Security News This Week: Julian Assange Has Lost His Internet Privileges

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Cloudflare's New Encryption Service Adds Privacy Protection

Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare appears to be preparing to launch a service to encrypt traffic to the computers that look up web addresses.

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The Under Armour Hack Was Even Worse Than It Had To Be

Because it didn't protect all user passwords equally, Under Armour's breach was worse than it had to be.

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The SamSam Ransomware That Hit Atlanta Will Strike Again

Atlanta isn't the SamSam ransomware strain's first victim—and it won't be the last.

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Facebook's Election Safeguards Are Still a Work in Progress

The social media giant Thursday outlined several attempts to help protect the midterm elections, but still has a long way to go.

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MuslimCrypt Steganography App Helps Jihadists Send Secret Messages

The unfortunately named MuslimCrypt uses steganography to pass discreet messages through images online.

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The Facebook Privacy Setting That Doesn’t Do Anything at All

For years, Facebook has left a privacy setting on its site that addresses a problem that no longer exists.

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Monero Privacy Protections Aren’t as Strong as They Seem

Researchers point out serious gaps in the privacy promises of stealth cryptocoin Monero.

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Inside Fort Gordon: Where Next-Gen Cyber Troops Are Trained

What's happening at the US Army's new cyber branch headquarters marks a change for Fort Gordon. Hell, it might be changing warfare itself—all through a computer screen.

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Guccifer 2.0's Slip-Up Shows That Even Elite Hackers Make Mistakes

No matter how much mystique a hacker persona has, the individual or group behind it inevitably makes operations security errors sometimes.

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Reddit Bans, Atlanta Ransomware, and More Security News This Week

Reddit bans, Atlanta ransomware, and more of the week's top security news.

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Everyone Knows How to Secure Elections. So Do It

With $380 million in the spending bill earmarked for securing digital elections, the time for talk is over.

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Tumblr Names Russian Propaganda Accounts After Long Silence

On Friday, after months of silence, Tumblr named 84 accounts it says were devoted to spreading propaganda and disinformation on the platform.

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DOJ Indicts 9 Iranians For Brazen University Cyberattacks

A new indictment asserts a long string of attacks against hundreds of universities and private companies, in which Iran pilfered more than $3 billion worth of intellectual property.

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Facebook Privacy Settings: A Complete Guide to Making Your Account More Secure

Despite the repeated privacy lapses, Facebook offers a fairly robust set of tools to control who knows what about you.

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Google's Cloud Security Command Center Should Help Stop Data Leaks

Human error leads to countless leaky databases. But Google has some new protections in place to help cloud customers better help themselves.

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Cambridge Analytica CEO Alexander Nix Suspended Amid Scandals

Alexander Nix has been suspended until further notice and replaced by Cambridge's head of data, Alexander Tayler.

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'Outline' VPN Offers Open-Source, Easy Set-Up Privacy For the Masses

Alphabet tech incubator Jigsaw wants to make it easy to run your own, more private virtual private network.

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https://www.wired.com/story/alphabet-outline-vpn-software

Facebook's Privacy and Transparency Failings Are Still a Serious Problem

You give Facebook all of your data in exchange for using their service—an exchange that seems increasingly out of whack.

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Cambridge Analytica Execs Caught Discussing Extortion and Fake News

In undercover videos filmed by Britain’s Channel 4 news, Cambridge Analytica executives appear to offer up various unsavory tactics to influence campaigns.

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Meltdown, Spectre, and the Costs of Unchecked Innovation

Spectre fixes forced browsers to break the compatibility covenant of the web. Other unchecked technologies could cause even deeper damage.

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Trump Campaign Data Consultants Cambridge Analytica Took 50 Million Facebook Users' Data

New reports indicate that Cambridge Analytica, the data team affiliated with Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, harvested data from 50 million Facebook users—and Facebook failed to stop them.

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Security News This Week: A Smartphone Botnet Army Keeps Growing Stronger

A major botnet, an Equifax indictment, and more of the week's top security news.

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Hacker Adrian Lamo Has Passed Away at 37

The Colombian-American hacker became famous in the early 2000s for breaking into the systems at organizations like *The New York Times*, and later for his role in Chelsea Manning's arrest.

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Youtube, Facebook, and Google Can't Expect Wikipedia to Cure the Internet

YouTube and other tech giants have repeatedly turned to Wikipedia to help solve some of their biggest problems—often without giving back.

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https://www.wired.com/story/youtube-wikipedia-content-moderation-internet

Voice Chat App Zello Turned a Blind Eye to Jihadis for Years

Despite warnings and flagged accounts, Zello left accounts with ISIS flag avatars and jihadist descriptions live on its service.

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New Sanctions Against Russia Finally Take the Country's Online Chaos Seriously

From election meddling to NotPetya to grid hacking, Russia's digital provocations are no longer being ignored.

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Today's Debate Over Online Porn Laws Started Decades Ago

The online porn laws proposed everywhere from Rhode Island to the UK today echo the same concerns as legislation from the 1990s.

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YouTube Will Link Directly to Wikipedia to Fight Conspiracy Theories

After a series of scandals related to misinformation, YouTube's CEO Susan Wojcicki announced the company would begin directing users to reputable sources like Wikipedia.

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A Florida Bill Would Make Criminal Justice Data More Transparent Than Ever

A newly passed bill in the Florida Legislature would bring unprecedented levels of transparency to the criminal justice system.

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https://www.wired.com/story/florida-criminal-justice-data-sharing

Researchers Point to an AMD Backdoor—And Face Their Own Backlash

As an Israeli security firm outlines real flaws in AMD's chips, the security community questions its motivations.

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https://www.wired.com/story/amd-backdoor-cts-labs-backlash

How Creative DDOS Attacks Still Slip Past Defenses

While some major distributed-denial-of-service attacks have been thwarted this month, the threat remains as critical as ever.

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Reddit Still Hosts Links to Russian Propaganda Sites

Reddit has deleted hundreds of Russian troll accounts, but the links they shared remain, forming a digital trail of the Internet Research Agency's actions on the platform.

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https://www.wired.com/story/reddit-russian-propaganda

Router-Hacking "Slingshot" Spy Operation Compromised More Than 100 Targets

A sophisticated hacking campaign used routers as a stepping stone to plant spyware deep in target machines across the Middle East and Africa.

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How Dutch Police Took Over Hansa, a Top Dark Web Market

Dutch police detail for the first time how they secretly hijacked Hansa, Europe's most popular dark web market.

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https://www.wired.com/story/hansa-dutch-police-sting-operation

Ad-Blocker Ghostery Just Went Open Source—And Has a New Business Model

Ghostery, Edward Snowden’s preferred ad-blocker, details how a privacy tool can actually make money without being gross.

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https://www.wired.com/story/ghostery-open-source-new-business-model

How Leaked NSA Spy Tool 'EternalBlue' Became a Hacker Favorite

EternalBlue leaked to the public nearly a year ago. It's wreaked havoc ever since.

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Leaked NSA Tool 'Territorial Dispute' Reveals the Agency's List of Enemy Hackers

A leaked NSA tool offers a glimpse into what the NSA knows about the hacking operations of adversaries—some of which may still be secretly ongoing.

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Pennsylvania Sues Uber Over Data Breach Disclosure

Pennsylvania’s attorney general filed a lawsuit against the ride-hailing giant Monday for failing to disclose a massive hack for over a year—and may not be the last

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https://www.wired.com/story/uber-pennsylvania-data-breach-lawsuit

Newly Found Equifax Victims, Apple Vulnerabilities, and More Security News This Week

A higher Equifax tally, Apple vulnerabilities, and more of the week's top security news.

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https://www.wired.com/story/equifax-found-millions-more-people-affected-2017-breach

Russian Facebook Accounts Had Millions More Followers Than First Reported, New Research Shows

Columbia researcher Jonathan Albright says Facebook may have drastically underreported the number of people who followed Russian troll accounts to Congress.

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https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-does-not-know-how-many-followers-russian-trolls-had-on-instagram

In the US v. Microsoft Supreme Court Case, an Old Law Leaves Few Good Options

If oral argument in *US v. Microsoft* proved anything, it's that no one involved wants the courts to decide—including the justices.

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https://www.wired.com/story/us-v-microsoft-supreme-court-oral-argument

Chrome's WebUSB Feature Leaves Some Yubikeys Vulnerable to Attack

While still the best protection against phishing attacks, some Yubikey models are vulnerable after a recent update to Google Chrome.

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https://www.wired.com/story/chrome-yubikey-phishing-webusb

A 1.3Tbs DDoS Hit GitHub, the Largest Yet Recorded

On Wednesday, a 1.3Tbps DDoS attack pummeled GitHub for 15-20 minutes. Here's how it stayed online.

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