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Online Sleuths Untangle the Mystery of the Nord Stream Sabotage

Alexander and others have been examining the claims made so far. The New York Times and Die Zeit both published stories on March 7 claiming a Ukrainian group was behind.

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I Got Investigated by the Secret Service. Here’s How to Not Be Me

Unfortunately, my thought process wasn’t that complex when I suddenly had to talk to a federal agent on my phone about what I’d posted to Twitter. “Can I take a.

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Security News This Week: Ring Is in a Standoff With Hackers

What’s more controversial than a popular surveillance camera maker that has an uncomfortably cozy relationship with American police? When ransomware hackers claim to have breached that company—Amazon-owned camera maker Ring—stolen.

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Senator Warner on the Restrict Act and a US TikTok Ban

In the future, it might be a new mobile game or an algorithm helping students study at home. It could be the latest graphics card or exercise bike, or an.

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This Is the New Leader of Russia’s Infamous Sandworm Hacking Unit

For years, the hacking unit within Russia's GRU military intelligence agency known as Sandworm has carried out some of the worst cyberattacks in history—blackouts, fake ransomware, data-destroying worms—from behind a.

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AI-Generated Voice Deep Fakes Aren’t Scary Good—Yet

Amid the generative-artificial-intelligence frenzy of the last few months, security researchers have been revisiting the concern that AI-generated voices, or voice deepfakes, have gotten convincing enough and easy enough to.

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A Spy Wants to Connect With You on LinkedIn

There is nothing immediately suspicious about Camille Lons’ LinkedIn page. The politics and security researcher’s profile photo is of her giving a talk. Her professional network is made up of.

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The World’s Real ‘Cybercrime’ Problem

Some state anti-hacking laws are even broader than the CFAA, says Crocker, the EFF attorney. California Penal Code Section 502, which Crocker describes as “pretty typical” of state-level cybercrime laws,.

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Ransomware Attacks Have Entered a ‘Heinous’ New Phase

In February, attackers from the Russia-based BlackCat ransomware group hit a physician practice in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, that's part of the Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN). At the time, LVHN.

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How a Catholic Group Doxed Gay Priests

In a statement released a day before the investigation’s release, Jayd Henricks, the group’s president, said, “It isn't about straight or gay priests and seminarians. It’s about behavior that harms.

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