08.16.20   SECURITY ROUNDUP The NSA and FBI Expose Fancy Bear's Sneaky Hacking Tool BY BRIAN BARRETT Plus: TikTok tracking, Russian SIMs, and more of this week's top security news.   FLUNKED An Algorithm Determined UK Students' Grades. Chaos Ensued BY AMIT KATWALA, WIRED UK This year's A-Levels, the high-stakes exams taken in high school, were canceled due to the pandemic. The alternative only exacerbated existing inequities.   PRODUCT REVIEW This U-Shaped Air Conditioner Lets You Open Your Window BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU This unique and smart machine avoids the usual pitfalls of box-shaped window ACs while keeping you cool and calm.   LOCK IT UP Tired of Gmail? Try a Privacy-First Email Provider BY MATT BURGESS, WIRED UK Your inbox holds plenty of sensitive information. Here are some alternatives that put your correspondence under lock and key.   PUBLIC HEALTH Want to Save Lives? Name Heat Waves Like Hurricanes BY SHANNON OSAKA As temperatures soar into the the triple digits, the Extreme Heat Resilience Alliance says such names will spark public awareness and encourage safety measures.   NUMBER THEORY A Landmark Math Proof Clears a Hurdle in the Top Erdős Conjecture BY ERICA KLARREICH Two mathematicians have proved the first leg of the Hungarian scholar's all-time favorite problem about number patterns.   LOCK SCREEN 9 Apps to Boost Your Phone's Security and Privacy BY DAVID NIELD Android and iOS are getting better about protecting your data and device. But if you're looking for an extra line of defense, these can help.   JACKPOTTING ATM Hackers Have Picked Up Some Clever New Tricks BY LILY HAY NEWMAN Over the last few years, so-called jackpotting attacks have gotten increasingly sophisticated—while cash machines remain largely the same.   CATCH UP A Plan to Turn Military Bases Into 'Sandboxes' for 5G BY WILL KNIGHT A top Trump adviser outlines a blueprint for experimenting with wireless tech on bases and using software to counter China's lead in hardware.     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