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October 2023
Sophisticated StripedFly Spy Platform Masqueraded for Years as Crypto Miner
Malware discovered in 2017 was long classified as a crypto miner. But researchers at Kaspersky Lab say it's actually part of a sophisticated spy…
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Kim Zetter
How North Korean Workers Tricked U.S. Companies into Hiring Them and Secretly Funneled Their Earnings into Weapons Programs
Thousands of IT workers allegedly working on behalf of North Korea managed to trick U.S. companies into hiring them as remote developers — then used the…
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Kim Zetter
Standards Body Considers Uncloaking Secret Encryption Algorithms
The European standards body that created secret encryption algorithms for use in TETRA radio communications is weighing whether to make new algorithms…
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Kim Zetter
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August 2023
Did a Journalist Violate Hacking Law to Leak Fox News Clips? The Government Thinks He Did.
But attorneys for Timothy Burke say a raid on his home and office exhibit government over-reach and misuse of the federal hacking law, and raises First…
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Kim Zetter
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Radiation Spikes at Chernobyl: A Mystery Few Seem Interested in Solving
Ever since radiation sensors at the Chernobyl nuclear plant spiked dramatically following the Russian invasion, there have been questions about what…
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Kim Zetter
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