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173. Mic Drop: Hear ye, Hear ye, the Hacker’s Court is in session Oct 11, 2024

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We re-visit our conversation with Analyst1 senior researcher Jon DiMaggio about how hackers settle their disputes – think People’s Court without all the robes.

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172. Want a crypto education? A new WhatsApp scam is tailor-made just for you. Oct 08, 2024

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When Stephanie joined a WhatsApp group to get advice on cryptocurrency investing, it began a wild ride that included the CEO of a large investment firm, cybercriminals half a world away, and a brush with a rag tag team of computer nerds in Alabama chasing a $5 billion problem.

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171. Mic Drop: Andrew Ferguson says AI’s introduction into the simple police report, isn’t that simple. Oct 04, 2024

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In the U.S. criminal justice system, a lot of things hinge on the simple police report. As departments begin to use AI and large language model software to help cops write them, American University law professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson worries people don’t understand the possible downstream effects.

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170. AI is writing police reports: Should we be worried? Oct 01, 2024

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Police departments across the country are testing generative AI and large language model software to see if they can cut down on the time officers spend writing reports. But AI seems to have this way of always surprising us, and the benefits it brings to police may have nothing to do with time.

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169. Mic Drop: Election security? Slovakia’s cautionary tale Sep 27, 2024

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Leaders from Alphabet, Meta and Microsoft told the Senate Intelligence Committee that they were doing all they could to combat foreign interference ahead of the November election. The senators weren't convinced.

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168. Exclusive: Senator Mark Warner on election fears and all things cyber and intelligence Sep 24, 2024

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We sat down with US Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia to talk about election interference, his recent hearing with tech execs on misinformation and disinformation, and the future of cybersecurity.

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167. Mic Drop: TikTok’s day in Appeals Court Sep 20, 2024

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TikTok’s lawyers were in a U.S. Court of Appeals this week trying to push back against a law that requires the popular video app to sell its American subsidiary to a non-Chinese owner or be banished from app stores. Alan Rozenshtein, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota, and expert in lawfare, explains what’s at stake.

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166. The curious case of Esma Memtimin’s disappearing TikTok videos Sep 17, 2024

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TikTok took down Esma Memtimin’s posts for allegedly violating the platform’s community rules even though her videos were about stickers and current events. A recent study from Rutgers University suggests Memtimin isn’t alone — when researchers compared TikTok’s content with other similar platforms there is a mysterious dearth of posts about subjects Beijing considers hot button issues.

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165. Mic Drop: FIN7 is hiring Sep 13, 2024

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The Russian-speaking cyber gang, FIN7, has fooled red team hackers into doing their dirty work by masquerading as legitimate cybersecurity companies just looking for talent. Silent Push’s Zach Edwards talks about the scam.

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164. The Hunt for FIN7: Hot on the trail of a notorious cyber gang Sep 10, 2024

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Investigators have been chasing the Russian-speaking cyber gang for years — and they’ve stayed just one step ahead. Threat researcher Zach Edwards lays out why bringing gangs like this to justice has always been so hard.

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