Backchannel – Page 5 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg, Excerpt| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 10:00:00 +0000

The untold story of how digital detectives unraveled the mystery of Olympic Destroyer—and why the next big cyberattack will be even harder to crack.

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Edward Snowden in His Own Words: Why I Became a Whistle-Blower

September 23, 2019 admin Backchannel, Security

Credit to Author: Edward Snowden| Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2019 11:00:00 +0000

Book excerpt: As a systems administrator, the young man who would expose vast, secret US surveillance saw freedom being encroached and decided he had to act.

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A Brutal Murder, a Wearable Witness, and an Unlikely Suspect

September 17, 2019 admin Backchannel, Security, Security / Privacy

Credit to Author: Lauren Smiley| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 10:00:00 +0000

Karen Navarra was a quiet woman in her sixties who lived alone. She was found beaten to death. The neighbors didn’t see anything. But her Fitbit did.

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After 6 Years in Exile, Edward Snowden Explains Himself

September 17, 2019 admin Backchannel, Security

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 14:00:00 +0000

In a new memoir and interview, the world’s most famous whistle-blower elucidates as never before why he stood up to mass surveillance—and his love for an internet that no longer exists.

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After Six Years in Exile, Edward Snowden Explains Himself

September 16, 2019 admin Backchannel, Security

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 14:00:00 +0000

In a new memoir and interview, the world’s most famous whistle-blower elucidates as never before why he stood up to mass surveillance—and his love for an internet that no longer exists.

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Kostya and Me: How Sam Patten Got Ensnared in Mueller’s Probe

August 15, 2019 admin Backchannel, Security

Credit to Author: Sam Patten| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 21:43:49 +0000

A political consultant crosses paths with Konstantin Kilimnik, Paul Manafort, and Cambridge Analytica, then becomes part of the Russia investigation.

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The Weird, Dark History of 8chan and Its Founder Fredrick Brennan

August 7, 2019 admin Backchannel, Security

Credit to Author: Timothy McLaughlin| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:00:23 +0000

Fredrick Brennan is appalled by the notorious chat site’s links to right-wing extremism and mass shootings. Inside his tortured journey through the web’s cesspool and his attempt at redemption.

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