WIRED

Security, Spoken

Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and society.

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Sep 4, 2024

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Episodes

Alleged 'Snake Oil' Crypto Firm Sues Over Boos at Black Hat 27.08.2019

The paper being presented suggested that the two researchers had a method to quickly find large semiprime numbers and essentially break RSA-2048 and any other semiprime-based encryption. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Consumer Bureau's Reckless Plan for Debt Collection 26.08.2019

Opinion: A CFPB proposal would create a quandary for consumers. Click and risk a computer virus, or don't click and miss a debt payment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Firefox and Chrome Fight Back Against Kazakhstan's Spying 23.08.2019

The Central Asian country’s government has repeatedly threatened to monitor its citizens’ internet activities. Google and Mozilla aren’t having it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Security News This Week: Facebook's Voice Transcripts Were More Invasive Than Amazon's 20.08.2019

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8/19 PM - A Brief History of Vanity License Plates Gone Wrong 19.08.2019

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8/15/19 AM - DejaBlue: New BlueKeep-Style Bugs Mean You Need to Update Windows Now 15.08.2019

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8/14 PM - Hackers Could Decrypt Your GSM Phone Calls 14.08.2019

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8/12/19 Hidden Algorithm Flaws Expose Websites to DoS Attacks 14.08.2019

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8/13 pm - Big Tech Needs to Use Hazardous Materials Warnings 13.08.2019

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8/13 am - Hackers Can Turn Everyday Speakers Into Acoustic Cyberweapons 13.08.2019

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8/12 am - How Apple Pay Buttons Can Make Websites Less Safe 12.08.2019

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8/9/19 PM Hackers Can Break Into an iPhone Just by Sending a Text 09.08.2019

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5G Is Here—and Still Vulnerable to Stingray Surveillance 06.08.2019

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8/6 AM The Wrong Way to Talk About a Shooter's Manifesto 06.08.2019

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8/5 noon - Hey, Apple! 'Opt Out' Is Useless. Let People Opt In 05.08.2019

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8/2 AM An iPhone App That Protects Your Privacy—For Real This Time 02.08.2019

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7/31 AM The Alleged Capital One Hacker Didn't Cover Her Tracks 31.07.2019

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An Operating System Bug Exposes 200 Million Critical Device 30.07.2019

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7/30 AM Equifax Might Owe You $125. Here's How to Get It 30.07.2019

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7/26 PM Facebook's Ex-Security Chief Details His 'Observatory' for Internet Abuse 26.07.2019

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7/26 AM The Marines’ New Drone-Killer Aces Its First Test 26.07.2019

Last Thursday, nearly a month after Iran shot a $220 million US drone out of the sky, the US Marine Corps took down an Iranian UAV of its own. But the significance lies less in heightened tensions in the region than it does in the weapon of choice. The strike marks the first reported successful use of the Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System, an energy weapon that blasts not artillery or las...

The App Creeping on Your IG Location, Jakarta’s Insurance Crisis, and More News 24.07.2019

The new app that creeps on your Instagram location, Jakarta is sinking, and all things Comic Con. Fast. Here's the news you need to know, in two minutes or less. Want to receive this two-minute roundup as an email every weekday? Sign up here! Today's Headlines This app lets your Instagram followers track your location Wherever you go, Instagram's there too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Security News This Week: Browser Extensions Scraped Data From Millions of People 24.07.2019

Europeans had to navigate by the stars this week—well, GPS, but still—after the continent's burgeoning Galileo satellite navigation network went dark for a full seven days. The incident is a warning for everyone of how fallible the infrastructure of our modern lives really is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why Microsoft’s BlueKeep Bug Hasn’t Wreaked Havoc—Yet 22.07.2019

When news appeared in May of the security vulnerability in Windows that would come to be known as BlueKeep, security researchers almost immediately cautioned that the flaw looked like the central ingredient for a destructive worm sure to rampage through the internet. Microsoft issued a series of stark warnings to patch the flaw, which persisted in roughly a million computers. Even the NSA took the...

7/19 Security News this Week: Palantir Manual Shows How Law Enforcement Tracks Families 19.07.2019

On Zoom conference calls across the US this week, brows furrowed as the news broke that the video conference company had a flaw in its backend that could give hackers access to people’s webcams. Worse, Zoom seemed at first unwilling to fix the problem. Thankfully, hours after the initial reports, Zoom backtracked and issued a new fix to solve underlying vulnerability. You can go back to Zooming yo...

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