Security, Spoken
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Netflix's Password-Sharing Crackdown Has a Silver Lining
The streaming service is making account owners enter two-factor codes in a limited test. That's … actually not so bad. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How to Export Your Passwords From LastPass
The popular security service is severely limiting its free tier starting March 16. If you’d like to move your passwords to another manager, here’s how. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
It’s Open Season for Microsoft Exchange Hacks
A patch for the vulnerabilities China exploited has been released. Now, criminal groups are going to reverse engineer it—if they haven’t already. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Gab's CTO Introduced a Critical Vulnerability to the Site
A review of the open source code shows an account under the executive's name made a mistake that could lead to the kind of breach reported this weekend. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
‘Retaliation’ for Russia's SolarWinds Spying Isn't the Answer
It will be hard pointing to a specific line the Kremlin crossed that the US hasn't crossed as well. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Chinese Hacking Spree Hit an ‘Astronomical’ Number of Victims
A single group appears to have infiltrated tens of thousands of Microsoft Exchange servers in an ongoing onslaught. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Accellion Breach Keeps Getting Worse—and More Expensive
What started as a few vulnerabilities in firewall equipment has snowballed into a global extortion spree. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Privacy-First Browser Brave Is Launching a Search Engine
Unlike Google, Brave Search won’t track or profile people who use it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Thousands of Android and iOS Apps Leak Data From the Cloud
It's the digital equivalent of leaving your windows or doors open when you leave the house—and in some cases, leaving them open all the time. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
China and Russia's Spying Sprees Will Take Years to Unpack
The full extent of the Solarwinds hack and Hafnium's attack on Microsoft Exchange Server may never be known. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Microsoft's Dream of Decentralized IDs Enters the Real World
The company will launch a public preview of its identification platform this spring—and has already tested it at the UK's National Health Service. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Twitch's First Transparency Report Is Here—and Long Overdue
The decade-old streaming platform has for the first time detailed its efforts to safeguard its user base in one place. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Clubhouse's Security and Privacy Lag Behind Its Explosive Growth
The platform has promised to do better after a string of incidents. But the hardest part might be managing user expectations. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Hackers Tied to Russia's GRU Targeted the US Grid for Years, Researchers Warn
A Sandworm-adjacent group has successfully breached US critical infrastructure a handful of times, according to new findings from the security firm Dragos. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
China Hijacked an NSA Hacking Tool in 2014—and Used It for Years
The hackers used the agency’s EpMe exploit to attack Windows devices years before the Shadow Brokers leaked the agency’s zero-day arsenal online. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apple Offers Its Closest Look Yet at iOS and MacOS Security
In its latest Platform Security Guide, Cupertino raised the curtain on the critical features that protect against hackers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Malware Is Now Targeting Apple’s New M1 Processor
Two distinct strains of malware have already adjusted to the new silicon just months after its debut. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Cyberpunk 2077 Maker Was Hit With a Ransomware Attack—and Won't Pay Up
CD Projekt Red's list of woes gets longer, as hackers claim to have stolen the source code for their most popular games. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Feds Indict North Korean Hackers for Years of Heists and Scams
The three men are allegedly part of a group that tried to steal $1.3 billion in an extended—and ongoing—cybercrime spree. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A Windows Defender Vulnerability Lurked Undetected for 12 Years
Microsoft has finally patched the bug in its antivirus program after researchers spotted it last fall. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
France Ties Russia's Sandworm to a Multiyear Hacking Spree
A French security agency warns that the destructively minded group has exploited an IT monitoring tool from Centreon. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Parler Says It's Back
The platform was kicked off Amazon's servers. Now it says it's no longer relies on "Big Tech" for its infrastructure. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A Barcode Scanner App With Millions of Downloads Goes Rogue
After an update in December, the app began infecting Android devices, bombarding users with ads on their default browser. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Covid-19 Vaccine Scams Spread Under Facebook and Telegram's Watch
Don’t use an iTunes gift card to purchase doses of the vaccine online. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A Coordinated Takedown Targets 'OGUser' Account Thieves
Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok have all taken action against the hacker community in recent days. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Gaming Sites Are Still Letting Streamers Profit From Hate
WIRED has found dozens of far-right and white supremacist figures monetizing their livestreams through “donation management services” Streamlabs and StreamElements. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Why ‘Inside Job’ Zoombombs Are So Hard to Stop
Researchers have found that most calls to disrupt videoconferences originate with the participants, especially in high schools and colleges. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A Second SolarWinds Hack Deepens Third-Party Software Fears
It appears that not only Russia but also China targeted the company, a reminder of the many ways interconnectedness can go wrong. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Facebook Ad Services Let Anyone Target US Military Personnel
Researchers warn that an advertising platform with categories like “Army” and “United States Air Force Security Sources” could be abused. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Apple Fixes One of the iPhone's Most Pressing Security Risks
By hardening iMessage in iOS 14, the company has effectively cut off what had been an increasingly popular line of attack. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Cops Disrupt Emotet, the Internet's ‘Most Dangerous Malware’
A global operation has taken down the notorious botnet in a blow to cybercriminals worldwide. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
This Encrypted Gun Registry Might Bridge a Partisan Divide
Researchers from Brown University have developed a system that could keep track of firearms while preserving privacy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Flash Is Dead—but Not Gone
Zombie versions of Adobe’s troubled software can still cause problems in systems around the world. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Fleeing WhatsApp for Better Privacy? Don't Turn to Telegram
Because the chat app doesn't encrypt conversations by default—or at all for group chats—security professionals often warn against it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
North Korea Targets—and Dupes—a Slew of Cybersecurity Pros
The sweeping campaign took advantage of the collaborative spirit among researchers, with an unknown number of victims. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Parler Finds a Reprieve in Russia—but Not a Solution
The far-right platform still hasn't found a US-based home. Where it lands could have serious consequences for its users' privacy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Chrome and Edge Want to Help Solve Your Password Problems
The line between browsers and password managers is blurring. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Truth About North Korea's Ultra-Lockdown Against Covid-19
The country has turned inward more than ever, leaving the true impact of the pandemic a mystery. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The SolarWinds Hackers Used Tactics Other Groups Will Copy
The supply chain threat was just the beginning. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Big Tech Can’t Ban Its Way Out of This
Platforms are scrambling to avoid being used by right-wing extremists targeting the inauguration. But the seeds of this crisis were sown long ago. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
This Site Published Every Face from Parler's Capitol Riot Videos
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. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Anti-Secrecy Activists Publish a Trove of Ransomware Victims' Data
WikiLeaks successor DDoSecrets has amassed a controversial new collection of corporate secrets and is sharing them in the name of transparency. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How Law Enforcement Gets Around Your Smartphone's Encryption
New research has dug into the openings iOS and Android security provide for anyone with the right tools. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The SolarWinds Hackers Shared Tricks With a Notorious Russian Spy Group
Security researchers have found links between the attackers and Turla, a sophisticated team suspected of operating out of Moscow's FSB intelligence agency. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
WhatsApp Has Shared Your Data With Facebook for Years, Actually
A pop-up notification has alerted the messaging app's users to a practice that's been in place sine 2016. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Ticketmaster Pays Up for Hacking a Rival Company
Employees admitted to using stolen passwords and URL guessing to access confidential data. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How Amazon Sidewalk Works—and Why You May Want to Turn It Off
The premise is convenient. But the e-commerce giant's privacy track record isn't exactly inspiring. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Post-Riot, the Capitol Hill IT Staff Faces a Security Mess
Wednesday's insurrection could have exposed Congressional data and devices in ways that have yet to be appreciated. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The UK Denies Julian Assange's Extradition, Citing Suicide Risk
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. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Ransomware Is Headed Down a Dire Path
2020 was a great year for ransomware gangs. For hospitals, schools, municipal governments, and everyone else, it’s going to get worse before it gets better. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices