Credit to Author: Zoë Schiffer, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 07 May 2025 18:08:53 +0000
In the wake of SignalGate, a knockoff version of Signal used by a high-ranking member of the Trump administration was hacked. Today on Uncanny Valley, we discuss the platforms used for government communications.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 06 May 2025 20:24:44 +0000
A new analysis of TM Signal’s source code appears to show that the app sends users’ message logs in plaintext. At least one top Trump administration official used the app.
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Credit to Author: Tim Marchman| Date: Tue, 06 May 2025 19:27:19 +0000
Now the US director of national intelligence, Gabbard failed to follow basic cybersecurity practices on several of her personal accounts, leaked records reviewed by WIRED reveal.
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Credit to Author: Caroline Haskins| Date: Tue, 06 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Customs and Border Protection has called for tech companies to pitch real-time face recognition technology that can capture everyone in a vehicle—not just those in the front seats.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 05 May 2025 21:24:04 +0000
The communications app TeleMessage, which was spotted on former US national security adviser Mike Waltz’s phone, has suspended “all services” as it investigates reports of at least one breach.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 05 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000
The open source software easyjson is used by the US government and American companies. But its ties to Russia’s VK, whose CEO has been sanctioned, have researchers sounding the alarm.
Read moreCredit to Author: Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, Dhruv Mehrotra| Date: Sat, 03 May 2025 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: France blames Russia for a series of cyberattacks, the US is taking steps to crack down on a gray market allegedly used by scammers, and Microsoft pushes the password one step closer to death.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 02 May 2025 19:46:40 +0000
A photo taken this week showed Mike Waltz using an app that looks like—but is not—Signal to communicate with top officials. “I don’t even know where to start with this,” says one expert.
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Credit to Author: Kate O’Flaherty| Date: Thu, 01 May 2025 13:56:35 +0000
People are using ChatGPT’s new image generator to take part in viral social media trends. But using it also puts your privacy at risk—unless you take a few simple steps to protect yourself.
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Credit to Author: Bobbie Johnson| Date: Thu, 01 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000
For years, North Korea has been secretly placing young IT workers inside Western companies. With AI, their schemes are now more devious—and effective—than ever.
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