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China criticizes Twitter and Facebook. Silence expands internationally. A popular Ruby library was backdoored.
Season 4 · Episode 911

China criticizes Twitter and Facebook. Silence expands internationally. A popular Ruby library was backdoored.

China criticizes Twitter and Facebook. Silence expands internationally. A popular Ruby library was backdoored.

CyberWire Daily · N2K Networks

August 21, 201920m 53s

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Show Notes

China says Twitter and Facebook are restricting its freedom of speech. The Silence criminal gang has expanded internationally. Google, Mozilla, and Apple are blocking the Kazakh government’s root certificate. A popular Ruby library was backdoored after a developer’s account was hacked. And scammers buy ads to place their phone numbers at the top of search results. Daniel Prince from Lancaster University on cyber risk in a global economy and guest is Rick Howard Palo Alto Networks on a study revealing Americans are confused about cybersecurity.

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