Security, Spoken

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The Hunt for Wikipedia's Disinformation Moles Oct 18, 2022

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Custodians of the crowdsourced encyclopedia are charged with protecting it from state-sponsored manipulators. A new study reveals how.

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Google’s Pixel 7 Packs a Beefed-Up Security Chip Oct 17, 2022

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The company says it hardened the security of its new flagship phones—and plans to release a built-in Android VPN.

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Meta Says It Has Busted More Than 400 Login-Stealing Apps This Year Oct 14, 2022

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The company plans to alert 1 million Facebook users that their account credentials may have been compromised by malicious software.

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Biden’s Privacy Order Slaps a Band-Aid on the EU-US Data Crisis Oct 13, 2022

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A new executive order tries to reassure Europeans that their data is safe on US soil, despite government surveillance.

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The Uber Data Breach Conviction Shows Security Execs What Not to Do Oct 12, 2022

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Former Uber security chief Joe Sullivan’s conviction is a rare criminal consequence for an executive’s handling of a hack.

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The High Cost of Living Your Life Online Oct 11, 2022

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Constantly posting content on social media can erode your privacy—and sense of self.

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The Challenge of Cracking Iran’s Internet Blockade Oct 10, 2022

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People around the world are rallying to subvert Iran's internet shutdown, but actually pulling it off is proving difficult and risky.

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Cloudflare Takes a Stab at a Captcha That Doesn’t Suck Oct 07, 2022

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The internet infrastructure company has an alternative tool to check whether you’re human—and it doesn’t force you to pick out buses in tiny boxes.

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Mystery Hackers Are ‘Hyperjacking’ Targets for Insidious Spying Oct 06, 2022

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For decades, security researchers warned about techniques for hijacking virtualization software. Now one group has put them into practice.

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The Race to Find the Nord Stream Saboteurs Oct 05, 2022

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Damage to the pipeline that runs between Russia and Germany is being treated as deliberate. Finding out what happened may not be straightforward.

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