Security, Spoken
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A Privacy Panic Flares Up in India After Police Pull Payment Data
Nonprofit donors had their information given to law enforcement without consent, highlighting limited data protections in the world’s largest democracy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Will These Algorithms Save You From Quantum Threats?
Quantum-proof encryption is here—decades before it can be put to the test. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Russian ‘Hacktivists’ Are Causing Trouble Far Beyond Ukraine
The pro-Russian group Killnet is targeting countries supporting Ukraine. It has declared "war" against 10 nations. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How to Avoid the Worst Instagram Scams
Fake sellers. Competitions. Crypto cons. There are plenty of grifts on the platform, but you don’t have to get sucked in. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apple’s Lockdown Mode Aims to Counter Spyware Threats
Starting with iOS 16, people who are at risk of being targeted with spyware will have some much-needed help. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Worst Hacks and Breaches of 2022 So Far
From cryptocurrency thefts to intrusions into telecom giants, state-backed attackers have had a field day in the year’s first half. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
End-to-End Encryption’s Central Role in Modern Self-Defense
With abortion set to be criminalized in more than half the US, encryption has never been more important for protection—and civil disobedience. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How to Use Microsoft Defender on All Your Devices
If you use a mix of Apple, Android, and Windows gadgets, you're in luck: The security tool is now available to any Microsoft 365 subscriber. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Google Warns of New Spyware Targeting iOS and Android Users
The malware has been used to target people in Italy, Kazakhstan, and Syria, researchers at Google and Lookout have found. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Here’s Why You’re Still Stuck in Robocall Hell
Despite major progress fighting spam and scams, the roots of the problem go far deeper than your phone company’s defenses. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Brave Now Lets You Customize Search Results—for Better or Worse
The privacy-focused company's new Goggles tool allows users to weed out the noise—whatever that might mean. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The January 6 Hearing Was a Warning
The House committee's televised hearings interrogate the Capitol attack with damning new evidence. Whether it's enough to prevent another attack is uncertain. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Shanghai’s Censors Can’t Hide Stories of the Dead
Many people reportedly died after struggling to access medical care during a brutal lockdown. The families want to make sure these deaths are counted. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Russia Is Taking Over Ukraine’s Internet
In occupied Ukraine, people’s internet is being routed to Russia—and subjected to its powerful censorship and surveillance machine. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Police Linked to Hacking Campaign to Frame Indian Activists
New details connect police in India to a plot to plant evidence on victims' computers that led to their arrest. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How a Saxophonist Tricked the KBG by Encrypting Secrets in Music
Using a custom encryption scheme based on musical notation, US musicians smuggled information into and out of the USSR. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Conti's Attack Against Costa Rica Sparks a New Ransomware Era
A pair of ransomware attacks crippled parts of the country—and rewrote the rules of cybercrime. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A Long-Awaited Defense Against Data Leaks May Have Just Arrived
MongoDB claims its new “Queryable Encryption” lets users search their databases while sensitive data stays encrypted. Oh, and its cryptography is open source. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Fertility and Period Apps Can Be Weaponized in a Post-Roe World
Apps collect sensitive data that could be subpoenaed by law enforcement or sold by data brokers, putting women seeking abortions at risk. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Disinfo and Hate Speech Flood TikTok Ahead of Kenya’s Elections
Dozens of accounts shared videos that racked up millions of views before the platform took action. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
AlphaBay Is Taking Over the Dark Web—Again
Five years after it was torn offline, the resurrected dark web marketplace is clawing its way back to the top of the online underworld. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Actively Exploited Microsoft Zero-Day Flaw Still Doesn't Have a Patch
The company continues to downplay the severity of the Follina vulnerability, which remains present in all supported versions of Windows. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Fight Against Robocall Spam and Scams Heats Up in India
A new proposal by India's telecom regulator aims to make accurate caller ID mandatory, but critics say it may be fundamentally flawed. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Hacker Gold Rush That’s Poised to Eclipse Ransomware
As governments crack down on ransomware, cybercriminals may soon shift to business email compromise—already the world’s most profitable type of scam. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Race to Hide Your Voice
Voice recognition—and data collection—have boomed in recent years. Researchers are figuring out how to protect your privacy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Good Luck Not Accidentally Hiring a North Korean Scammer
