Paper Ballots: More Secure Than E-voting or Blockchain

Voting on paper is best. Letting computers help is bound to lead to trouble, experts say. And using a blockchain is dumb idea, too.
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Drovorub: Russia Pushing Invisible Malware, say NSA and FBI

Fancy Bear is at it again. This time, it’s said to be infecting Linux machines with Drovorub—rootkit malware that’s very hard to detect.
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Most Android Phones Can Be Pwned Just by Watching a Video

More than 400 bugs in Qualcomm Snapdragon chips mean the Android phone in your pocket could be tremendously vulnerable.
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Intel Leak: 20GB of Secrets Just the Start, Says Perp

A large cache of confidential documents has been exfiltrated from Intel and leaked
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Chrome Web Store FAIL: 300+ More Scam Browser Extensions

A researcher has found yet more malware in Google’s store. Something’s obviously not working.
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Garmin Pays Ransom to Evil Corp – Despite Russian Sanctions

It’s emerged that Garmin caved into pressure and paid several million dollars’ ransom to WastedLocker-wielding criminals.
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‘Russians’ Hack News Websites, Sow Anti-NATO Sentiment

Researchers discover pro-Russian narratives being spread via hacked news websites, aimed at attacking NATO.
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Hack of Payday Lender ‘Dave’: All 7.5M Users Breached

Hackers breached fintech app Dave.com a few weeks ago, leaking personal information of all of its users.
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Garmin Users Furious as Ransomware Freezes Firm

If you have a Garmin IoT thing, it’s probably fairly useless right now: The company is paralyzed after a ransomware attack.
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CBP Scandal: Buying License Plate Scans

US Customs and Border Protection is buying access to a huge database of automatic license-plate recognition.
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