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[l] at 3/29/23 8:26am
Documents obtained by WIRED confirm that Good Smile, which licenses toy production for Disney, was an investor in the controversial image board.

[Category: Security, Security / National Security, Security / Privacy, Business / Social Media, Business / National Affairs]

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[l] at 3/28/23 9:31am
The new tool aims to deliver the network insights and coordination that “AI” security systems have long promised.

[Category: Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Business / Artificial Intelligence]

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[l] at 3/28/23 9:00am
A spy group working for the Kim regime has been feeding stolen coins into crypto mining services in an effort to throw tracers off their trail.

[Category: Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Security News, Business / Blockchain and Cryptocurrency]

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[l] at 3/27/23 9:00am
Keep your logins locked down with our favorite apps for PC, Mac, Android, iPhone, and web browsers.

[Category: Gear, Security, Gear / Buying Guides, Security / Security Advice]

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[l] at 3/27/23 12:00am
Regulators are using an AI system to scan websites and messaging apps to find pornography. Creators face fines and potential prison sentences.

[Category: Security, Security / Privacy]

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[l] at 3/26/23 5:00am
The GOP-fueled far right differs from similar movements around the globe, thanks to the country’s politics, electoral system, and changing demographics.

[Category: Security, Security / National Security, Business / National Affairs]

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[l] at 3/26/23 5:00am
Any mention of crypto was deliberately veiled at this year’s festival. And that strategy might catch on.

[Category: Business, Business / Blockchain and Cryptocurrency, Culture / Digital Culture, Security / Security News]

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[l] at 3/25/23 7:00am
Plus: The “Clop” gang's ransomware spree, the DC Health Link breach comes into focus, and more.

[Category: Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Security News]

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[l] at 3/23/23 6:42pm
The interrogation of CEO Shou Zi Chew highlighted US lawmakers’ own failure to pass privacy legislation.

[Category: Security, Security / National Security, Security / Privacy, Business / Social Media, Business / National Affairs]

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[l] at 3/23/23 3:50pm
The embattled social media company brought out the checkbook to ensure at least 30 of its biggest assets—creators—were in DC to help fend off critics.

[Category: Security, Security / National Security, Business / Social Media, Business / National Affairs]

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[l] at 3/22/23 4:25pm
Image-editing tools from Google and Microsoft contain the “aCropalypse” bug, which can reveal information users intentionally removed.

[Category: Security, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News]

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[l] at 3/22/23 5:00am
On Thursday, Shou Zi Chew will meet a rare united front in the US Congress against the Chinese-owned social media app that has lawmakers in a tizzy.

[Category: Security, Security / National Security, Business / Social Media, Business / National Affairs]

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[l] at 3/21/23 5:31pm
Doctored images of the former US president went viral on Twitter. These are the telltale signs that they aren’t what they seem.

[Category: Security, Security / Security Advice, Gear / How To and Advice, Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Business / National Affairs]

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[l] at 3/21/23 12:00am
Amid ongoing protests, the Iranian regime has lost control of its image, pushing it to employ increasingly drastic tactics where everyone loses.

[Category: Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / National Security]

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[l] at 3/20/23 12:00am
Open source intelligence researchers are verifying and debunking opaque claims about who ruptured the gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea.

[Category: Security, Security / National Security]

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[l] at 3/19/23 5:00am
Don't drink and tweet.

[Category: Culture, Culture / Digital Culture, Security / Security Advice, Security / Privacy, Security]

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[l] at 3/18/23 7:00am
Plus: A SpaceX supplier ransom, critical vulnerabilities in dozens of Android phones, and more.

[Category: Security, Security / Security News]

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[l] at 3/16/23 10:59am
WIRED spoke with the coauthor of the Restrict Act, a bipartisan bill to crack down on tech from six “hostile” countries.

[Category: Security, Security / National Security, Business / Social Media]

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[l] at 3/15/23 2:35pm
Evgenii Serebriakov now runs the most aggressive hacking team of Russia’s GRU military spy agency. To Western intelligence, he’s a familiar face.

[Category: Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / National Security]

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[l] at 3/15/23 6:00am
The threat of scammers using voice deepfakes in their cons is real, but researchers say old-school voice-impersonation attacks are still the more pressing concern.

[Category: Security, Security / Security Advice, Security / Security News, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Wired 30]

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[l] at 3/15/23 5:00am
Russia, North Korea, Iran, and China have been caught using fake profiles to gather information. But the platform’s tools to weed them out only go so far.

[Category: Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / National Security]

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