DPRK hackers are tricking their way into jobs with Western firms. A US government alert reminds employers they're on the front lines—and potentially on the hook. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Open Source Intelligence May Be Changing Old-School War
Intelligence collected from public information online could be impacting traditional warfare and altering the calculus between large and small powers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Proton Is Trying to Become Google—Without Your Data
The encrypted-email company, popular with security-conscious users, has a plan to go mainstream. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Surveillance State Is Primed for Criminalized Abortion
A new report lays out existing US policing capabilities that can easily be repurposed to monitor pregnant people. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
US Courts Are Coming After Crypto Exchanges That Skirt Sanctions
A newly unsealed opinion is likely the first decision from a US federal court to find that cryptocurrencies can't be used to evade sanctions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Hidden Race to Protect the US Bioeconomy From Hacker Threats
A biotech threat intelligence group is gaining supporters as urgency mounts around an overlooked vulnerable sector. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The EU Wants Big Tech to Scan Your Private Chats for Child Abuse
Europe’s proposed child protection laws could undermine end-to-end encryption for billions of people. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Case for War Crimes Charges Against Russia’s Sandworm Hackers
A group of human rights lawyers and investigators has called on the Hague to bring the first-ever “cyber war crimes” charges against Russia’s most dangerous hackers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
AMD Gave Google Cloud Rare Access to Its Tech to Hunt Chip Flaws
By working together, the companies say they're better able to find security flaws in Google Cloud's Confidential Computing infrastructure. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apple Mail Now Blocks Email Tracking. Here’s What It Means for You
If you don’t like marketers (or anyone else) knowing when and where you read your email, Apple’s feature will help you reclaim some privacy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
India’s New Super App Has a Privacy Problem
Tata Neu is the country’s latest do-everything app. When users signed up, their personal information was already there. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How to Remove Your Personal Info From Google's Search Results
Maybe you don't want your phone number, email, home address, and other details out there for all the web to see. Here's how to make them vanish. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Ukraine’s Digital Battle With Russia Isn’t Going as Expected
Even the head of the country's online offensive is surprised by the successes—although they’re not without controversy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Hollywood’s Fight Against VPNs Turns Ugly
Beyond accusations of encouraging copyright infringement, film companies have begun accusing VPNs of enabling a slew of illegal activity. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
North Koreans Are Jailbreaking Phones to Access Forbidden Media
A new report suggests that a small but vibrant group of smartphone hackers may be challenging the world's most digitally restrictive regime. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Russia Is Being Hacked at an Unprecedented Scale
From “IT Army” DDoS attacks to custom malware, the country has become a target like never before. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The US Saw a Spike in Child Sexual Abuse URLs in 2021
CSAM hosting in the United States rose 64 percent last year, putting the country second in the world, a new report found. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A $3 Billion Silk Road Seizure Will Erase Ross Ulbricht’s Debt
In a twist, a massive trove of stolen bitcoins will repay the dark web market creator's $183 million restitution. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Netflix Can Cut Off Moochers Without a Password-Sharing Crackdown
There's a simple way to limit Netflix freeloaders—give users the ability to easily boot unknown devices linked to their accounts. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Hackers Are Getting Caught Exploiting New Bugs More Than Ever
A pair of reports from Mandiant and Google found a spike in exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in 2021. The question is, why? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
It Was a Good Month for Fighting Cybercrime. Don't Get Comfortable
Even as police and tech companies get better at shutting down illegal operations, cybercrime is worse than ever. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
WhatsApp Doubles Down With End-to-End Encrypted ‘Communities’
More than just group DMs, WhatsApp's new feature is a major expansion of its comprehensive encrypted messaging. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Russia's Sandworm Hackers Attempted a Third Blackout in Ukraine
The foiled attack was the first in five years to use Sandworm's Industroyer malware, which is designed to automatically trigger power disruptions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feds Uncover a ‘Swiss Army Knife’ for Hacking Industrial Control Systems
The malware toolkit, known as Pipedream, is perhaps the most versatile tool ever made to target critical infrastructure like power grids and oil refineries. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How to Limit Who Can Contact You on Instagram
It’s your account—you decide who’s allowed to see your vacation photos or slide into your DMs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices