Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2023 11:00:00 +0000
German researchers gained rare access to three satellites and found that they’re years behind normal cybersecurity standards.
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Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 15:56:07 +0000
A bill to prevent cops and spies from buying Americans’ data instead of getting a warrant has a fighting chance in the US Congress as lawmakers team up against surveillance overreach.
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Credit to Author: Dhruv Mehrotra| Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0000
Plus: A fitness app may have leaked the location of a murdered submarine captain, the privacy risks of filing taxes online, and how Facebook data was used in an abortion trial.
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Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2023 17:00:17 +0000
The FBI has collected sensitive data on millions of Americans without warrants, drawing intense scrutiny from Congress and turning the agency into a punching bag across the political divide.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2023 20:34:17 +0000
Microsoft says hackers somehow stole a cryptographic key, perhaps from its own network, that let them forge user identities and slip past cloud defenses.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0000
Ransomware attacks tumbled in 2022, offering hope that the tide was turning against the criminal gangs behind them. Then things got a whole lot worse.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:31:54 +0000
Roger Thomas Clark, also known as Variety Jones, will spend much of the rest of his life in prison for his key role in building the world’s first dark-web drug market.
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Credit to Author: Reece Rogers| Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:00:00 +0000
The popular communication platform launched a new child safety tool for parents. Here’s what the feature does (and doesn’t) include.
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Credit to Author: Zac Larkham| Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:00:00 +0000
Cities across the US have established RTCCs that police say protect the rights of innocent people, but critics warn of creeping surveillance.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg, Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0000
Plus: A French bill would allow spying via phone cameras, ATM skimmers target welfare families, and Japan’s largest cargo port gets hit with ransomware.
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