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LastPass Data Breach: It’s Time to Ditch This Password Manager
By
Lily Hay Newman
— December 28
th
2022 at 19:53
The password manager’s most recent data breach is so concerning, users need to take immediate steps to protect themselves.
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A New Lawsuit Accuses Meta of Inflaming Civil War in Ethiopia
By
Vittoria Elliott, Dell Cameron
— December 14
th
2022 at 00:27
The suit claims the company lacks adequate moderation to prevent widespread hate speech that has led to violence and death.
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Hackers Planted Files to Frame Indian Priest Who Died in Custody
By
Andy Greenberg
— December 13
th
2022 at 14:49
And new evidence suggests those hackers may have collaborated with the police who investigated him.
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Why the US Is Primed for Radicalization
By
Thor Benson
— December 12
th
2022 at 12:00
A confluence of factors is leading people in the nation to gravitate toward extremist views.
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I Lost $17,000 in Crypto. Here’s How to Avoid My Mistake
By
Alexander Webb
— November 24
th
2022 at 13:00
I’m not the first person to suffer this fate, but hopefully I can be the last.
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Here’s How Bad a Twitter Mega-Breach Would Be
By
Lily Hay Newman
— November 18
th
2022 at 01:41
Elon Musk laid off half the staff, and mass resignations seem likely. If nobody’s there to protect the fort, what’s the worst that could happen?
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Twitter’s SMS Two-Factor Authentication Is Melting Down
By
Lily Hay Newman
— November 15
th
2022 at 01:08
Problems with the important security feature may be some of the first signs that Elon Musk’s social network is fraying at the edges.
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The Hunt for the FTX Thieves Has Begun
By
Andy Greenberg
— November 13
th
2022 at 23:38
Mysterious crooks took hundreds of millions of dollars from FTX just as it collapsed. Crypto-tracing blockchain analysis may provide an answer.
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Elon Musk's Twitter Blue Verification Is a Gift to Scammers
By
Matt Burgess
— November 10
th
2022 at 16:25
Anyone can get a blue tick on Twitter without proving who they are. And it’s already causing a ton of problems.
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Inside the ‘Election Integrity App’ Built to Purge US Voter Rolls
By
Dhruv Mehrotra
— November 8
th
2022 at 15:59
True the Vote’s IV3 app is meant to catch election cheaters. But it has a fundamental flaw.
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The Secret Ballot Is US Democracy’s Last Line of Defense
By
Lily Hay Newman
— November 7
th
2022 at 21:55
Voter intimidation has cropped up in places across the nation, but the voting booth remains the one place where nobody can get to you.
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Soccer Fans, You're Being Watched
By
Vas Panagiotopoulos
— November 3
rd
2022 at 11:00
Stadiums around the world, including at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, are subjecting spectators to invasive biometric surveillance tech.
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When Your Neighbor Turns You In
By
Thor Benson
— November 1
st
2022 at 11:00
Authoritarian societies depend on people ratting each other out for activities that were recently legal—and it's already happening in the US.
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If Musk Starts Firing Twitter's Security Team, Run
By
Lily Hay Newman
— October 28
th
2022 at 22:55
What's next for the social network is anyone's guess—but here's what to watch as you wade through the privacy and security morass.
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The Quiet Insurrection the January 6 Committee Missed
By
Matt Laslo
— October 23
rd
2022 at 11:00
A former congressman who helped the House select committee investigate the Capitol attack says the US is losing sight of the big picture.
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The $1 Billion Alex Jones Effect
By
Chris Stokel-Walker
— October 13
th
2022 at 16:33
The Infowars host now knows the cost of “free speech”—but does the landmark judgment signal a crackdown on disinformation?
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How to Protect Yourself If Your School Uses Surveillance Tech
By
Pia Ceres
— October 10
th
2022 at 11:00
Colleges and K-12 campuses increasingly monitor student emails, social media, and more. Here’s how to secure your (or your child’s) privacy.
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Meta Says It Has Busted More Than 400 Login-Stealing Apps This Year
By
Lily Hay Newman
— October 7
th
2022 at 12:00
The company plans to alert 1 million Facebook users that their account credentials may have been compromised by malicious software.
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This Chatbot Aims to Steer People Away From Child Abuse Material
By
Matt Burgess
— September 28
th
2022 at 06:00
Pornhub is trialing a new automated tool that pushes CSAM-searchers to seek help for their online behavior. Will it work?
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A New Linux Tool Aims to Guard Against Supply Chain Attacks
By
Lily Hay Newman
— September 22
nd
2022 at 14:46
Security firm Chainguard has created a simple, open source way for organizations to defend the cloud against some of the most insidious attacks.
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Telegram Has a Serious Doxing Problem
By
Peter Guest
— September 20
th
2022 at 13:39
The encrypted messaging app is a haven for politically motivated vitriol, but users are increasingly bringing threats to targets’ doorsteps.
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Inside the Shadow Evacuation of Kabul
By
Michael Venutolo-Mantovani
— August 30
th
2022 at 10:00
In the last two weeks of the war, an ad hoc team armed with group chats, QR codes, and satellite maps launched a mad dash to save imperiled Afghan allies.
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The Twitter Whistleblower’s Testimony Has Senators Out for Blood
By
Matt Laslo
— September 14
th
2022 at 19:01
Peiter “Mudge” Zatko’s allegations about the social media platform renewed a sense of urgency for lawmakers to rein in Big Tech.
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How Whistleblowers Navigate a Security Minefield
By
Matt Burgess
— September 13
th
2022 at 11:00
Exposing wrongdoing is risky on the best of days. Whistleblower Aid cofounder John Tye explains the extensive steps needed to keep people safe.
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This Clever Anti-Censorship Tool Lets Russians Read Blocked News
By
Matt Burgess
— September 8
th
2022 at 11:00
Samizdat Online syndicates banned news sites by hosting them on uncensored domains—allowing people to access independent reporting.
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The Low Threshold for Face Recognition in New Delhi
By
Varsha Bansal
— August 21
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2022 at 11:00
Police in India's capital say they only require an 80 percent accuracy rate for matches, raising new alarm bells for civil liberty advocates.
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Meta Just Happens to Expand Messenger’s End-to-End Encryption
By
Lily Hay Newman
— August 11
th
2022 at 11:00
The company says an expansion of privacy features in Messenger is unrelated to a high-profile Nebraska abortion case.
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Big Takeaways From the FBI's Mar-a-Lago Raid
By
Garrett M. Graff
— August 9
th
2022 at 18:51
The fact that a search of Donald Trump's Florida home was even necessary says a lot.
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Don’t Call the New Federal Gun Law a Gun Law
By
Matt Laslo
— July 27
th
2022 at 11:00
Democratic senators lacked actionable gun data for their negotiations—so they passed mental health reform instead.
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Interstate Travel Post-Roe Isn’t as Secure as You May Think
By
Thor Benson
— July 25
th
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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The 2022 US Midterm Elections' Top Security Issue: Death Threats
By
Lily Hay Newman
— July 21
st
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 21
st
2022 at 12:00
A bill with bipartisan support might finally give the US a strong federal data protection law.
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