Wired Security Spoken Edition

Research shows that calm and negotiation, not excessive force, reduces damage. So why are officers still turning to tear gas? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The video conferencing company says it wants to be able to work with law enforcement to catch bad actors on its platform. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Over several decades, the 1033 program has shipped over $7.4 billion of Defense Department property to more than 8,000 law enforcement agencies. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here's how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Ten weeks ago, Shadowserver's main source of funding dried up. Now, it's back on level footing. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Plus: A LiveJournal hack, Qatar's contact tracing privacy failure, and more of the week's top security news. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

With no nationwide Covid-19 notification software in sight, security and interoperability issues loom large. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The Unc0ver tool works on all versions of iOS from 11 to 13.5, the current release. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Fraudsters have found yet another way to take advantage of the pandemic. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Time has no meaning, and we’re all stuck in front of screens. You may as well secure your life while you’re always online. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

In the first two weeks of May, they've hit the dark web, hawking 200 million stolen records from over a dozen companies. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

In the few short years since his time in Congress, the secretary of state has conveniently reversed himself on multiple fronts. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The agency cracked the Pensacola iPhones, but it still views Cupertino as a problem—even though it's easier to break into iPhones than it has been in years. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Security researchers have spotted the “Scattered Canary” group scamming vital benefits programs amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

New research shows vulnerabilities in popular cold storage options that would have revealed their PINs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Plus: Warrantless surveillance, an iOS zero-day glut, and more of the week's top security news. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The FBI and DHS say that Beijing's hacking “jeopardizes” the delivery of much-needed Covid-19 treatment options. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

For real this time. Its sister conference, Black Hat, has also been called off. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Proponents of mobile and internet voting point to its uneventful track record. That's not good enough. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Though social networks have pledged to take more concerted action against it, the theory has continued to spread, inspiring a surge of attacks. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices