09.14.2020
Joe Biden's campaign app had a bug that made it too easy to access voter info
It patched the bug last week.
Cybersecurity
- 09.14.2020
Razer data leak may have exposed info of over 100,000 customers
Included in the leak were names and email addresses. - 09.10.2020
Russia, China and Iran target US elections with cyberattacks
It's the same playbook from 2016, Microsoft warns.
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- 09.04.2020
White House issues 'SPD-5' cybersecurity policy for space
A new directive for space systems lays out a few security guidelines. - 07.24.2020
How it feels to survive Silicon Valley and a pandemic
Even bad security practices have to shelter in place.
- 07.23.2020
A security breach opened up access to a genealogy site’s DNA profiles
Info could've been accessed by anyone, including law enforcement.
- 07.21.2020
US charges two Chinese hackers with trying to steal COVID-19 research
Officials have been warning of such attacks for months. - 07.16.2020
Twitter is working to unlock accounts it locked 'proactively' after hack
The company says hackers didn’t access users’ passwords - 07.16.2020
NSA says Russian hackers are trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine research
The US, UK and Canada claim Cozy Bear has targeted health care organizations.
- 07.14.2020
The UK will remove Huawei equipment from its 5G networks by 2027
Another blow for the Chinese company.
- 07.04.2020
Two Nigerians face US charges over online fraud worth 'hundreds of millions'
They allegedly used email to rip off American companies.
- 06.10.2020
Facebook paid for a tool to hack its own user, then handed it to the FBI
The extreme approach led to the arrest of a serial child abuser. - 06.09.2020
Cyberattack forces Honda to suspend global production for a day
The company detected a virus on internal servers in Tokyo. - 06.04.2020
- 05.30.2020
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The week's noteworthy writing on technology and more.
- 05.13.2020
FBI accuses China of attempting to steal US COVID-19 research
It's warning organizations that conduct research to be vigilant. - 05.05.2020
Facebook's latest propaganda sweep takes down QAnon-linked pages
The accounts were pulled for “coordinated inauthentic behavior.” - 04.22.2020
Google says government-backed groups are using COVID-19 to spread scams
One campaign used fast food chains to target US government officials.
