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When police infiltrated the EncroChat phone system in 2020, they hit an intelligence gold mine. But subsequent legal challenges have spread across Europe. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
This type of devastating scheme ensnares victims and takes them for all they’re worth—and the threat is only growing. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Kremlin’s aggression in Ukraine is following a dangerous playbook that began to unfold years ago. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Throughout 2022, geopolitics has given rise to a new wave of politically motivated attacks with an undercurrent of state-sponsored meddling. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
From SBF to the GRU, these were the most disruptive forces of online chaos this year. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The company has taken measures to mitigate the risks, but security researchers warn of a broader threat. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How do you keep Facebook easy to use without being trivial to exploit? The company is trying to chart a middle ground. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
And new evidence suggests those hackers may have collaborated with the police who investigated him. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The suit claims the company lacks adequate moderation to prevent widespread hate speech that has led to violence and death. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The company, which works with hundreds of startups, said it detected unauthorized access to personal data, including Social Security numbers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Are you thinking about uploading some selfies and buying a pack of ‘Magic Avatars’? Consider these expert tips first. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Despite mitigation, one of the worst bugs in internet history is still prevalent—and being exploited. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
From QAnon influencers to @catturd, the very online right sees exactly what they want to see in the CEO’s orchestrated disclosure. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The company plans to expand its Communication Safety features, which aim to disrupt the sharing of child sexual abuse material at the source. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
On cybercrime forums, user complaints about being duped may accidentally expose their real identities. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The company will also soon support the use of physical authentication keys with Apple ID, and it's adding contact verification for iMessage in 2023. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The UK's use of technology to enforce its hard-line immigration policy brings the border into every facet of migrants' lives. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Device manufacturers use “platform certificates” to verify an app's authenticity, making them particularly dangerous in the wrong hands. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The “Heliconia” hacking tool exploited vulnerabilities in Chrome, Windows Defender, and Firefox, according to company security researchers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Popular redaction tools don’t always work as promised, and new attacks can reveal hidden information, researchers say. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Lawmakers are growing concerned about a flood of data-hungry cars from China taking over American streets. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Finding high-quality detection canines is hard enough—and the pandemic only dug a deeper hole. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
New research found pervasive use of tracking tech on substance-abuse-focused health care websites, potentially endangering users in a post-Roe world. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Problems with the important security feature may be some of the first signs that Elon Musk's social network is fraying at the edges. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Government officials are urging citizens to adopt the official digital currency in a bid to gain more control over the economy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
One man’s battle to reclaim his face shows regulators across the bloc are failing to reprimand the US face search engine. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Questions about the Kremlin's relationships with these groups remain. But researchers are finally getting some answers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
