Tag: Journalism
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ICO Slams Editors for Comments on Journalism Code
The UK’s data protection watchdog has hit out at several newspaper editors for misrepresenting the nature of a draft code of practice for …
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News Corp’s software supply chain attack proves the need for enhanced security posture
Journalists from News Corp have been targeted in a recent series of cyberattacks, which underscores the need to ensure adequate protection …
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Lawsuit in India Seeks to Shut Down Access to U.S. Journalism Website
Computer security researchers and journalists play a critical role in uncovering flaws in software and information systems. Their research …
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Black Hat Europe Q&A: Understanding the Ethics of Cybersecurity Journalism
Now that major data leaks are a semi-regular occurrence it’s more important than ever for cybersecurity professionals to understand how …
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US Government Admits It Doesn’t Know If Assange Cracked Password For Manning
The US government does not have any evidence that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange succeeded in cracking a password for whistleblower …
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Julian Assange’s Charges Are Centered on Hacking, Not Publishing Classified Information
On Thursday, the US unsealed charges against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. But despite a pervasive narrative that authorities were …
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Before Germany’s Massive Hack, We Learned What Not to Do With Sensitive Stolen Information
Someone has been publishing a massive trove of sensitive personal information—including phone numbers, private chats, family photos, and …
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Equifax products also leaked thousands of salary histories
Equifax is still leaking like a sieve. Security researcher Brian Krebs has outlined a vulnerability in Equifax’s The Work Number product, …
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Legal Hacking Tools Can Be Useful for Journalists, Too
Motherboard does not condone illegal hacking. If journalists are unsure of what they can and cannot do legally, they should ask their publication’s legal counsel. Read full news article on motherboard.vice.com
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Mexico Hacking and Spying on Its Citizens Is a ‘Human Rights Crisis’
A version of this op-ed was first published in Spanish on VICE Mexico. In Mexico, we are living a human rights crisis. Read full news article on motherboard.vice.com
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How the New Suspected NSA Leaker Reality Winner Was Caught
On Monday, The Intercept published a document and report detailing a Russian effort to hack a US voting infrastructure contractor as well as local government organizations. On the same day, the Department of Justice announced the arrest of a woman on suspicion of leaking classified material to a news outlet, and several outlets subsequently reported…
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