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Welcome to the Era of Internet Blackouts
New research from Cloudflare shows that connectivity disruptions are a problem around the globe, pointing toward a troubling new normal.
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3 years, 8 months ago
The Small but Mighty Danger of Echo Chamber Extremism
Research shows that relatively few people exist in perfectly sealed-off media bubbles—but they’re still having an outsize impact on US politics.
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3 years, 8 months ago
A Sneaky Ad Scam Tore Through 11 Million Phones
Some 1,700 spoofed apps, 120 targeted publishers, 12 billion false ad requests per day—Vastflux is one of the biggest ad frauds ever discovered.
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3 years, 8 months ago
Spy Cams Reveal the Grim Reality of Slaughterhouse Gas Chambers
Animal rights activists have captured the first hidden-camera video from inside a carbon dioxide “stunning chamber” in a US meatpacking plant.
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3 years, 9 months ago
A Widespread Logic Controller Flaw Raises the Specter of Stuxnet
More than 120 models of Siemens' S7-1500 PLCs contain a serious vulnerability—and no fix is on the way.
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3 years, 9 months ago
All the Data Apple Collects About You—and How to Limit It
Cupertino puts privacy first in a lot of its products. But the company still gathers a bunch of your information.
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3 years, 9 months ago
In the Fight Against Scams, ‘Cyber Ambassadors’ Enter the Chat
Police in the Indian state of Telangana have found a novel way to help people avoid getting swindled online: grassroots education.
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3 years, 9 months ago
What Twitter’s 200 Million-User Email Leak Actually Means
The exposure of hundreds of millions of email addresses puts pseudonymous users of the social network at risk.
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3 years, 9 months ago
Notorious Russian Spies Piggybacked on Other Hackers’ USB Infections
The infamous, FSB-connected Turla group took over other hackers’ servers, exploiting their USB drive malware for targeted espionage.
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3 years, 9 months ago
WhatsApp Launches Tool to Fight Internet Censorship
Amid internet shutdowns in Iran, the encrypted messaging app is introducing proxy connections that can help people get online.
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3 years, 9 months ago