Fri. 06/18 – Cell Networks Security Deliberately Nerfed?
Were some of the base encryption algorithms on cell networks deliberately nerfed? The first ever mass arrest of a ransomware gang? Proof that Google is working on a FindMy network rival? And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
Tech Brew Ride Home · Morning Brew
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Show Notes
Were some of the base encryption algorithms on cell networks deliberately nerfed? The first ever mass arrest of a ransomware gang? Proof that Google is working on a FindMy network rival? And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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Links:
- Bombshell Report Finds Phone Network Encryption Was Deliberately Weakened (Vice)
- Ukraine arrests ransomware gang in global cyber criminal crackdown (Financial Times)
- Google may be working on an Android version of Apple’s “Find My” network (XDA Developers)
- Gopuff to Buy Siemens-Backed RideOS in $100 Million-Plus Deal (Bloomberg)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
- Ransomware claims are roiling an entire segment of the insurance industry (Washington Post)
- THE RISE AND FALL OF AN AMERICAN TECH GIANT (The Atlantic)
- Anatomy of a Seed Round During COVID-19 (Fresh Paint)
- Meet Wu Dao 2.0, the Chinese AI model making the West sweat (Politico)
- Tech Companies Are Training AI to Read Your Lips (Vice)
- How governments and spies text each other (Wired)
- Airbnb Is Spending Millions of Dollars to Make Nightmares Go Away (Bloomberg)
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