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A Tricky New Way to Sneak Past Repressive Internet Censorship
A Tricky New Way to Sneak Past Repressive Internet Censorship

With the number of internet blackouts on the rise, cybersecurity firm eQualitie figured out how to hide censored online news in satellite TV signals.…

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Your Boss’s Spyware Could Train AI to Replace You
Your Boss’s Spyware Could Train AI to Replace You

Corporations are using software to monitor employees on a large scale. Some experts fear the data these tools collect could be used to automate peopl…

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US and UK Mount Aggressive Crackdown on Trickbot and Conti Ransomware Gangs
US and UK Mount Aggressive Crackdown on Trickbot and Conti Ransomware Gangs

Authorities sanctioned 11 alleged members of the cybercriminal groups, while the US Justice Department unsealed three federal indictments against nin…

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Chinese Spies Infected Dozens of Networks With Thumb Drive Malware
Chinese Spies Infected Dozens of Networks With Thumb Drive Malware

Security researchers found USB-based Sogu espionage malware spreading within African operations of European and US firms.

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Massive MGM and Caesars Hacks Epitomize a Vicious Ransomware Cycle
Massive MGM and Caesars Hacks Epitomize a Vicious Ransomware Cycle

Cyberattacks on casinos grab attention, but a steady stream of less publicized attacks leave vulnerable victims struggling to recover.

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The US Congress Has Trust Issues. Generative AI Is Making It Worse
The US Congress Has Trust Issues. Generative AI Is Making It Worse

Senators met with Silicon Valley's elite to learn how to deal with AI. But can Congress tackle the rapidly emerging tech before working on itself?

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Top US Spies Meet With Privacy Experts Over Surveillance 'Crown Jewel'
Top US Spies Meet With Privacy Experts Over Surveillance 'Crown Jewel'

Civil rights groups say efforts to get US intelligence agencies to adopt privacy reforms have largely failed. Without those changes, renewal of a pos…

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The International Criminal Court Will Now Prosecute Cyberwar Crimes
The International Criminal Court Will Now Prosecute Cyberwar Crimes

And the first case on the docket may well be Russia's cyberattacks against civilian critical infrastructure in Ukraine.

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China-Linked Hackers Breached a Power Grid—Again
China-Linked Hackers Breached a Power Grid—Again

Signs suggest the culprits worked within a notorious Chinese hacker group that may have also hacked Indian electric utilities years earlier.

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The Comedy of Errors That Let China-Backed Hackers Steal Microsoft’s Signing Key
The Comedy of Errors That Let China-Backed Hackers Steal Microsoft’s Signing Key

After leaving many questions unanswered, a new post mortem from Microsoft explains the series of slip-ups that allowed attackers to steal and abuse a…

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