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bside New sextortion phishing scam uses target's harvested password Andrea James

security Leaked NSA docs: Russian military hacked US voting software company, spearphished 122 election officials Cory Doctorow
security Amnesty: hackers spent months building personas used to phish Qatari labor activists Cory Doctorow
Book Spear phishers with suspected ties to Russian government spoof fake EFF domain, attack White House Cory Doctorow
security America needs a national standard for voting and voter rolls Cory Doctorow
law DOJ indicts 80, many based in Nigeria, in business email scam and money laundering Xeni Jardin
politics U.S. will examine 2016 North Carolina poll books for election hacking Xeni Jardin
politics Two Russia-backed hacker groups target Europe ahead of elections, FireEye reports Xeni Jardin
News DNC alerts FBI to phishing attack on its voter database Xeni Jardin
politics Trump asked Russia to find Clinton’s emails. Within 24 hours, Russians attacked her accounts. Xeni Jardin
politics Mueller indicts 12 Russian military officers for election hacking, says DCLeaks & Guccifer 2.0 were Russia intel Xeni Jardin
picks Syrian hacker accused of attacking U.S. for Assad extradited for federal court in Virginia Xeni Jardin
web theory Snowshoeing: small-batch spam that's less targeted than spear-phishing Cory Doctorow
security Newly disclosed Android bugs affect all devices Cory Doctorow
security Elaborate spear-phishing attempt against global Iranian and free speech activists, including an EFF staffer Cory Doctorow
ios iOS's first major malware challenge Glenn Fleishman
security Careto (the Mask): long-running, sophisticated APT malware Cory Doctorow
Business RSA SecurID breach linked to hacker attack on Lockheed Martin; other US military contractors may be affected Xeni Jardin
Phishers send out pink-slips Cory Doctorow