Security, Spoken
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All the Ways Spotify Tracks You—and How to Stop It
Whether you're listening to workout music or a "cooking dinner" playlist, the app can show you ads based on your mood and what you're doing right now. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Citizen's New Service Helps Paying Users Summon the Cops
The crime-tracking app is charging $20 per month to give subscribers access to their own virtual security service. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Messaging Apps Have an Eavesdropping Problem
Vulnerabilities in Signal, Facebook Messenger, Google Duo, and more all point to a pervasive privacy issue. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
France Cracked Down on Google’s Ad Tech. What’s Next?
The French Competition Agency has hit the company with $855 million in fines this year. The money is meaningless—but the changes could be profound. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Hospitals Still Use Pneumatic Tubes—and They Can Be Hacked
The tech may seem antiquated, but it poses very modern cybersecurity problems. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A Guide to RCS, and Why It Makes Texting So Much Better
Google is pushing the new standard for Android devices, which promises better security and cooler features than plain old SMS. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Privacy Battle That Apple Isn’t Fighting
California has begun enforcing a browser-level privacy setting, but you still can’t find that option in Safari or iOS. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Phantom Warships Are Courting Chaos in Conflict Zones
The latest weapons in the global information war are fake vessels behaving badly. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A Controversial Tool Calls Out Thousands of Hackable Websites
PunkSpider is back, and crawling hundreds of millions of sites for vulnerabilities. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Shapeshifting Cam Girl Rewriting the Rules of Digital Porn
Face-morphing adult content creator Coconut Kitty is ushering in the unsettling future of the medium, one where nothing is as it seems. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Kaseya Ransomware Nightmare Is Almost Over
A decryption tool has emerged, meaning any victims whose systems remain locked up can soon breathe easy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
An Explosive Spyware Report Shows the Limits of iOS Security
Amnesty International sheds alarming light on an NSO Group surveillance tool—and the gaps in Apple and Google's defenses. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Venmo Gets More Private—but It's Still Not Fully Safe
Eliminating the global feed is a good step. But until the platform offers privacy by default, it remains a liability for many of its users. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How China's Hacking Entered a Reckless New Phase
The country's hackers have gotten far more aggressive since 2015, when the Ministry of State Security largely took over the country’s cyberespionage. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Hackers Got Past Windows Hello by Tricking a Webcam
The security researchers used an infrared photos and third-party hardware to best Microsoft's facial recognition tech. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Cuba’s Social Media Blackout Reflects an Alarming New Normal
In response to mass protests, the country has been blocking social media and communication platforms since Sunday—an increasingly common action worldwide. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Facebook Catches Iranian Spies Catfishing US Military Targets
The hackers posed as recruiters, journalists, and hospitality workers to lure its victims. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Germany Is About to Block One of the Biggest Porn Sites
Regulators are trying to force adult sites to introduce age checks for users. Now one of the largest in the world faces a total block for refusing to do so. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
WhatsApp Has a Secure Fix for One of Its Biggest Drawbacks
Starting with a beta that launches today, you'll no longer have to route all of your messages through your smartphone. Â Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Beyond Kaseya: Everyday IT Tools Can Offer ‘God Mode’ for Hackers
Attackers are increasingly attuned to the power and potential of remote management software. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
An Office Phone Flaw Can’t Be Fixed By Cisco Alone
The company released a patch this week but security researchers say the root of the problem is beyond its control—and symptomatic of a larger issue. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A New System Is Helping Crack Down on Child Sex Abuse Images
There are 150 child sexual abuse laws around the world. Now, metadata is making it easier for countries to work together. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How to Make Your Web Searches More Secure and Private
What you look for online is up to you—just make sure no one else is taking a peek. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Europe Makes the Case to Ban Biometric Surveillance
Companies are racing to track everything about you. It could be a convenient way to reduce fraud—or seriously creepy and discriminatory. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Echo Dots Store a Wealth of Data—Even After You Reset Them
Thinking about selling your smart speaker? Be aware that you can't completely delete personal content from the device. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Unfixed Flaw at the Heart of REvil’s Ransomware Spree
Security researchers warned Kaseya about its IT management software in April, but the patches didn't come fast enough to avert last week's disaster. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How REvil Ransomware Took Out Thousands of Business at Once
More details have come to light as to how the notorious hacking group pulled off its unprecedented attack. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A New Kind of Ransomware Tsunami Hits Hundreds of Companies
An apparent supply chain attack exploited Kaseya's IT management software to encrypt a "monumental" number of victims all at once. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Why the Password Isn't Dead Quite Yet
Everyone hates the old ways of authentication. But while change is closer than ever, it comes with its own drawbacks. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Russian Hackers Are Trying to Brute-Force Hundreds of Networks
While SolarWinds rightly drew attention earlier this year, Moscow's Fancy Bear group has been on a password-guessing spree this whole time. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Windows 11’s Security Push Puts Microsoft on a Collision Course
The minimum hardware requirements for Microsoft’s next operating system will leave plenty of PCs stranded. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
SolarWinds Hackers Continue Assault With a New Microsoft Breach
The company says the Nobelium hacking group compromised a support agent's computer and levied brute-force attacks against some of its customers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
What the Pentagon’s New UFO Report Reveals About Humankind
The document says less about the search for life in the universe, and more about our current cultural climate and distrust of expertise. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The US Takedown of Iranian Media Sites Extends a Thorny Precedent
Free speech advocates raised concerns after the Justice Department seized more than 30 domains this week. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A Well-Meaning Feature Leaves Millions of Dell PCs Vulnerable
Flaws in a firmware security tool affect as many as 30 million desktops, laptops, and tablets. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
NFC Flaws Let Researchers Hack ATMs by Waving a Phone
Flaws in card reader technology let a security firm consultant wreak havoc with point-of-sale systems and more. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
All the Ways Amazon Tracks You—and How to Stop It
The retail empire is obsessed with your data. But is the convenience worth your personal information? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A New Tool Wants to Save Open Source From Supply Chain Attacks
Sigstore will make code signing free and easy for software developers, providing an important first line of defense. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
As Ransomware Demands Boom, Insurance Companies Keep Paying Out
While major carriers like AXA have backed away from covering ransoms, don't expect the industry at large to break the vicious cycle. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The FBI's Anom Stunt Rattles the Encryption Debate
The agency spent years running a secure phone network for criminals. So much for “going dark.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apple Says It's Time to Digitize Your ID, Ready or Not
Digital driver’s licenses have had a slow start in the US so far, but iOS 15 Wallet will give the nascent technology a serious push. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
What You Should Know About Voilá, the Latest Viral Selfie App
Before you use it to cartoonify your face, consider the risks to your data. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Safest Way to Store and Share Your Nudes
Listen, if you’re going to take them, follow these precautions so they don’t go anywhere you don’t intend them to. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Ransomware Struck Another Pipeline Firm—and 70GB of Data Leaked
LineStar Integrity Services was hacked around the same time as Colonial Pipeline, but radical transparency activists have brought the attack to light. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How an Obscure Company Took Down Big Chunks of the Internet
You may not have heard of Fastly, but you felt its impact when sites went offline around the world Tuesday morning. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How to Protect Your Files From Ransomware
It's a growing threat for individual users and businesses alike—but there are ways to protect yourself. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Microsoft’s Vote Tracking Software Clears a Major Hurdle
Hart InterCivic will be the first private vendor to partner with the company on using its open-source ElectionGuard system. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Ransomware Hits a Food Supply Giant—and Underscores a Dire Threat
Hackers targeting JBS USA have disrupted meat processing facilities around the world, just one month after the Colonial Pipeline attack caused fuel distribution havoc. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The SolarWinds Hackers Aren't 'Back.' They Never Went Away
A new phishing campaign from Russian spies targeted USAID among others. But it's less an escalation than a regression to the mean. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Hacker Lexicon: What Is a Supply Chain Attack?
From NotPetya to SolarWinds, it’s a problem that’s not going away any time soon. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices