Security, Spoken

Yurii Shchyhol gives WIRED a rare interview about running the country’s Derzhspetszviazok and the state of the online conflict with Russia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Exposing wrongdoing is risky on the best of days. Whistleblower Aid cofounder John Tye explains the extensive steps needed to keep people safe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Safety Check and Lockdown Mode give people in vulnerable situations ways to quarantine themselves from acute risks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Samizdat Online syndicates banned news sites by hosting them on uncensored domains—allowing people to access independent reporting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hackers can use Microsoft’s Power Automate to push out ransomware and key loggers—if they get machine access first. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With iOS 16 and macOS Ventura, Apple is introducing passkeys—a more convenient and secure alternative to passwords. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

US lawmakers keep warning about the popular app. But until they can explain what makes it uniquely dangerous, it’s difficult to tailor a resolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The California Age-Appropriate Design Code would launch a huge online privacy experiment. And it won’t just affect children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Researchers found that mobile applications contain keys that could provide access to both user information and private files from unconnected apps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Prepaid phones are looking good as privacy worries peak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The phishing attack on the SMS giant exposes the dangers of B2B companies to the entire tech ecosystem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Without robust federal protections, the country’s widespread mass surveillance systems could be used against citizens like never before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Police in India’s capital say they only require an 80 percent accuracy rate for matches, raising new alarm bells for civil liberty advocates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This invasive malware isn't just for phones—it can target your PC, too. But a new batch of algorithms aims to weed out this threat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As a graduation prank, four high school students hijacked 500 screens across six school buildings to troll their classmates and teachers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Veterans Affairs' VistA software has a vulnerability that could let an attacker "masquerade as a doctor," a security researcher warns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A hacker has formulated an exploit that provides root access to two popular models of the company's farm equipment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The popular video meeting app makes it easy to keep the software up to date—but it also introduced vulnerabilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Zero Day Initiative has found a concerning uptick in security updates that fail to fix vulnerabilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ten years after it was first unveiled, the powerful firmware analysis platform Ofrak is now available to anyone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The new Pretty Good Phone Privacy service for Android hides the data linking you to your mobile device. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Raspberry Pi-powered device can scan for phones around you. If it keeps spotting the same one, it’ll send you an alert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It cost a researcher only $25 worth of parts to create a tool that allows custom code to run on the satellite dishes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The fact that a search of Donald Trump's Florida home was even necessary tells us a lot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The popular security devices are tracking (and sharing) more than you might think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices