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Apple Just Patched 39 iPhone Security Bugs

By Kate O'Flaherty — July 31st 2022 at 11:00
Plus: A Google Chrome patch licks the DevilsTongue spyware, Android’s kernel gets a tune-up, and Microsoft fixes 84 flaws.
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You Pay More When Companies Get Hacked

By Matt Burgess — July 30th 2022 at 13:00
Plus: Google delays the end of cookies (again), EU officials were targeted with Pegasus spyware, and more of the top security news.
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How Tor Is Fighting—and Beating—Russian Censorship

By Matt Burgess — July 28th 2022 at 14:34
Russia has been trying to block the anonymous browser since December—with mixed results.
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Don’t Call the New Federal Gun Law a Gun Law

By Matt Laslo — July 27th 2022 at 11:00
Democratic senators lacked actionable gun data for their negotiations—so they passed mental health reform instead.
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Russia Is Quietly Ramping Up Its Internet Censorship Machine

By Matt Burgess — July 25th 2022 at 11:00
Since Vladimir Putin blocked Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter in March, Russia has been pushing away from the global internet at a rapid pace.
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Interstate Travel Post-Roe Isn’t as Secure as You May Think

By Thor Benson — July 25th 2022 at 11:00
Despite the DOJ vowing to protect people's ability to travel out of state for abortion care, legal experts warn not to take that freedom for granted.
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How to Safely Lend Someone Else Your Phone

By David Nield — July 24th 2022 at 13:00
The next time someone wants to borrow your device to make a call or take a picture, take these steps to protect your privacy.
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The January 6 Secret Service Text Scandal Turns Criminal

By Lily Hay Newman — July 23rd 2022 at 13:00
Plus: The FCC cracks down on car warranty robocalls, Thai activists get targeted by NSO's Pegasus, and the Russia-Ukraine cyberwar continues.
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The Unsolved Mystery Attack on Internet Cables in Paris

By Matt Burgess — July 22nd 2022 at 11:00
As new details about the scope of the sabotage emerge, the perpetrators—and the reason for their vandalism—remain unknown.
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The 2022 US Midterm Elections' Top Security Issue: Death Threats

By Lily Hay Newman — July 21st 2022 at 14:52
While cybersecurity and foreign meddling remain priorities, domestic threats against election workers have risen to the top of the list.
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Congress Might Pass an Actually Good Privacy Bill

By Gilad Edelman — July 21st 2022 at 12:00
A bill with bipartisan support might finally give the US a strong federal data protection law.
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The DHS Bought a ‘Shocking Amount’ of Phone-Tracking Data

By Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica — July 20th 2022 at 20:00
The ACLU released a trove of documents showing how Homeland Security contracted with surveillance companies to scour location information.
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The Most Popular Period-Tracking Apps, Ranked by Data Privacy

By Kristen Poli — July 20th 2022 at 11:00
Under increased scrutiny, certain period-tracking apps are seeing a surge of new users. Which are as safe as they claim to be?
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Instagram Slow to Tackle Bots Targeting Iranian Women’s Groups

By Lily Hay Newman — July 19th 2022 at 19:40
Despite alerting Meta months ago, feminist groups say tens of thousands of fake accounts continue to bombard them on the platform.
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Amazon Handed Ring Videos to Cops Without Warrants

By Matt Burgess — July 16th 2022 at 13:00
Plus: A wild Indian cricket scam, an elite CIA hacker is found guilty of passing secrets to WikiLeaks, and more of the week's top security news.
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A New Attack Can Unmask Anonymous Users on Any Major Browser

By Lily Hay Newman — July 14th 2022 at 11:00
Researchers have found a way to use the web's basic functions to identify who visits a site—without the user detecting the hack.
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New ‘Retbleed’ Attack Can Swipe Key Data From Intel and AMD CPUs

By Dan Goodin, Ars Technica — July 13th 2022 at 16:00
The exploit can leak password information and other sensitive material, but the chipmakers are rolling out mitigations.
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A Privacy Panic Flares Up in India After Police Pull Payment Data

By Varsha Bansal — July 12th 2022 at 17:01
Nonprofit donors had their information given to law enforcement without consent, highlighting limited data protections in the world’s largest democracy.
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The January 6 Insurrection Hearings Are Just Heating Up

By Garrett M. Graff — July 11th 2022 at 18:27
The US House committee has already uncovered a more organized and sinister plot than many imagined. But history suggests the worst may be yet to come.
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Russian ‘Hacktivists’ Are Causing Trouble Far Beyond Ukraine

By Matt Burgess — July 11th 2022 at 11:00
The pro-Russian group Killnet is targeting countries supporting Ukraine. It has declared "war" against 10 nations.
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Chinese Police Exposed 1B People's Data in Unprecedented Leak

By Lily Hay Newman — July 9th 2022 at 13:00
Plus: A duplicitous bug bounty scheme, the iPhone's new “lockdown mode,” and more of the week's top security news.
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Will These Algorithms Save You From Quantum Threats?

By Amit Katwala — July 8th 2022 at 15:10
Quantum-proof encryption is here—decades before it can be put to the test.
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An ISP Scam Targeted Low-Income People Seeking Government Aid

By Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica — July 8th 2022 at 13:00
The US Federal Communications Commission says a man posing as a fake broadband service promised victims discounts on internet services and devices.
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The Danger of License Plate Readers in Post-Roe America

By Thor Benson — July 7th 2022 at 11:00
Known as ALPRs, this surveillance tech is pervasive across the US—and could soon be used by police and anti-abortion groups alike.
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