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Sep 04, 2024•36 sec
This year’s Intelligence Authorization Act would mandate penetration testing for federally certified voting machines and allow independent researchers to work on exposing vulnerabilities. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 31, 2024•7 min
Infostealer malware is swiping millions of passwords, cookies, and search histories. It’s a gold mine for hackers—and a disaster for anyone who becomes a target. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 30, 2024•8 min
The Garden State has enacted a hefty new tax credit specifically for AI businesses. But tax incentives—particularly around data centers—haven’t always created large numbers of jobs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 29, 2024•8 min
Cybersecurity researchers have spotted a 3,000-account network on GitHub that is manipulating the platform and spreading ransomware and info stealers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 26, 2024•6 min
Swindlers are spinning up bogus websites in an attempt to dupe people with “CrowdStrike support” scams following the security firm's catastrophic software update. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 25, 2024•4 min
The code, the first of its kind, was used to sabotage a heating utility in Lviv at the coldest point in the year—what appears to be yet another innovation in Russia’s torment of Ukrainian civilians. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 24, 2024•8 min
The DOD wants to refurbish ICBM silos that give it the ability to end civilization. But these missiles are useless as weapons, and their other main purpose—attracting an enemy’s nuclear strikes—serves no end. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 23, 2024•9 min
In this common email scam, a criminal pretending to be your boss or coworker emails you asking for a favor involving money. Here's what do to when a bad actor lands in your inbox. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 22, 2024•8 min
US prosecutors have charged Michail Chkhikvishvili, also known as “Commander Butcher,” with a litany of crimes, including alleged attempts to poison Jewish children in NYC. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 19, 2024•6 min
After the Supreme Court limited the power of federal agencies to craft regulations, it’s likely up to Congress to keep US cybersecurity policy intact. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 18, 2024•11 min
A hacker group called “NullBulge” says it stole more than a terabyte of Disney’s internal Slack messages and files from nearly 10,000 channels in an apparent protest over AI-generated art. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 17, 2024•4 min
Telecom giant AT&T says a major data breach has exposed the call and text records of “nearly all” of its customers, epitomizing the dire state of data security. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 16, 2024•6 min
A new resolution echoes what 16 members of Congress have already said to the White House: It must do more to free one of the most storied crypto-focused federal agents in history. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 15, 2024•8 min
The cybercrime boss, who helped lead the prolific Zeus malware gang and was on the FBI’s “most wanted” list for years, has been sentenced to 18 years and ordered to pay more than $73 million. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 12, 2024•8 min
Google is bringing the password-killing “passkey” tech to its Advanced Protection Program users more than a year after rolling them out broadly. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 11, 2024•4 min
More than a dozen men threatened, assaulted, tortured, or kidnapped victims in likely the worst-ever crypto-focused serial extortion case of its kind in the US. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 10, 2024•7 min
The most notorious deepfake sexual abuse website is hosting altered videos originally published as part of the GirlsDoPorn operation. Experts say this new low is only the beginning. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 09, 2024•10 min
Generative AI is seeping into the core of your phone, but what does that mean for privacy? Here’s how Apple’s unique AI architecture compares to the “hybrid” approach adopted by Samsung and Google. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 08, 2024•10 min
Proton is adding an end-to-end encrypted documents editor to its privacy tools, boosting its competition with Google’s suite of productivity apps. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 04, 2024•5 min
The carmaker says that China tariffs will impact its core product, the Polestar 2, amid growing financial pressure. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 03, 2024•10 min
While Kaspersky and TikTok make very different kinds of software, the US has targeted both over national security concerns. But the looming bans have larger implications for internet freedom. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 02, 2024•6 min
AWS hosted a server linked to the Bezos family- and Nvidia-backed search startup that appears to have been used to scrape the sites of major outlets, prompting an inquiry into potential rules violations. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jul 01, 2024•5 min
Gutted of civil rights protections by Democrats to woo pro-business Republicans, the American Privacy Rights Act was pulled from a key congressional hearing—and appears unlikely to receive a full vote. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 28, 2024•8 min
A custom platform created by SITU Research aided the International Criminal Court to prosecute a war crimes case for the first time. It could change how justice is enacted on an international scale. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 27, 2024•7 min
How accurate are gunshot detection systems, really? For years, it's been a secret, but new reports from San Jose and NYC show these systems have operated well below their advertised accuracy rates. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 26, 2024•9 min
With cyberattacks increasingly targeting health care providers, an arduous bureaucratic process meant to address legal risk is keeping hospitals offline longer, potentially risking lives. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 25, 2024•9 min
Using a Trump-era authority, the US Commerce Department has banned the sale of Kaspersky’s antivirus tools to new customers in the US, citing alleged threats to national security. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 24, 2024•6 min
In this common email scam, a criminal pretending to be your boss or coworker emails you asking for a favor involving money. Here's what do to when a bad actor lands in your inbox. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Jun 21, 2024•8 min
