‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’ Players Hit With Worm Malware
Plus: Russia tightens social media censorship, new cyberattack reporting rules for US companies, and Google Street View returns to Germany.
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The NSA Is Lobbying Congress to Save a Phone Surveillance ‘Loophole’
The National Security Agency has urged top lawmakers to resist demands that it obtain warrants for sensitive data sold by data brokers.
TETRA Radio Code Encryption Has a Flaw: A Backdoor
A secret encryption cipher baked into radio systems used by critical infrastructure workers, police, and others around the world is finally seeing sunlight. Researchers say it isn’t pretty.
NYPD Body Cam Data Shows the Scale of Violence Against Protesters
A landmark $13 million settlement with the City of New York is the latest in a string of legal wins for protesters who were helped by a video-analysis tool that smashes the “bad apple” myth.
Nude Videos of Kids From Hacked Baby Monitors Were Sold on Telegram
Plus: A fitness app may have leaked the location of a murdered submarine captain, the privacy risks of filing taxes online, and how Facebook data was used in an abortion trial.
How a Cloud Flaw Gave Chinese Spies a Key to Microsoft’s Kingdom
Microsoft says hackers somehow stole a cryptographic key, perhaps from its own network, that let them forge user identities and slip past cloud defenses.
Russia’s Notorious Troll Farm Disbands
Plus: A French bill would allow spying via phone cameras, ATM skimmers target welfare families, and Japan’s largest cargo port gets hit with ransomware.
Security News This Week: Cyberstalkers Win First Amendment Victory in the US Supreme Court
Plus: Hackers knock out Russian military satellite communications, a spyware maker gets breached, and the SEC targets a victim companyis CISO.
How Your Real Flight Reservation Can Be Used to Scam You
Scammers use a booking technicality, traveler confusion, and promises of dirt-cheap tickets to offer hot deals that are anything but.
The US Senate Wants to Reign In AI. Good Luck With That
With a poor track record on tech regulation, do lawmakers stand a chance?