A Signal Update Fends Off a Phishing Technique Used in Russian Espionage

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Google warns that hackers tied to Russia are tricking Ukrainian soldiers with fake QR codes for Signal group invites that let spies steal their messages. Signal has pushed out new safeguards.

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The Official DOGE Website Launch Was a Security Mess

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2025 11:30:00 +0000

Plus: Researchers find RedNote lacks basic security measures, surveillance ramps up around the US-Mexico border, and the UK ordering Apple to create an encryption backdoor comes under fire.

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Top US Election Security Watchdog Forced to Stop Election Security Work

Credit to Author: Eric Geller| Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2025 03:07:33 +0000

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has frozen efforts to aid states in securing elections, according to an internal memo viewed by WIRED.

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A Hacker Group Within Russia’s Notorious Sandworm Unit Is Breaching Western Networks

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000

A team Microsoft calls BadPilot is acting as Sandworm’s “initial access operation,” the company says. And over the last year it’s trained its sights on the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia.

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DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg, David Gilbert, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 07:30:20 +0000

Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.

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DeepSeek’s Popular AI App Is Explicitly Sending US Data to China

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 22:10:34 +0000

Amid ongoing fears over TikTok, Chinese generative AI platform DeepSeek says it’s sending heaps of US user data straight to its home country, potentially setting the stage for greater scrutiny.

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