Security, Spoken

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How to Keep Nearby Strangers from Sending You Files Apr 12, 2021

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Sharing is caring—except when it's an unwelcome photo from a rando on the subway. Here's how to lock down your phone and computer.

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The Dark Web Is Teeming With Vaccine Listings Right Now Apr 09, 2021

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Vendors are cashing in on people desperate to leapfrog the line—or falsely certify that they got the shot.

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Facebook Moves Against ‘Evil Eye’ Hackers Targeting Uyghurs Apr 08, 2021

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The company’s investigation into a Chinese espionage campaign took researchers beyond Facebook’s own platforms.

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‘Browser Isolation’ Takes On Entrenched Web Threats Apr 07, 2021

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Cloudflare says it’s possible to build a version of the notoriously slow and buggy tool without compromising on speed.

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The Peculiar Ransomware Piggybacking Off of China’s Big Hack Apr 06, 2021

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DearCry is the first attack to use the same Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities, but its lack of sophistication lessens the threat.

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A SpaceX Engineer's Dark Web Insider Trading Sparks an SEC First Apr 05, 2021

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“MillionaireMike” allegedly ran a stock tip scam that earned him $27,000 in bitcoin payments.

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With Spectre Still Lurking, Google Looks to Protect the Web Apr 02, 2021

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To show how browsers can guard against the speculative execution bug, Google security researchers have shown how an attack would work.

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Facebook's ‘Red Team X’ Hunts Bugs Beyond the Social Network's Walls Apr 01, 2021

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The internal hacking team has spent the last year looking for vulnerabilities in the products the company uses, which could in turn make the whole internet safer.

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Foreign Meddling Flooded the 2020 Election—but Not by Hackers Mar 31, 2021

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A new ODNI report shows how extensive Russian and Iranian influence operations were, but it doesn’t mention a single hack-and-leak incident.Â

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Apple Bent the Rules for Russia—and Other Countries Will Take Note Mar 30, 2021

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Russian iPhone buyers will soon be prompted to install software developed in that country, setting a precedent that other authoritarian governments may follow.

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