Wired Security Spoken Edition

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. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Evgenii Serebriakov now runs the most aggressive hacking team of Russia's GRU military intelligence agency. Thanks to a botched 2018 operation, he's already well-known to Western intelligence. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

With victims refusing to pay, cybercriminal gangs are now releasing stolen photos of cancer patients and sensitive student records. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The FBI's latest Internet Crime Report highlights the stunning rise of investment-themed crimes over the past 18 months. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Representative Darin LaHood's claim that he was the subject of so-called “backdoor” searches comes at a dicey moment for the bureau. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

After successful autonomous flight tests in December, the military is ramping up its plans to bring artificial intelligence to the skies. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Rather than obtaining a warrant, the bureau purchased sensitive data—a controversial practice that privacy advocates say is deeply problematic. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The Biden administration’s new strategy would shift the liability for security failures to a controversial target: the companies that caused them. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Amid isolating sanctions, a Russian tech giant plans to launch new Android phones and tablets. But experts are skeptical the company can pull it off. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Every DJI quadcopter broadcasts its operator’s position via radio—unencrypted. Now, a group of researchers has learned to decode those coordinates. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The company will soon require users to pay for a Twitter Blue subscription to get sign-in codes via SMS. Security experts are baffled. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Plus: Microsoft fixes several zero-day bugs, Google patches Chrome and Android, Mozilla rids Firefox of a full-screen vulnerability, and more. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

New details reveal that Beijing-backed hackers targeted the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, adding to a string of attacks in the region. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

As Russia has accelerated its cyberattacks on its neighbor, it's barraged the country with an unprecedented volume of different data-destroying programs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Mozilla researchers found that apps often provide inaccurate data use disclosures, giving people “a false sense of security.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

And according to tracing firm Chainalysis, one very prolific scammer ran at least 264 of those scams in 2022 alone. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

After 16 years, the agency has implemented the software to cryptographically verify digital passport data—and it’s already caught a dozen alleged fraudsters. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Security researchers found a class of flaws that, if exploited, would allow an attacker to access people’s messages, photos, and call history. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Twitter is disabling SMS-based two-factor authentication. Switch to these alternatives to keep your account safe. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices