Tag Archives: security and privacy

Does WikiLeaks C.I.A. Dump Suggest Cybersecurity is Largely Futile?

Thus far, WikiLeaks has redacted the actual codes used in C.I.A. cyber attacks, citing a type of ethics review. But the fear is the organization could choose to release the powerful, weaponized exploits at any time. Continue reading

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CIA Hackers Able to Break Into WhatsApp, Signal, WikiLeaks Says

The Central Intelligence Agency’s hackers have developed tools allowing them to bypass encryption in popular mobile messaging apps, including WhatsApp and Signal, according to WikiLeaks. Continue reading

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Russian Hackers Said to Seek Hush Money From Liberal Groups

Russian hackers are targeting U.S. progressive groups in a new wave of attacks, scouring the organizations’ emails for embarrassing details and attempting to extract hush money, according to two people familiar with probes being conducted by the FBI and private security firms. Continue reading

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This Week in Post-Mortems: Cloudflare Bug and AWS Cloud Outage

More details around the security issue at Cloudflare, reported last week, and this week’s outage at AWS have emerged. Continue reading

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Report: Many Federal Government Employees Oblivious of Cloud Computing Impact

Nearly half of federal government employees don’t know if cloud computing has had a positive or a negative impact on their department or agency, according to new research from Deloitte. Continue reading

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