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Fri. 06/18 – Cell Networks Security Deliberately Nerfed?


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Were some of the base encryption algorithms on cell networks deliberately nerfed? The first ever mass arrest of a ransomware gang? Proof that Google is working on a FindMy network rival? And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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  • Links:

    • Bombshell Report Finds Phone Network Encryption Was Deliberately Weakened (Vice)
    • Ukraine arrests ransomware gang in global cyber criminal crackdown (Financial Times)
    • Google may be working on an Android version of Apple’s “Find My” network (XDA Developers)
    • Gopuff to Buy Siemens-Backed RideOS in $100 Million-Plus Deal (Bloomberg)


      Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

      • Ransomware claims are roiling an entire segment of the insurance industry (Washington Post)
      • THE RISE AND FALL OF AN AMERICAN TECH GIANT (The Atlantic)
      • Anatomy of a Seed Round During COVID-19 (Fresh Paint)
      • Meet Wu Dao 2.0, the Chinese AI model making the West sweat (Politico)
      • Tech Companies Are Training AI to Read Your Lips (Vice)
      • How governments and spies text each other (Wired)
      • Airbnb Is Spending Millions of Dollars to Make Nightmares Go Away (Bloomberg)


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