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DNSpionage. Cobalt Dickens’ unwelcome return. iOS spyware may be more widespread than believed. Governments move toward content moderation. Small towns, big problems.

DNSpionage. Cobalt Dickens’ unwelcome return. iOS spyware may be more widespread than believed. Governments move toward content moderation. Small town…

FromCyberWire Daily


DNSpionage. Cobalt Dickens’ unwelcome return. iOS spyware may be more widespread than believed. Governments move toward content moderation. Small town…

FromCyberWire Daily

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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Nov 28, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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In today’s podcast, we hear that DNSpionage espionage tools are hitting Middle Eastern targets. Iran’s Cobalt Dickens returns to pester universities. Lawful intercept vendors receive more scrutiny, and that scrutiny suggests iOS might not have escaped their attention as much as many had assumed. Facebook gets grilled in London. Nine Western countries issue a joint communique resolving to control “false and misleading” content on the Internet. And lessons from small towns. Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS reviewing government requests of Google’s Nest to turn over user information. UK correspondent Carole Theriault speaks with Graham Cluley about police monitoring criminals using the Ironchat secure messaging service.
For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/November/CyberWire_2018_11_28.html
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Released:
Nov 28, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode