In the past six weeks, the Washington Post published two blockbuster stories about the Russian threat that went viral: one on how Russia is behind a massive explosion of “fake news,” the other on how it invaded the U.S. electric grid…. Read More ›
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Russia Hysteria Infects WashPost Again: False Story About Hacking U.S. Electric Grid
(updated below) The Washington Post on Friday reported a genuinely alarming event: Russian hackers have penetrated the U.S. power system through an electrical grid in Vermont. The Post headline conveyed the seriousness of the threat: The first sentence of the article directly linked… Read More ›
Arquivo Snowden confirma que novo vazamento da NSA é autêntico
Na segunda-feira, um grupo de hackers, ShadowBrokers anunciou um leilão para o que chamaram de “armas cibernéticas” criadas pela NSA (Agência de Segurança Nacional dos EUA). Com base em documentos inéditos, fornecidos por Edward Snowden, o The Intercept confirma que o… Read More ›
Propostas da CPI dos Crimes Cibernéticos ameaçam a internet livre para 200 milhões de pessoas
(The English version of this article can be read here.) Ativistas brasileiros pela liberdade na internet estão nervosos. Nesta quarta-feira, uma comissão na Câmara dos Deputados vai pôr em votação sete projetos de lei criados ostensivamente para combater crimes cibernéticos…. Read More ›
Brazilian Cybercrime Bills Threaten Open Internet for 200 Million People
(Para ler a versão desse artigo em Português, clique aqui.) Brazilian internet freedom activists are nervous. On Wednesday, a committee in the lower house of Congress, the Câmera dos Deputados, will vote on seven proposals ostensibly created to combat cybercrime…. Read More ›
Apple Wins Major Court Victory Against FBI in a Case Similar to San Bernardino
Apple scored a major legal victory in its ongoing battle against the FBI on Monday when a federal magistrate judge in New York rejected the U.S. government’s request as part of a drug case to force the company to help… Read More ›
What Sean Penn Teaches Us About How Not to Chat With a Fugitive
INTERVIEWING THE MOST WANTED MAN in the hemisphere is not something any sane person undertakes lightly. Aside from weighing the risk to one’s personal safety, a journalist must also protect his or her source by taking careful precautions — some reporters have… Read More ›
Obama’s Cyber Proposals Sound Good, But Erode Information Security
The State of the Union address President Obama delivers tonight will include a slate of cyber proposals crafted to sound like timely government protections in an era beset by villainous hackers. They would in theory help the government and private… Read More ›