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All the New Privacy Features Coming to iOS and macOS
Improvements designed to keep your email private, crack down on data stealing apps, and help you find lost devices are on their way.
Google Won’t Kill the URL After All
Plus: A Colonial Pipeline update, inside details of the FBI’s Anom caper, and more of the week’s top security news.
As Ransomware Demands Boom, Insurance Keeps Paying Out
While major carriers like AXA have backed away from covering ransoms, don’t expect the industry at large to break the vicious cycle.
The FBI’s Anom Stunt Rattles the Encryption Debate
The agency spent years running a secure phone network for criminals. So much for “going dark.”
How an Obscure Company Took Down Big Chunks of the Internet
You may not have heard of Fastly, but you felt its impact when sites went offline around the world Tuesday morning.
Ransomware Hit Another Pipeline Firm—and 70GB of Data Leaked
LineStar Integrity Services was hacked around the same time as Colonial Pipeline, but radical transparency activists have brought the attack to light.
The FBI’s Director Compares Ransomware Threat to 9/11
Plus, a Supreme Court decision on a controversial anti-hacking law, a WhatsApp walk-back, and more of the week’s top security news.
Microsoft’s Vote Tracking Software Clears a Major Hurdle
Hart InterCivic will be the first private vendor to partner with the company on using its open-source ElectionGuard system.
What Is a Supply Chain Attack?
From NotPetya to SolarWinds, it’s a problem that’s not going away any time soon.