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Trump Takes Aim at a Critical Cold War Treaty with Russia Oct 21, 2019

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If you looked across the tarmac at the Great Falls, Montana airport in April, you likely would have been surprised to see a fully marked Russian Air Force jet parked nearby. Its mission that week would have been even more puzzling: The unarmed Tupolev Tu-154Mspent four days flying over some of the most sensitive military bases in the United States, including the complex in the Nevada desert known as “Area 51.

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DNC Hackers Resurface, Zuckerberg Talks Free Speech, and More News Oct 18, 2019

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A dangerous hacker group resurfaced, Mark Zuckerberg delivered a long-winded defense of Facebook, and Volvo is going green. Here's the news you need to know, in two minutes or less. Want to receive this two-minute roundup as an email every weekday? Sign up here! Today’s Headlines Stealthy Russian hacker group resurfaces with clever new tricks A band of Kremlin hackers involved in the 2016 hack of the Democratic National Committee has resurfaced.

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A Password-Exposing Bug Was Purged From LastPass Sep 19, 2019

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Google Project Zero found and reported a flaw in the widely used password manager.

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Hacker Lexicon: What Are Zero-Knowledge Proofs? Sep 18, 2019

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How do you make blockchain and other transactions truly private? With mathematical models known as zero-knowledge proofs.

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Red Flag Laws Are Red Herrings of Gun Control Sep 11, 2019

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Opinion: There’s little data on the effectiveness of mental health reporting laws, and we’re being distracted from measures we know will save lives.

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Security News This Week: An Unprecedented Cyberattack Hit US Power Utilities Sep 10, 2019

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Exposed Facebook phone numbers, an XKCD breach, and more of the week's top security news.

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Alleged 'Snake Oil' Crypto Firm Sues Over Boos at Black Hat Aug 27, 2019

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The paper being presented suggested that the two researchers had a method to quickly find large semiprime numbers and essentially break RSA-2048 and any other semiprime-based encryption.

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The Consumer Bureau's Reckless Plan for Debt Collection Aug 26, 2019

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Opinion: A CFPB proposal would create a quandary for consumers. Click and risk a computer virus, or don't click and miss a debt payment.

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Firefox and Chrome Fight Back Against Kazakhstan's Spying Aug 23, 2019

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The Central Asian country’s government has repeatedly threatened to monitor its citizens’ internet activities. Google and Mozilla aren’t having it.

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Security News This Week: Facebook's Voice Transcripts Were More Invasive Than Amazon's Aug 20, 2019

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