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Security News This Week: Database Leak Details China's Oppressive Tracking of Muslims Feb 20, 2019

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The US government averted another shutdown when Donald Trump instead opted to declare a national emergency to fund his border wall dreams—a wall which raises huge privacy and security concerns and will cause more problems than it solves. As the country digested the national emergency, cybersecurity workers were still scrambling to clean up the security nightmare wrought by the longest shutdown in history.

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Russian Hackers Go From Foothold to Full-On Breach in 19 Minutes Feb 19, 2019

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In the handwringing post mortem after a hacker breach, the first point of intrusion usually takes the focus: The phishing email that Clinton campaign manager John Podesta's aide accidentally flagged as legit, or the Apache Struts vulnerability that let hackers get access to an Equifax server.

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Hacks, Nudes, and Breaches: It's Been a Rough Month for Dating Apps Feb 19, 2019

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Dating is hard enough without the added stress of worrying about your digital safety online. But social media and dating apps are pretty inevitably involved in romance these days—which makes it a shame that so many of them have had security lapses in such a short amount of time.

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The Imperfect Truth About Finding Facts in a World of Fakes Feb 18, 2019

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In the summer of 2006, Fidel Castro unexpectedly announced that he was temporarily handing over power to his brother. Turns out he needed to undergo intestinal surgery. Afterward, an anchor on state-run television read a statement, said to have been written by Castro, attesting that all was well. But there were no photographs of Fidel in recovery, no nine-hour radio address from his hospital bed. Rumors flew that the longtime Cuban leader had died.

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Trump Declared an Emergency Based on Data That Doesn’t Exist Feb 18, 2019

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Toward the end of a White House press conference Friday morning, during which President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in order to secure up to $8 billion in funding for a border wall, White House reporter Brian Karem stood to ask the president a single question: “What do you base your facts on?” It was the most clarifying question in an hour-long display that at times felt as hard to grasp as a slinky.

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Instead of a Wall, Congress Puts Border Money Where It Counts Feb 15, 2019

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After weeks—years, really, but lately more urgent—of debate over the Trump administration's proposed wall at the US-Mexico border, Congress will vote on a spending bill Thursday that includes $1.375 billion for 55 miles of border fence construction. President Donald Trump has long sought $5.7 billion for a more comprehensive concrete or steel structure spanning the 2,000 mile border, but has not managed to garner much political support. Rightly.

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Don’t Get Your Valentine an Internet-Connected Sex Toy Feb 15, 2019

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Happy Valentine’s Day! Since it’s 2019, you and a partner could celebrate by installing an app on your phone that lets you control a vibrator your partner discreetly wears in their underwear all day.

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Cybersecurity Workers Scramble to Fix a Post-Shutdown Mess Feb 14, 2019

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Two weeks out from the longest government shutdown in United States history—and with the possibility of another still looming—government employees are still scrambling to mitigate impacts on federal cybersecurity defenses. And the stakes are high. Furloughed cybersecurity employees returned to expired software licenses and web encryption certificates, colleagues burned out from working on skeleton crews, and weeks-worth of unanalyzed network activity logs.

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1 in 3 Americans Suffered Severe Online Harassment in 2018 Feb 14, 2019

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Despite concerted efforts by tech giants to cut back on abhorrent behavior on their platforms, a new survey finds that severe forms of online hate and harassment, including stalking and physical threats, may be on the rise. According to the survey, released Wednesday by the Anti-Defamation League, more than one third of Americans reported experiencing some type of severe online hate or harassment in 2018.

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What Happens If Russia Cuts Itself Off From the Internet Feb 13, 2019

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The world’s internet infrastructure has no central authority. To keep it working, everyone needs to rely on everyone else. As a result, the global patchwork of undersea cables, satellites, and other technologies that connect the world often ignores the national borders on a map. To stay online, many countries must rely on equipment outside their own confines and control.

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