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Docs Show FBI Pressures Cops to Keep Phone Surveillance Secrets

By Dell Cameron — June 22nd 2023 at 10:00
Newly released documents highlight the bureau's continued secrecy around cell-site simulators—spying tech that everyone already assumes exists.
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The Security Hole at the Heart of ChatGPT and Bing

By Matt Burgess — May 25th 2023 at 06:00
Indirect prompt-injection attacks can leave people vulnerable to scams and data theft when they use the AI chatbots.
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ChatGPT Scams Are Infiltrating Apple's App Store and Google Play

By Lily Hay Newman — May 17th 2023 at 10:00
An explosion of interest in OpenAI’s sophisticated chatbot means a proliferation of “fleeceware” apps that trick users with sneaky in-app subscriptions.
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A Republican-Led Lawsuit Threatens Critical US Cyber Protections

By Eric Geller — May 11th 2023 at 11:00
Three states are suing to block security rules for water facilities. If they win, it may open the floodgates for challenges to other cyber rules.
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Chinese Cops Ran Troll Farm and Secret NY Police Station, US Says

By Andy Greenberg — April 17th 2023 at 20:46
Three criminal cases detail China's alleged attempts to extend its security forces' influence online—and around the globe.
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ICE Is Grabbing Data From Schools and Abortion Clinics

By Dhruv Mehrotra — April 3rd 2023 at 11:00
An agency database WIRED obtained reveals widespread use of so-called 1509 summonses that experts say raises the specter of potential abuse.
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Mullvad VPN and Tor Project Create New Privacy-Focused Mullvad Browser

By Lily Hay Newman — April 3rd 2023 at 10:00
Mullvad Browser, a collaboration between the nonprofit and Mullvad VPN, offers an anti-tracking browser designed to be used with a VPN.
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Porn ID Laws: Your State or Country May Soon Require Age Verification

By Matt Burgess — March 30th 2023 at 06:00
An increasing number of states are passing age-verification laws. It’s not clear how they’ll work.
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Bug in Google Markup, Windows Photo-Cropping Tools Exposes Removed Image Data

By Lily Hay Newman — March 22nd 2023 at 22:25
Image-editing tools from Google and Microsoft contain the “aCropalypse” bug, which can reveal information users intentionally removed.
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A Pro-China Disinfo Campaign Is Targeting US Elections—Badly

By Andy Greenberg — October 26th 2022 at 14:00
The suspected Chinese influence operation had limited success. But it signals a growing threat from a new disinformation adversary.
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This Chatbot Aims to Steer People Away From Child Abuse Material

By Matt Burgess — September 28th 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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Flaw in the VA Medical Records Platform May Put Patients at Risk

By Lily Hay Newman — August 13th 2022 at 19:33
The Veterans Affairs’ VistA software has a vulnerability that could let an attacker “masquerade as a doctor,” a security researcher warns.
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Meta Just Happens to Expand Messenger’s End-to-End Encryption

By Lily Hay Newman — August 11th 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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