security "Massive scale" intrusion into mobile carriers' networks exposed customers' location, call data for years Cory Doctorow
security Report: UK "Ransomware consultants" Red Mosquito promise to unlock your data, but they're just paying off the criminals (and charging you a markup!) Cory Doctorow
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