Security, Spoken

More than 4 million school records, including safety procedures, student medical files, and court documents, were also publicly accessible online.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is under pressure to explain itself after its X account was compromised, leading to wild swings in the bitcoin market.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Apple crushed Beeper Mini, an app that let Android users into Apple’s iMessage service. Beeper cofounder Eric Migicovsky says interoperability between Big Tech’s walled gardens is urgently needed.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

It was a year of devastating cyberattacks around the globe, from ransomware attacks on casinos to state-sponsored breaches of critical infrastructure.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Being fully anonymous is next to impossible—but you can significantly limit what the internet knows about you by sticking to a few basic rules.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

I tried to sell a futon on Facebook Marketplace and nearly all I got were scammers.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

If you're at high risk of being targeted by mercenary spyware, or just don't mind losing iOS features for extra security, the company's restricted mode is surprisingly usable.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Apple updated its location-tracking system in an attempt to cut down on AirTag abuse while still preserving privacy. Researchers think they’ve found a better balance.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

NIST, the US agency Joe Biden tasked with curbing the risks of AI, lacks the necessary resources. Lawmakers are concerned it could be forced to rely on private companies developing the technology.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Keep your logins locked down with password management apps for PC, Mac, Android, iPhone, and web browsers.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

When crypto exchange FTX collapsed, it left behind a hole in the market. From Backpack to OPNX, faces new and old are vying to fill it.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

After an 18 month rampage, global law enforcement finally moved against the notorious Alphv or Blackcat ransomware group. Within hours, the operation faced obstacles.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The Tesla recall, which affects more than two million vehicles, follows a two-year government investigation into a series of crashes linked to the Autopilot system.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

On Telegram, scammers are impersonating doctors to sell fake Covid-19 vaccination certificates and other products, showing how criminals are taking advantage of conspiracy theories.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Kytch, the company that tried to fix McDonald’s broken ice cream machines, has unearthed a 3-year-old email it says proves claims of an alleged plot to undermine their business.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Ten years in, Microsoft’s DCU has honed its strategy of using both unique legal tactics and the company’s technical reach to disrupt global cybercrime and state-backed actors.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A hacker group calling itself Solntsepek—previously linked to Russia's notorious Sandworm hackers—says it carried out a disruptive breach of Kyivstar, a major Ukrainian mobile and internet provider.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Competing bills moving through the House of Representatives both reauthorize Section 702 surveillance—but they pave very different paths forward for Americans' privacy and civil liberties.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

With its war against Russia raging on, Ukraine has begun raising funds to rebuild homes and structures one by one using its own crowdfunding platform.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Adversarial algorithms can systematically probe large language models like OpenAI’s GPT-4 for weaknesses that can make them misbehave. Read the story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Governments can access records related to push notifications from mobile apps by requesting that data from Apple and Google, according to details in court records and a US senator.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

23andMe has provided more information about the scope and scale of its recent breach, but with these details come more unanswered questions.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

QR codes can be convenient—but they can also be exploited by malicious actors. Here’s how to protect yourself.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A federal court ruled on Friday that Trump, as president, may be able to avoid civil action for his role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. But candidate Trump is something different.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Musk’s recent use of the term “Q*Anon” is his most explicit endorsement of the movement to date. Conspiracists have since spent days dissecting its meaning and cheering on his apparent support.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dozens of advocacy groups are pressuring the US Congress to abandon plans to ram through the renewal of a controversial surveillance program that they say poses an “alarming threat to civil rights.”Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Congressional leaders are discussing ways to reauthorize Section 702 surveillance, including attaching it to the National Defense Authorization Act, Capitol Hill sources tell WIRED.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Signal’s president reveals the cost of running the privacy-preserving platform—not just to drum up donations, but to call out the for-profit surveillance business models it competes against.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Yes, your iPhone automatically turns on NameDrop with the latest software update. But you shouldn’t really be worried about it—regardless of what the police are saying.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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

Far-right influencers and right-wing lawmakers are using the spread of Osama bin Laden’s “Letter to America” to call for a TikTok ban and boost decades old conspiracies.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Beyond the blinding speeds and sharp turns on new terrain, the teams at this weekend’s big F1 race are preparing for another kind of danger.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A new report by an oversight committee in the US House of Representatives says the FBI has routinely violated rules governing FISA's Section 702 surveillance program and must be reined in.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The National Telecommunication Monitoring Center in Bangladesh exposed a database to the open web. The types of data leaked online are extensive.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The Norwegian data regulator has already fined Meta $7 million. Now it says it’s investigating the company’s new ad-free subscription services.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

An effort to reauthorize a controversial US surveillance program by attaching it to a must-pass spending bill has civil liberties advocates calling foul.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Small platforms without resources to handle takedown requests have been weaponized by terrorist groups that share their content online. A free new tool is coming to help clean house.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Experts are finding thousands of examples of AI-created content every week that could allow terrorist groups and other violent extremists to bypass automated detection systems. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Meta now offers users an ad-free option, but it’s only available in Europe for those who can afford the €10-a-month subscription.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The tech-centric war in Ukraine and the success of ChatGPT have prompted new interest in figuring out how to prevent military AI from going awry.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A complaint filed with the EU’s independent data regulator accuses YouTube of failing to get explicit user permission for its ad blocker detection system, potentially violating the ePrivacy Directive.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Despite Linda Yaccarino having the top job at X, Elon Musk’s outsize presence may be hampering her ability to succeed.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Following a string of serious security incidents, Microsoft says it has a plan to deal with escalating threats from cybercriminals and state-backed hackers. Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The slow-motion implosion of Elon Musk’s X has given rise to a slew of competitors, where privacy invasions that ran rampant over the past decade still largely persist.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Fortnite developer Epic has pushed back on Google’s control of the Android app store. The courtroom showdown could force the search giant to offer users more apps, at more affordable prices.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Software developer Travis Brown’s X account was banned after his research alleged far-right influencers were becoming more prominent on the platform. He’s taking X to court in a bid to reverse the decision.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

President Joe Biden issued a wide-ranging executive order on artificial intelligence with measures to boost US tech talent and prevent AI being used to threaten national security.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

TikTokkers are using a little-known livestreaming feature to falsely represent Israelis and Palestinians—and the company is taking a cut of costly in-app gifts viewers give to participants.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

In the hours following the worst mass shooting in Maine's history, disinformation about the suspected gunman flooded social media with false claims that he had been arrested.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A recent breach of authentication giant Okta has impacted nearly 200 of its clients. But repeated incidents and the company's delayed disclosure have security experts calling foul.Read this story here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices