Security, Spoken
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Jan 9, 2023 • 11min
Cops Hacked Thousands of Phones. Was It Legal?
When police infiltrated the EncroChat phone system in 2020, they hit an intelligence gold mine. But subsequent legal challenges have spread across Europe.
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Jan 6, 2023 • 6min
Hacker Lexicon: What Is a Pig Butchering Scam?
This type of devastating scheme ensnares victims and takes them for all they’re worth—and the threat is only growing.
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Jan 5, 2023 • 7min
Hands On With Flipper Zero, the Hacker Tool Blowing Up on TikTok
Don’t be fooled by its fun name and Tamagotchi-like interface—this do-everything gadget is trouble waiting to happen and a whole lot more.
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Jan 4, 2023 • 7min
Russia’s Cyberwar Foreshadowed Deadly Attacks on Civilians
The Kremlin’s aggression in Ukraine is following a dangerous playbook that began to unfold years ago.
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Dec 30, 2022 • 8min
Hacktivism Is Back and Messier Than Ever
Throughout 2022, geopolitics has given rise to a new wave of politically motivated attacks with an undercurrent of state-sponsored meddling.
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Dec 29, 2022 • 13min
The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2022
From SBF to the GRU, these were the most disruptive forces of online chaos this year.
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Dec 28, 2022 • 13min
The Dangers of Censoring Real-Time Flight Trackers
Elon Musk claims plane-tracking data is a risky privacy violation. But the world loses a lot if this information disappears—and that’s already happening.
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Dec 23, 2022 • 5min
Ransomware Gang Abused Microsoft Certificates to Sign Malware
The company has taken measures to mitigate the risks, but security researchers warn of a broader threat.
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Dec 22, 2022 • 6min
Meta’s Tricky Quest to Protect Your Account
How do you keep Facebook easy to use without being trivial to exploit? The company is trying to chart a middle ground.
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Dec 21, 2022 • 8min
Hackers Planted Files to Frame an Indian Priest Who Died in Custody
And new evidence suggests those hackers may have collaborated with the police who investigated him.
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