Security, Spoken

An EU government body is pushing a proposal to combat child sexual abuse material that has significant privacy implications. Its lead advocate is making things even messier. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google is making passkeys, the emerging passwordless login technology, the default option for users as it moves to make passwords “obsolete.” Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The rapid spread of violent videos and photos, combined with a toxic stew of mis- and disinformation, now threatens to spill over into real-world violence. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Myanmar’s military junta is increasing surveillance and violating basic human rights. The combination of physical and digital surveillance is reaching dangerous new levels. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New research shows the number of deepfake videos is skyrocketing—and the world's biggest search engines are funneling clicks to dozens of sites dedicated to the nonconsensual fakes. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dubbed “HTTP/2 Rapid Reset,” the flaw requires making patches available for virtually every web server around the world before the problem can be eradicated. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Whoever looted FTX on the day of its bankruptcy has now moved the stolen money through a long string of intermediaries—including a service owned by FTX itself. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The United Nations' top internet governance body will allegedly host its next two annual meetings in countries known for repressive internet policies and human rights abuses. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

X's Trust and Safety team says it's working to remove false information related to the Israel-Hamas war. Meanwhile, Elon Musk is sharing conspiracies and chatting with QAnon promoters. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At least a million data points from 23andMe accounts appear to have been exposed on BreachForums. While the scale of the campaign is unknown, 23andMe says it's working to verify the data. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fact-checkers scrambled to deal with faked audio recordings released days before a tight election, in a warning for other countries with looming votes. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New research has found that some streaming devices and dozens of Android and iOS apps are secretly being used for fraud and other cybercrime. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Checking out this AI chatbot's new features? Make sure to keep these privacy tips in mind during your interactions. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Victims of the MOVEit breach continue to come forward. But the full scale of the attack is still unknown. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Every smartphone has an expiration date. Here’s when yours will probably come. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SoundThinking is purchasing parts of Geolitica, the company that created PredPol. Experts say the acquisition marks a new era of companies dictating how police operate. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A civil liberties group has asked the DOJ to investigate deployment of the ShotSpotter gunfire-detection system, which research shows is often installed in predominantly Black neighborhoods. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Egged on by a far-reaching conservative media ecosystem, right-wing hardliners are forcing Washington to bend to their reality as the federal government careens toward a possible shutdown. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the number of internet blackouts on the rise, cybersecurity firm eQualitie figured out how to hide censored online news in satellite TV signals. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Corporations are using software to monitor employees on a large scale. Some experts fear the data these tools collect could be used to automate people out of their jobs. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Authorities sanctioned 11 alleged members of the cybercriminal groups, while the US Justice Department unsealed three federal indictments against nine people accused of being members. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Security researchers found USB-based Sogu espionage malware spreading within African operations of European and US firms. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cyberattacks on casinos grab attention, but a steady stream of less publicized attacks leave vulnerable victims struggling to recover. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices