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The Worst Hacks and Breaches of 2020 So Far 14.07.2020 12:02

Iran, China, Russia—the gang was all here in the first half of this year. Oh, and also an unprecedented pandemic that’s been a boon for hackers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

DoNotPay Unsubscribes You From Spam—and Tries to Get You Paid 13.07.2020 7:59

There's finally a way to get off of email lists with your privacy intact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hong Kong's Security Law Puts Big Tech at a Crossroads 10.07.2020 12:25

As China exerts more power over the city, companies like Facebook and Google have stopped handing over data—for now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Looks Like Russian Hackers Are on an Email Scam Spree 09.07.2020 8:45

A group dubbed "Cosmic Lynx" uses surprisingly sophisticated methods—and targets big game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hack Brief: Hackers Are Exploiting a 5-Alarm Bug in Networking Equipment 08.07.2020 8:50

For companies that haven't patched their BIG-IP products, it may already be too late. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Schools Already Struggled With Cybersecurity. Then Came Covid-19 07.07.2020 10:25

A lack of dedicated funding and resources made it hard to keep data secure—and that was before classes moved almost entirely online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New Mac Ransomware Is Even More Sinister Than It Appears 06.07.2020 11:26

The malware known as ThiefQuest or EvilQuest also has spyware capabilities that allow it to grab passwords and credit card numbers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google Will Delete Your Data by Default—in 18 Months 03.07.2020 6:27

Starting today, the search giant will make a previously opt-in auto-delete feature the norm. Â Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Security News This Week: Julian Assange Faces New Conspiracy Allegations 02.07.2020 8:14

Plus: Evil Corp hacking, an anti-encryption bill, and more of the week's top security news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hacker Lexicon: What Is a Side Channel Attack? 01.07.2020 10:35

Computers constantly give off more information than you might realize—which hackers can use to pry out their secrets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How Thousands of Misplaced Emails Took Over This Engineer's Inbox 30.06.2020 9:39

Kenton Varda gets dozens of messages a day from Spanish-speakers around the world, all thanks to a Gmail address he registered 16 years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Report Blames ‘CIA Failures’ for the Agency's Worst Hack 29.06.2020 8:41

A series of WikiLeaks disclosures that exposed a trove of the intelligence organization's secrets could have been avoided, a task force found. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Zoom Reverses Course and Promises End-to-End Encryption for All Users 26.06.2020 9:10

The video conferencing platform had previously said that only paid accounts would get the feature—a move privacy advocates roundly decried. Â Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Russian Disinfo Operation You Never Heard About 25.06.2020 11:30

Secondary Infektion appears to be a distinct effort from the meddling of the IRA and GRU—and it went undetected for years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bot Mafias Have Wreaked Havoc in World of Warcraft Classic 24.06.2020 12:11

Blizzard has suspended or closed over 74,000 accounts in the last month, as bots have upended the game's economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Body Cameras Haven't Stopped Police Brutality. Here's Why 23.06.2020 14:03

Amid worldwide protests over racism and police violence, lawmakers are once again turning to the devices as a tool for reform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Legion of Bugs Puts Hundreds of Millions of IoT Devices at Risk 22.06.2020 10:33

The so-called Ripple20 vulnerabilities affect equipment found in data centers, power grids, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ex-Ebay Execs Allegedly Made Life Hell for Critics 19.06.2020 13:33

Surveillance. Harassment. A live cockroach delivery. US Attorneys have charged six former Ebay workers in association with an outrageous cyberstalking campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Coder-Turned-Kingpin Paul Le Roux Gets His Comeuppance 18.06.2020 11:40

The programmer who became a flagrant drug lord and weapons trafficker was sentenced in New York City to 25 years in prison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How To Stop Instagram From Tracking Everything You Do 17.06.2020 10:44

Though the Facebook-owned app doesn't give users complete control, there are ways to limit the data it collects and the types of ads you see. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spies Can Eavesdrop by Watching a Light Bulb's Vibrations 16.06.2020 9:04

The so-called lamphone technique allows for real-time listening in on a room that's hundreds of feet away. Â Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Android 11 Will Help You Rein In Zombie App Permissions 15.06.2020 7:48

The latest update to Google's operating system has a host of privacy and security improvements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Georgia’s Failure Shows How Not to Run an Election in the Pandemic 12.06.2020 8:53

Limiting in-person polling sites makes it both harder to vote and more dangerous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

IoT Security Is a Mess. Privacy 'Nutrition' Labels Could Help 11.06.2020 8:56

Another key aspect of the security and privacy label project is that the information is also encoded to be machine readable. This way, even if different countries or industries develop their own assessment tools, there's still a way to compare and process all the data. The researchers point out that data from the labels could make it easier to search for products by their privacy and security feat...

Security News This Week: China and Iran Tried to Hack the Biden and Trump Campaigns 10.06.2020 8:36

Plus: An iOS zero day, surveillance planes, and more of the week's top security news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices