Security, Spoken
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Europe Is Building a Huge International Facial Recognition System
Lawmakers advance proposals to let police forces across the EU link their photo databases—which include millions of pictures of people’s faces. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Senate Bill That Has Big Tech Scared
The proposal would stop the biggest platforms from giving themselves an advantage over the little guys. Who's afraid of a little competition? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How Russia's Invasion Triggered a US Crackdown on Its Hackers
The Biden White House is using “all of the levers of national power” to counter—or preempt—cyberattacks by Russia’s most dangerous hacker groups. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
NFTs Are a Privacy and Security Nightmare
The blockchain isn’t as “anonymous” as you might think. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Blockchains Have a ‘Bridge’ Problem, and Hackers Know It
Blockchain bridges are a crucial piece of the cryptocurrency ecosystem, which makes them prime targets for attacks. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How Explosions Actually Kill
Wars often spark misinformation about the nature of blast trauma. Russia's unprovoked bombardment of Ukraine is no different. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Researchers Used a Decommissioned Satellite to Broadcast Hacker TV
What happens when an old satellite is no longer in use but can still broadcast? Hacker shenanigans, that's what. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Leaked Details of the Lapsus$ Hack Make Okta’s Slow Response Look More Bizarre
Documents shed some light on how Okta and its subprocessor Sitel reacted to a breach, but they don’t explain the apparent lack of urgency. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A Sinister Way to Beat Multifactor Authentication Is on the Rise
Lapsus$ and the group behind the SolarWinds hack have utilized prompt bombing to defeat weaker MFA protections in recent months. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Forcing WhatsApp and iMessage to Work Together Is Doomed to Fail
Europe’s Digital Markets Act requires interoperability between popular messaging apps. But experts warn encryption could be compromised. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Stop Tracking Your Loved Ones
Tracking apps hijack your psyche. Here's how to regain control. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Future of Digital Cash Is Not on the Blockchain
If you want the privacy of paper money, you need something that leaves no paper trail. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feds Allege Destructive Russian Hackers Targeted US Refineries
The DOJ unsealed indictments against four alleged Russian hackers said to have targeted US energy infrastructure for nearly a decade. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Fragile Open Source Ecosystem Isn’t Ready for ‘Protestware’
A recent uptick in disruptions to open source software, including incidents aimed at objecting to Russia's war in Ukraine, have left the community on edge. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Third-Party Okta Hack Leaves Customers Scrambling
Authentication firm Okta's statements on the Lapsus$ breach fails to answer key questions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A Mysterious Satellite Hack Has Victims Far Beyond Ukraine
The biggest hack since Russia’s war began knocked thousands of people offline. The spillover extends deep into Europe. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Big, Baffling Crypto Dreams of a $180 Million Ransomware Gang
Leaked files from cybercrime group Conti show it started building a crypto payment platform, a social network—and even had plans for a casino. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How to Limit Who Can Contact You on Twitter
Lock down your account to tweet in peace or take the guardrails off to court controversy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Enduring Danger of Cluster Bombs
Russia’s reported use of cluster munitions against Ukraine could cause devastation for decades. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Leaked Ransomware Docs Show Conti Helping Putin From the Shadows
Members of the hacker gang may act in Russia’s interest, but their links to the FSB and Cozy Bear hackers appear ad hoc. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Workaday Life of the World’s Most Dangerous Ransomware Gang
A Ukrainian researcher leaked 60,000 messages from inside the Conti ransomware group. Here’s what they reveal. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A Big Bet to Kill the Password for Good
After a decade of work, the FIDO Alliance says it’s found the missing piece in the bridge to a password-free future. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Chinese Spies Hacked a Livestock App to Breach US State Networks
Vulnerabilities in animal tracking software USAHERDS and Log4j gave the notorious APT41 group a foothold in multiple government systems. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Critical Bugs Expose Hundreds of Thousands of Medical Devices and ATMs
The so-called Access:7 vulnerabilities are the latest high-profile IoT security fumble. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How Police Abuse Phone Data to Persecute LGBTQ People
In many parts of the world, law enforcement uses WhatsApp chats, text messages, and photos from confiscated phones as "evidence" against persecuted groups. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How Ukraine's Internet Can Fend Off Russian Attacks
