Security, Spoken

Using a custom encryption scheme based on musical notation, US musicians smuggled information into and out of the USSR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A pair of ransomware attacks crippled parts of the country—and rewrote the rules of cybercrime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MongoDB claims its new “Queryable Encryption” lets users search their databases while sensitive data stays encrypted. Oh, and its cryptography is open source. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apps collect sensitive data that could be subpoenaed by law enforcement or sold by data brokers, putting women seeking abortions at risk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dozens of accounts shared videos that racked up millions of views before the platform took action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Five years after it was torn offline, the resurrected dark web marketplace is clawing its way back to the top of the online underworld. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The company continues to downplay the severity of the Follina vulnerability, which remains present in all supported versions of Windows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new proposal by India's telecom regulator aims to make accurate caller ID mandatory, but critics say it may be fundamentally flawed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As governments crack down on ransomware, cybercriminals may soon shift to business email compromise—already the world’s most profitable type of scam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Voice recognition—and data collection—have boomed in recent years. Researchers are figuring out how to protect your privacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

DPRK hackers are tricking their way into jobs with Western firms. A US government alert reminds employers they're on the front lines—and potentially on the hook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Intelligence collected from public information online could be impacting traditional warfare and altering the calculus between large and small powers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The encrypted-email company, popular with security-conscious users, has a plan to go mainstream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new report lays out existing US policing capabilities that can easily be repurposed to monitor pregnant people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A newly unsealed opinion is likely the first decision from a US federal court to find that cryptocurrencies can't be used to evade sanctions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A biotech threat intelligence group is gaining supporters as urgency mounts around an overlooked vulnerable sector. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Europe’s proposed child protection laws could undermine end-to-end encryption for billions of people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A group of human rights lawyers and investigators has called on the Hague to bring the first-ever “cyber war crimes” charges against Russia’s most dangerous hackers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

By working together, the companies say they're better able to find security flaws in Google Cloud's Confidential Computing infrastructure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you don’t like marketers (or anyone else) knowing when and where you read your email, Apple’s feature will help you reclaim some privacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tata Neu is the country’s latest do-everything app. When users signed up, their personal information was already there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Maybe you don't want your phone number, email, home address, and other details out there for all the web to see. Here's how to make them vanish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Even the head of the country's online offensive is surprised by the successes—although they’re not without controversy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Beyond accusations of encouraging copyright infringement, film companies have begun accusing VPNs of enabling a slew of illegal activity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new report suggests that a small but vibrant group of smartphone hackers may be challenging the world's most digitally restrictive regime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices