The Julian Assange Espionage Act Charges Target Press Freedom
By invoking the Espionage Act against Julian Assange, the Justice Department will effectively put national security journalism on trial.
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AuthorBrian Barrett
Google Tracks What You Buy Online With Gmail
Adobe fixes, an executive order, and more of the week’s top security news.
Source: Wired – Google Tracks What You Buy Online
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The FCC's Plan to Stop Robocalls Sounds Awfully Familiar
FCC chairman Ajit Pai has proposed a set of rules to combat robocalls. Don’t get your hopes up quite yet.
Source: Wired
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Microsoft’s First Windows XP Patch in Years Is a Very Bad Sign
A very bad vulnerability in Windows XP could have serious ramifications, even with a patch.
Source: Wired – Microsoft’s First Windows XP
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Robert Mueller Won't Testify Next Week After All
Facial recognition run amok, antivirus hacks, and more of the week’s top security news.
Source: Wired – Robert Mueller Won’t Testify Next
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Hackers Stole $40 Million From Binance Cryptocurrency Exchange
One of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges got hit, as thieves nabbed $40 million of bitcoin—along with user two-factor codes and API tokens.
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GoDaddy Takes Down 15,000 Spammy 'Snake Oil' Subdomains
You know those ads hawking bogus brain pills? Security researchers just helped take out a bunch of the spammers behind them.
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The Mueller Report Is Out. Here's Where You Can Read It
Attorney general William Barr has released the redacted Mueller report to Congress. You can read all 300-plus pages of it right here.
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A Top Dark Web Drug Ring Goes Down—Thanks to ATM Withdrawals
Investigators from the New York district attorney’s office stumbled across dark web drug vendor “sinmed” thanks to suspicious ATM transactions.
Source: Wired
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Mar-a-Lago's Security Problems Go Way Beyond a Thumb Drive
A Chinese woman was arrested for sneaking into Trump’s “Winter White House,” a reminder of how exposed the president’s private club is to
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