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Security, Spoken

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Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and society.

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Episodes

Russia’s Ransomware Gangs Are Being Named and Shamed

Members of the Trickbot and Conti cybercrime gangs have been sanctioned in an unprecedented wave of action against the country’s hackers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Feb 17, 20238 min

Spotted a UFO? There’s an App for That

Enigma Labs launches a project to crowdsource and quantify data about “unidentified aerial phenomena.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Feb 13, 20238 min

Enter the Hunter Satellites Preparing for Space War

True Anomaly, a startup backed by US senator JD Vance’s VC firm, plans to launch prototype pursuit satellites on a SpaceX flight later this year. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Feb 03, 20238 min

The Untold Story of a Crippling Ransomware Attack

More than two years ago, criminals crippled the systems of London’s Hackney Council. It's still fighting to recover. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Feb 02, 202315 min

Welcome to the Era of Internet Blackouts

New research from Cloudflare shows that connectivity disruptions are a problem around the globe, pointing toward a troubling new normal. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jan 24, 20235 min

The Small but Mighty Danger of Echo Chamber Extremism

Research shows that relatively few people exist in perfectly sealed-off media bubbles—but they’re still having an outsize impact on US politics. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jan 23, 20236 min

A Sneaky Ad Scam Tore Through 11 Million Phones

Some 1,700 spoofed apps, 120 targeted publishers, 12 billion false ad requests per day—Vastflux is one of the biggest ad frauds ever discovered. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jan 20, 20238 min
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