Russian soldiers guard an area as a group of foreign journalists visit in Kherson, Kherson region, south Ukraine, May 20, 2022. Associated Press Photo, File The New York Times published dozens of audio recordings of Russian soldiers in Ukraine. Ukrainian officials intercepted calls the soldiers were making home to Russia. The soldiers largely complained about…
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a “Save America” rally in Anchorage, Alaska, on July 9, 2022. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Following the Mar-a-Lago raid, Trump asked for (and was granted) a special master to review government docs. In a new filing, his attorneys argued that vendors don’t want to work with them because of the…
In this image made from video released by the Russian Presidential Press Service, Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he addresses the nation in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Russian Presidential Press Service via AP CIA Director William Burns said Russia’s military mobilization won’t be enough to help them win the war. Putin ordered…
Meta has shut two China and Russia-run influence networks. Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters Meta took down a China-based network which sought to influence the US midterms. It was the first Chinese network Meta shut, which targeted US domestic politics before the midterms. The propaganda operation was largely ineffective, as it mostly posted when Americans were sleeping. Meta…
iOS 16 has a new Automatic Verification feature that can bypass CAPTCHA prompts by automatically and privately verifying a user’s device and Apple ID account via iCloud. The feature is designed to eliminate the need to tap on images of traffic lights or decipher squiggly text to prove that you are a real human being…
iOS 16 has a new Automatic Verification feature that can bypass CAPTCHA prompts by automatically and privately verifying a user’s device and Apple ID account via iCloud. The feature is designed to eliminate the need to tap on images of traffic lights or decipher squiggly text to prove that you are a real human being…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Researchers have revealed a never-before-seen piece of cross-platform malware that has infected a wide range of Linux and Windows devices, including small office routers, FreeBSD boxes, and large enterprise servers. Black Lotus Labs, the research arm of security firm Lumen, is calling the malware Chaos, a word that repeatedly appears in…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Researchers have revealed a never-before-seen piece of cross-platform malware that has infected a wide range of Linux and Windows devices, including small office routers, FreeBSD boxes, and large enterprise servers. Black Lotus Labs, the research arm of security firm Lumen, is calling the malware Chaos, a word that repeatedly appears in…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy at a memorial service in Washington, DC, on September 21, 2022. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images House Democrats released the text of their bill to ban lawmakers and other officials from trading stocks. But ethics experts say the bill has a major loophole when it…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy at a memorial service in Washington, DC, on September 21, 2022. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images House Democrats released the text of their bill to ban lawmakers and other officials from trading stocks. But ethics experts say the bill has a major loophole when it…