The besieged country's complex internet infrastructure has evolved to promote resiliency. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Hacktivists Stoke Pandemonium Amid Russia’s War in Ukraine
A wave of cyberattacks meant to make a statement and particularly buoy Ukraine could have unintended consequences. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Ice Cream Machine Hackers Sue McDonald's for $900 Million
Kytch alleges that the Golden Arches crushed its business—and left soft serve customers out in the cold. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Russia's Sandworm Hackers Have Built a Botnet of Firewalls
Western intelligence services are raising alarms about Cyclops Blink, the latest tool at the notorious group’s disposal. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Quiet Way Advertisers Are Tracking Your Browsing
Cookies are on the way out—but not enough is being done about browser fingerprinting. So what is it? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Meanie in a Bottle: An Internet Troll Gives Nonalcoholic Spirits Startups the Spins
From false press releases to misleading domain names, one man has allegedly gone to great lengths to sabotage his competitors. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Ukraine’s Volunteer ‘IT Army’ Is Hacking in Uncharted Territory
The country has enlisted thousands of cybersecurity professionals in the war effort against Russia. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
An ‘Unhinged’ Putin Threatens Dangerous Escalation in Ukraine War
With no off-ramp in sight, Russia’s leader has put the country’s nuclear forces on alert. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Inside the Lab Where Intel Tries to Hack Its Own Chips
Researchers at iSTARE have to think like the bad guys, finding critical flaws before processors go to production. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How to Use Google Chrome's Enhanced Safety Mode2/28
You get a safer, more secure browser experience, but Google gets a lot more data about you. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
An Optical Spy Trick Can Turn Any Shiny Object Into a Bug
Anything from a metallic Rubik’s cube to an aluminum trash can inside a room could give away your private conversations. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
US Agencies Say Russian Hackers Compromised Defense Contractors
Kremlin-backed cyber actors lurked in the networks for months, obtaining sensitive documents related to weapons and infrastructure development. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Twitter Has Started Blocking Porn in Germany
A number of accounts have been vanished as Twitter bows to pressure to make it harder for children to find adult content online. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Is Firefox Okay?
Mozilla’s privacy-heavy browser is flatlining. What it does next is crucial for the future of the web. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Hackers Rigged Hundreds of Ecommerce Sites to Steal Payment Info
The attackers exploited a known vulnerability and installed credit card skimmers on more than 500 websites. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Are You Being Tracked by an AirTag? Here’s How to Check
Useful advice for anyone worried that one of Apple’s trackers is following them without consent. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Microsoft's Small Step to Disable Macros Is a Huge Win for Security
Word and Excel files you download from the internet just got a whole lot safer. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Playing With Crypto? You’ll Need a Wallet (or Several)
Buying and selling NFTs or transferring digital currency is going to require a little leap of faith. Here’s how to get started. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The DOJ's $3.6B Bitcoin Seizure Shows How Hard It Is to Launder Crypto
A couple allegedly used a “laundry list” of technical measures to cover their tracks. It didn't matter. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Cryptocurrency Is Funding Ukraine's Defense—and Its Hacktivists
As Russia continues to amass troops at the border, resistance groups have seen a surge in crypto donations. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Alt-Right on Facebook Are Hijacking Canada’s Trucker Blockade
In Ottawa, a protest against vaccine mandates has become an international sensation. American far-right personalities are behind its online rise. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
An Insidious Mac Malware Is Growing More Sophisticated
When UpdateAgent emerged in late 2020, it utilized basic infiltration techniques. Its developers have since expanded it in dangerous ways. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Health Sites Let Ads Track Visitors Without Telling Them
Privacy policies didn't tell the whole story about third-party tools gathering personal information from the sites of medical and genetic-testing companies. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Out-of-Control Cybercrime Will Cause More Real-World Harm
Ransomware and online attacks can lead to deadly real-world consequences. Governments need to raise their game in response. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
North Korea Hacked Him. So He Took Down Its Internet
Disappointed with the lack of US response to the Hermit Kingdom's attacks against US security researchers, one hacker took matters into his own hands. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices