Security, Spoken

Ransomware attacks tumbled in 2022, offering hope that the tide was turning against the criminal gangs behind them. Then things got a whole lot worse. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The popular messaging platform launched new parental controls for keeping tabs on teens. Here’s what the tools do (and don’t) include. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cities across the US have established RTCCs that police say protect the rights of innocent people, but critics warn of creeping surveillance. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meta’s Twitter alternative promises that it will work with decentralized platforms, giving you greater control of your data. You can hold the company to that—if you don't sign up. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The National Defense Authorization Act now includes draft language forbidding government entities from buying Americans' search histories, location data, and more. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With a poor track record on tech regulation, do lawmakers stand a chance? Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus: Microsoft fixes 78 vulnerabilities, VMWare plugs a flaw already used in attacks, and more critical updates from June. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Complaints filed in the European Union claim the porn site fails to follow basic data-collection policies under GDPR. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scammers use a booking technicality, traveler confusion, and promises of dirt-cheap tickets to offer hot deals that are anything but. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Make sure your chats are kept as private as you want them to be. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The gray market for abortifacient sales to the US is evolving alongside a shifting legal landscape. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Newly released documents highlight the bureau's continued secrecy around cell-site simulators—spying tech that everyone already assumes exists. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vehicles from Toyota, Honda, Ford, and more can collect huge volumes of data. Here’s what the companies can access. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The AI era promises a flood of disinformation, deepfakes, and hallucinated “facts.” Psychologists are only beginning to grapple with the implications. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The US government warns encryption chipmaker Hualan has suspicious ties to China’s military. Yet US agencies still use one of its subsidiary’s chips, raising fears of a backdoor. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A newly declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence reveals the federal government is buying troves of data about Americans. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Personal information, including ID documents and phone numbers, have been released on Telegram. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Internal company documents reveal how the imageboard’s chaotic moderation allowed racism and violence to take over. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New testimony from defectors reveals pervasive surveillance and monitoring of limited internet connections. For millions of others, the internet simply doesn't exist. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

UT-Austin will join a growing movement to launch cybersecurity clinics for cities and small businesses that often fall through the cracks. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Newly announced sanctions against Iran-based Avaran Cloud underscore the complexity of crafting Washington’s internet freedom efforts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Data from Cloudflare's free digital defense service, Project Galileo, illuminates new links between online and offline attacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the same day, Russia’s FSB intelligence service launched wild claims of NSA and Apple hacking thousands of Russians. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hidden code in hundreds of models of Gigabyte motherboards invisibly and insecurely downloads programs—a feature ripe for abuse, researchers say. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Researchers say the state-sponsored espionage operation may also lay the groundwork for disruptive cyberattacks. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices