enforcement, security, Security / Security News Twitch Will Act on ‘Serious’ Offenses That Happen Off-Platform Twitch is finally coming to terms with its responsibility as a king-making microcelebrity machine, not just a service or a…
security, Security / Security News, Security Roundup Cops Take Down the ‘World’s Biggest’ Video Game Cheating Ring This week, the Justice Department indicted a 22-year-old on charges of tampering with the water facility where he used to…
blackout, security, Security / Security News Myanmar’s Internet Shutdown Is an Act of ‘Vast Self-Harm’ From June 2019 until this February, 1.4 million people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state dealt with the longest government-mandated internet shutdown…
infrastructure weak, security, Security / Security News The Threat to the Water Supply Is Real—and Only Getting Worse In January 2019, Wyatt Travnichek left his job at the Post Rock Rural Water District, whose 1,800 miles of water…
moderation, security, Security / Security News Blood, Poop, and Violence: YouTube Has a Creepy Minecraft Problem On YouTube Friday morning, several hundred viewers watched a live, animated video of a female Minecraft avatar with bare breasts…
security, Security / Security News, Seller's Market The Dark Web Is Teeming With Vaccine Listings Right Now Tired of waiting to get your vaccine appointment? For just $500, you could get a COVID-19 vaccine dose tomorrow (overnight…
security, Security / Security News, Security Roundup Homecoming Queen (and Her Mom) Arrested for Alleged Vote Hacking This week saw new revelations of election interference, both big and small: On one end of the spectrum, an alleged…
hacking, security, Security / Security News Facebook’s ‘Red Team X’ Hunts Bugs Beyond the Social Network’s Walls In 2019, hackers stuffed portable network equipment into a backpack and roamed a Facebook corporate campus to trick people into…
iPhone, security, Security / Security News Apple Bent the Rules for Russia—and Other Countries Will Take Note Beginning in April, new iPhones and other iOS devices sold in Russia will include an extra setup step. Alongside questions…
security, Security / Security News, Security Roundup Hackers Accessed Security Cams Inside Tesla and Beyond Widespread hacking continued to be on everyone’s minds this week, as countless companies and organizations continued to struggle with a…