Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000
Stefan Thomas lost the password to an encrypted USB drive holding 7,002 bitcoins. One team of hackers believes they can unlock it—if they can get Thomas to let them.
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Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2023 21:02:16 +0000
Hamas has threatened to broadcast videos of hostage executions. With the war between Israel and Hamas poised to enter a new phase, are social platforms ready?
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Credit to Author: Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000
Plus: IT workers secretly funnel money to North Korea, a court in the US upholds keyword search warrants, and WhatsApp gets a passwordless upgrade on Android
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Credit to Author: Justin Ling| Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000
Hamas has long touted its military drones, but little is known about the true scale of the threat. The answer may have consequences for people on both sides of the Israel-Gaza border.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 22:59:52 +0000
With a new emphasis on the Hamas attacks on Israel, the US Treasury has proposed designating foreign cryptocurrency “mixer” services as money launderers and national security threats.
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Ask anyone who knows, and they’ll tell you that when it comes to security, the weakest point is always people. Yet, as pressure grows for Apple to allow app purchases from outside the App Store, the fact the company fired App Store staff for “business misconduct” is cause for alarm.
As first reported by The Information, the Apple story is pretty simple.
Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 21:27:29 +0000
A flood of false information, partisan narratives, and weaponized “fact-checking” has obscured efforts to find out who’s responsible for an explosion at a hospital in Gaza.
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Credit to Author: Vittoria Elliott, David Gilbert| Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2023 22:20:01 +0000
X is promoting Community Notes to solve its disinformation problems, but some former employees and people who currently contribute notes say it’s not fit for that purpose.
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Credit to Author: Vittoria Elliott, David Gilbert| Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2023 22:20:01 +0000
X is promoting Community Notes to solve its disinformation problems, but some former employees and people who currently contribute notes say it’s not fit for that purpose.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000
Myanmar’s military junta is increasing surveillance and violating basic human rights. The combination of physical and digital surveillance is reaching dangerous new levels.
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