security My review of Sandworm: an essential guide to the new, reckless world of "cyberwarfare" Cory Doctorow

books Notpetya: the incredible story of an escaped US cyberweapon, Russian state hackers, and Ukraine's cyberwar Cory Doctorow

sandworm Someone is targeting "critical infrastructure" safety systems in networked attacks Cory Doctorow

security State-backed hackers are attacking coronavirus responders, U.S. and UK officials warn in joint statement Xeni Jardin

Business US DOD inspector general finds Pentagon decision to award $10B JEDI contract to Microsoft 'consistent' with acquisition standards Xeni Jardin

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politics Disinformation 2020: FBI warns of ongoing Russian 'information warfare' Xeni Jardin

security Schneier: "It's really too late to secure 5G networks" Cory Doctorow

climate The DHS classes nonviolent environmental activists in the same "domestic terrorist" category as Dylan Roof and James Fields Cory Doctorow

security 95% of America's largest voting districts' mailservers lack basic anti-phishing protection Cory Doctorow

security Attribution is hard: the incredible skullduggery used to try to blame the 2018 Olympic cyberattack on North Korea Cory Doctorow

china Son of Ghostnet: the mobile malware that targets Tibetans abroad Cory Doctorow

News 2020 Elections: Ransomware attacks on voter registration databases and systems feared by cybersecurity officials Xeni Jardin

uk UK ISP Association, spies, censorship organsation jointly condemn Mozilla for supporting secure DNS because it breaks UK internet censorship rules Cory Doctorow

secret service Secret Service agents enjoy SoulCycle with Steve Mnuchin, who wants to control their agency Xeni Jardin

law Germany demands an end to working cryptography Cory Doctorow

russia U.S. intercepts Russian bombers and fighter jets off Alaska coast Xeni Jardin

law A report from the Christchurch Call, where the future of "anti-extremist" moderation was debated at the highest levels Cory Doctorow

china How China grabbed NSA hacking tools and used them to attack U.S. allies Xeni Jardin

security Nest's "ease of use" imperative plus poor integration with Google security has turned it into a hacker's playground Cory Doctorow