Security, Spoken

The mass compromise of the VoIP firm's customers is the first confirmed incident where one software supply chain attack enabled another, researchers say. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Three criminal cases detail China's alleged attempts to extend its security forces' influence online—and around the globe. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Generative AI is a tool, which means it can be used by cybercriminals, too. Here’s how to protect yourself. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More than half of the enterprise routers researchers bought secondhand hadn’t been wiped, exposing sensitive info like login credentials and customer data. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The discovery of malicious encryptors for Apple computers could herald new risks for macOS users if the malware continues to evolve. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The bizarre release of sensitive US government materials soon after their creation signals a potential shift to near-real-time unauthorized disclosures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Security researchers are jailbreaking large language models to get around safety rules. Things could get much worse.   Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To beat back fake accounts, the professional social network is rolling out new tools to prove you work where you say you do and are who you say you are. Read the article here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Your iPhone, iPad, and Mac now have a built-in password feature, complete with two-factor authentication. Read the article here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amnezia, a free virtual private network, allows users to set up their own servers, making it harder for Moscow to block this portal to the outside world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Without an information sharing and analysis center, the country’s food and agriculture sector is uniquely vulnerable to hackers. Read the article here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Italy’s recent ban of Open AI’s generative text tool may just be the beginning of ChatGPT’s regulatory woes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Korean hackers appear to have used the corrupted VoIP software to go after just a handful of crypto firms with "surgical precision." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mullvad Browser, a collaboration between the nonprofit and Mullvad VPN, offers an anti-tracking browser designed to be used with a VPN.Read the article here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An increasing number of states and countries are passing age-verification laws. It’s not clear how they’ll work. Read the article here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The White House is sending $25 million to Costa Rica, after providing Albania with similar aid following aggression by hackers linked to Iran. Read the article here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Regulators are using an AI system to scan websites and messaging apps to find pornography. Creators face fines and potential prison sentences. Read the article here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A spy group working for the Kim regime has been feeding stolen coins into crypto mining services in an effort to throw tracers off their trail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The GOP-fueled far right differs from similar movements around the globe, thanks to the country’s politics, electoral system, and changing demographics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The interrogation of CEO Shou Zi Chew highlighted US lawmakers’ own failure to pass privacy legislation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Image-editing tools from Google and Microsoft contain the “aCropalypse” bug, which can reveal information users intentionally removed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amid ongoing protests, the Iranian regime has lost control of its image, pushing it to employ increasingly drastic tactics where everyone loses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Open source intelligence researchers are verifying and debunking opaque claims about who ruptured the gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Russia, North Korea, Iran, and China have been caught using fake profiles to gather information. But the platform’s tools to weed them out only go so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices