Security, Spoken

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Big Tech Can’t Ban Its Way Out of This Jan 27, 2021

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Platforms are scrambling to avoid being used by right-wing extremists targeting the inauguration. But the seeds of this crisis were sown long ago.Â

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This Site Published Every Face from Parler's Capitol Riot Videos Jan 26, 2021

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Faces of the Riot used open source software to detect, extract, and deduplicate every face from the 827 videos taken from the insurrection on January 6.

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Anti-Secrecy Activists Publish a Trove of Ransomware Victims' Data Jan 25, 2021

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WikiLeaks successor DDoSecrets has amassed a controversial new collection of corporate secrets and is sharing them in the name of transparency.

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How Law Enforcement Gets Around Your Smartphone's Encryption Jan 22, 2021

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New research has dug into the openings iOS and Android security provide for anyone with the right tools.Â

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The SolarWinds Hackers Shared Tricks With a Notorious Russian Spy Group Jan 21, 2021

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Security researchers have found links between the attackers and Turla, a sophisticated team suspected of operating out of Moscow's FSB intelligence agency.

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WhatsApp Has Shared Your Data With Facebook for Years, Actually Jan 20, 2021

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A pop-up notification has alerted the messaging app's users to a practice that's been in place sine 2016.

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Ticketmaster Pays Up for Hacking a Rival Company Jan 19, 2021

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Employees admitted to using stolen passwords and URL guessing to access confidential data.

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How Amazon Sidewalk Works—and Why You May Want to Turn It Off Jan 18, 2021

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The premise is convenient. But the e-commerce giant's privacy track record isn't exactly inspiring.

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Post-Riot, the Capitol Hill IT Staff Faces a Security Mess Jan 15, 2021

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Wednesday's insurrection could have exposed Congressional data and devices in ways that have yet to be appreciated.

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The UK Denies Julian Assange's Extradition, Citing Suicide Risk Jan 14, 2021

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The ruling is based not on whether the Wikileaks founder violated the Espionage Act, but on the implications of subjecting him to the US carceral state.

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