She’s the new face of climate activism—and she’s carrying a pickax

PLUS: CrowdStrike faces a potential tsunami of lawsuits. [View in browser]( | [Your newsletter preferences]( 08.07.24 [SUBSCRIBE TO WIRED]( [FOR UNLIMITED ACCESS TO THESE STORIES]( [A textured illustration of two people playing tug-of-war over money which is represented by a dollar sign. ]( TERMS AND CONDITIONS | 5-MINUTE READ [CrowdStrike Faces a Potential Tsunami of Lawsuits. Only the Fine Print Can Save It, Experts Say]( BY JOEL KHALILI After crashing millions of computers and disrupting businesses across the globe, cybersecurity company CrowdStrike must protect itself against a flurry of legal activity that is already beginning. The devil will be in the details.   [A courtroom drawing of a judge listening at his bench]( LEGAL REMEDIES | 5-MINUTE READ [A US Judge Ruled That Google Is an Illegal Monopolist. Here's What Might Come Next]( BY PARESH DAVE Judge Amit Mehta’s ruling has triggered a potentially yearslong process to decide how to punish the company. For users, it could mean a future in which Google isn’t front and center everywhere.   [OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 20: In an aerial view, pools of water are visible at the East Bay Municipal Utility District Wastewater Treatment Plant on March 20, 2024 in Oakland, California. The Biden administration and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are warning states of possible cyberattacks on water systems after recents attacks including one by the Cyber Av3ngers, a group linked to the Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, that targeted internet-facing programmable logic controllers at Pennsylvania’s Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)]( LEVELING UP | 4-MINUTE READ [A New Plan to Break the Cycle of Destructive Critical Infrastructure Hacks]( BY LILY HAY NEWMAN As digital threats against US water, food, health care, and other vital sectors loom large, a new project called UnDisruptable27 aims to help fix cybersecurity weaknesses where other efforts have failed.   [Image may contain: Clothing, Formal Wear, Suit, Pants, Person, Coat, Blazer, and Jacket]( ❖ THE BIG STORY | 13-MINUTE READ [She’s the New Face of Climate Activism—and She’s Carrying a Pickax]( BY MORGAN MEAKER Sabotage. Property destruction. For Léna Lazare and her cohort, radicalized by years of inaction on the environmental crisis, these aren’t dirty words. They’re acts of joy. 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