[ad_1] This is part of Twitter’s ongoing effort to sweep state-backed misinformation accounts from the platform. In June, Twitter removed nearly 4,800 accounts with ties to the Iranian government, and in August it banned nearly 1,000 accounts managed by the Chinese state and aimed at Hong Kong protests. In addition to targeting state-backed misinformation, Twitter […]
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Facebook suspends tens of thousands of data-scraping apps
[ad_1] Some of those apps were suspended for inappropriately sharing data, making data available without protecting users’ identities or violating other Facebook policies. They include apps like myPersonality, the previously suspended app used by Cambridge Analytica. But not all of the suspended apps posed an active threat to users. Many were not live, and in […]
Congress plans to investigate how social media giants are fighting hate
[ad_1] The bill would create a “national commission” at the Department of Homeland Security. The commission would have the authority to hold hearings and issue subpoenas. It would also create a social media task force to coordinate the government’s response to security issues. The legislation could be introduced as soon as next week, The Washington […]
Millions of Americans’ medical records are out in the open on the internet
[ad_1] The publication identified at least 187 medical servers across the US that weren’t protected by a password, let alone other modern cybersecurity measures. Moreover, many of those same servers were running outdated software, making them vulnerable to a variety of known exploits. In all, ProPublica estimates that some 13.7 million medical tests and 400,000 […]
The US is suing Edward Snowden over his memoir
[ad_1] The government also argues he violated NDAs by giving speeches on intelligence issues. As such, it’s seeking to recover all of Snowden’s earnings from the book. The US won’t try to hamper publication or distribution of Permanent Record, though — doing so would violate Snowden’s First Amendment rights. It might seem difficult, on the […]
Russia reportedly breached encrypted FBI comms in 2010
[ad_1] The Russians could reportedly only crack “moderately encrypted” radio systems like those the FBI used, and not the strongest protections, but that was still worrying — and it wasn’t certain just how Russia compromised the systems. Some officials worried Russia might have a mole, but that wasn’t clear. An anonymous CIA officer speaking to […]
US Senators ask the FCC to review licenses with China-owned telecoms
[ad_1] In May, the FCC rejected China Mobile’s application to become a telecom provider in the US, citing “substantial and serious” law enforcement and security risks. In their letter, the Senators reportedly warn that China Telecom and China Unicom could pose similar threats and could reroute communications traveling on their networks through China. When the […]
LastPass patched a bug that could have exposed your passwords
[ad_1] Security researcher Tavis Ormandy, of Google’s Project Zero, notified LastPass of the bug. The flaw could have allowed hackers on malicious sites to access users’ credentials entered on the previous site. Fortunately, there’s no reason to believe the bug was exploited, and while it only impacted Chrome and Opera browsers, LastPass patched all browser […]
SIM-based attack has been used to spy on people for two years
[ad_1] Crucially, the approach is silent. While it does use SMS, you won’t get notifications. An intruder can obtain frequent updates without giving away their activity. The exploit is also device-agnostic, and has been used against iPhones, numerous brands of Android phones and some SIM-equipped Internet of Things devices. And it’s not just a theoretical […]
The Morning After: MoviePass shuts down
[ad_1] The end of a wild ride.MoviePass is shutting down on September 14th In a press release, the company said its “efforts to recapitalize MoviePass have not been successful to date.” All options are on the table, with MoviePass parent company Helios and Matheson Analytics saying it’s considering, among other things, selling itself off entirely. […]