government's Office of Personnel Management. Hackers linked to Beijing have already stolen the personal data of millions of Americans through security breaches at institutions like Equifax, Anthem, and the U.S. It even collects "keystroke patterns," which is the unique rhythm a person uses to strike their keyboard.īecause China's 2017 Cybersecurity Law requires China-based companies such as TikTok to provide the Chinese government with access to their data, security analysts say this data could be a veritable goldmine for the Chinese government. Like many social media apps, TikTok asks users for permission for access to their microphone, camera, photos, videos, and contacts. I am so glad he was exposed.In addition to its potential to control information, TikTok is also collecting vast swaths of it.
I hate everything about GRU, him, this story. I wrote a reference letter for a GRU officer. Eugene Finkel, an associate professor at Johns Hopkins, who says he taught “Ferreira,” tweeted: “I wrote him a letter. He also studied at Trinity College Dublin and Johns Hopkins University. Social media profiles belonging to “Ferreira” have been discovered by the investigative unit Bellingcat, as well as a blog and online CV. Since outing “Ferreira,” more clues about his undercover life have emerged. “The threat posed by this intelligence officer is deemed potentially very high,” AVID said in a statement. The four-page story, often known as a covert intelligence officer’s “legend,” details the background of the “Ferreira” identity. And the dwindling options facing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after the UK Home Office approved his extradition to the US, where he faces espionage and hacking charges.Īs well as stopping Cherkasov from obtaining the position at the ICC and sending him back to Brazil, the Dutch intelligence agency also published his long and detailed cover story. How censors in Shanghai haven’t been able to hide stories of the city’s dead during an aggressive Covid-19 lockdown. We also looked at a new way for cops to collect your fingerprints.
This week we looked into the roots of the problem and what can still be done in the fight against robocalls. There’s been progress in tackling the nuisance calls in recent years but the spammy calls are still prevalent. Ukrainian officials tell WIRED the shifts are happening at a large scale and could result in people being subjected to Vladimir Putin’s surveillance and censorship machine. In the occupied city of Kherson and other nearby regions, Russian forces are routing internet connections from Ukrainian internet service providers to Russian companies. Among other details, an unnamed security analyst at an email provider revealed to SentinelOne and WIRED that the email address and phone number of a Pune police official was set as the recovery email on hacked accounts.Įlsewhere, a new front is emerging in Russia’s war against Ukraine. It is alleged that evidence was planted on the computers of activists Rona Wilson and Varvara Rao and then used to arrest the two men. Researchers at SentinelOne uncovered connections between the city of Pune’s police agency and evidence planted on the devices of activists, as part of a hacking campaign dubbed Modified Elephant. This week, WIRED revealed new details that link an Indian police force to a hacking campaign against human rights defenders and activists.