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North Korean IT Workers Are Infiltrating Tech CompaniesNorth Korean IT Workers Are Infiltrating Tech Companies

North Korean IT Workers Are Infiltrating Tech Companies

[ad_1] As Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine heads towards its hundredth day, opposition from Ukrainian forces is as strong as…

3 years ago
The NSA Swears It Has ‘No Backdoors’ in Next-Gen EncryptionThe NSA Swears It Has ‘No Backdoors’ in Next-Gen Encryption

The NSA Swears It Has ‘No Backdoors’ in Next-Gen Encryption

[ad_1] A group of human rights lawyers and investigators called on the Hague this week to bring what would be…

3 years ago
Data Brokers Track Abortion Clinic Visits for Anyone to BuyData Brokers Track Abortion Clinic Visits for Anyone to Buy

Data Brokers Track Abortion Clinic Visits for Anyone to Buy

[ad_1] If the war in Ukraine and Russia's still-unfolding atrocities there didn't offer enough fodder for doomscrolling, this week supplied…

3 years ago
FBI Conducted 3.4 Million Warrantless Searches of Americans’ DataFBI Conducted 3.4 Million Warrantless Searches of Americans’ Data

FBI Conducted 3.4 Million Warrantless Searches of Americans’ Data

[ad_1] Surprising news abounded this week as Ukrainian officials weigh next steps in their digital campaigns against Russia, given that…

3 years ago
Ronin Hack: North Korea’s Lazarus Behind $540 Million Axe Infinity BreachRonin Hack: North Korea’s Lazarus Behind $540 Million Axe Infinity Breach

Ronin Hack: North Korea’s Lazarus Behind $540 Million Axe Infinity Breach

[ad_1] Early this week, the Ukrainian Computer Emergency Response Team and Slovakian cybersecurity firm ESET warned that Russia's notorious GRU…

3 years ago
TSA’s Terrorist Watch List Comes for Amtrak PassengersTSA’s Terrorist Watch List Comes for Amtrak Passengers

TSA’s Terrorist Watch List Comes for Amtrak Passengers

[ad_1] As Russia's war continues in Ukraine, the Biden White House has been scrambling to use every tool at its…

3 years ago
Apple and Meta Gave User Data to Hackers Posing as PoliceApple and Meta Gave User Data to Hackers Posing as Police

Apple and Meta Gave User Data to Hackers Posing as Police

[ad_1] “Ipsa scientia potestas est,” 16th-century philosopher and statesman Sir Frances Bacon famously wrote in his 1597 work, Meditationes Sacrae.…

3 years ago
Who Is the Hacker Behind the Lapsus$ Extortion Gang?Who Is the Hacker Behind the Lapsus$ Extortion Gang?

Who Is the Hacker Behind the Lapsus$ Extortion Gang?

[ad_1] There are quiet weeks in the security world, and then there are weeks like this one. Monday kicked off with…

3 years ago