The Collateral Damage of Trump's Extreme Declassifications
Trump has the legal right to make public whatever documents he chooses. But he’s going to cause untold damage in the process.
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AuthorLily Hay Newman
Facebook Broadens Its Bug Bounty to Include Third-Party Apps
Starting Monday, Facebook will pay at least $600 to researchers who spot third-party apps behaving badly on its platform.
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A Decade-Old Attack Can Break the Encryption of Most PCs
The computer industry thought cold boot hacks were solved 10 years ago. Researchers have proven that’s not the case.
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Trump's New Executive Order Slaps a Bandaid on Election Interference Problems
Trump’s order creates a framework to sanction foreign meddling in elections, but experts say it’s not enough.
Source: Wired – Trump’s New
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How Hackers Slipped by British Airways' Data Defenses
Security researchers have detailed how a criminal hacking gang used just 22 lines of code to steal credit card info from hundreds of
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Popular Mac App Adware Doctor Actually Acts Like Spyware
Adware Doctor has long been one of the top-selling apps in the Mac App Store. But researchers say it harvested browsing data, and
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How Chrome Spent a Decade Making the Web More Secure
Ten years after Chrome debuted, a look back at how the browser redefined security online.
Source: Wired – How Chrome Spent a
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Google Wants to Kill the URL
“Whatever we propose is going to be controversial. But it’s important we do something, because everyone is unsatisfied by URLs. They kind of
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Android Devices Can Be Exploited With Decades Old-Telephone Tech
So-called Attention commands date back to the 80s, but they can enable some very modern-day smartphone hacks.
Source: Wired – Android Devices
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Phone Numbers Were Never Meant as ID. Now We’re All At Risk
Your phone number was never meant to be your identity. Now that it effectively is, we’re all at risk.
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