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How Tor is fighting—and beating—Russian censorship

Russia has been trying to block the anonymous browser since December—with mixed results. https://bit.ly/3oEFyXf

Comcast stock falls as company fails to add Internet users for first time ever

Comcast started and ended Q2 with 32.2 million broadband subscribers. https://bit.ly/3cDQKAA

0-days sold by Austrian firm used to hack Windows users, Microsoft says

Windows and Adobe Reader exploits said to target orgs in Europe and Central America. https://bit.ly/3J8jgql

Newly found Lightning Framework offers a plethora of Linux hacking capabilities

This modular malware framework for Linux has gone undocumented until now. https://bit.ly/3cKiDak

How big is the risk that someone will hack an EV charging network?

EV chargers are on the spectrum of the Internet of Things, and that means risk. https://bit.ly/3JbDsYf

Russia is quietly ramping up its Internet censorship machine

Russia has been pushing away from the global Internet at a rapid pace. https://bit.ly/3OJ4lnO

Global shortage of fiber-optic cable threatens digital growth

Rising prices of components cast shadow over 5G rollout and development of data centers. https://bit.ly/3cCJXao

Hardcoded password in Confluence app has been leaked on Twitter

Advisory had already warned hardcoded password was "trivial to obtain." https://bit.ly/3PPp9L2

Microsoft wins deal to serve ads on Netflix, edging out Comcast and Google

Microsoft will be Netflix's exclusive "advertising technology and sales partner." https://bit.ly/3yG1llQ

Vulnerabilities allowing permanent infections affect 70 Lenovo laptop models

UEFI updates often require manual installation. Are you patched? https://bit.ly/3yDpKIR

New working speculative execution attack sends Intel and AMD scrambling

Both companies are rolling out mitigations, but they add overhead of 12 to 28 percent. https://bit.ly/3NUUhri

Russian “hacktivists” are causing trouble far beyond Ukraine

Pro-Russian group Killnet targeting countries supporting Ukraine, declaring "war." https://bit.ly/3nVEmhP

Microsoft makes major course reversal, allows Office to run untrusted macros

After saying macros were too dangerous for default running, Microsoft says "nevermind." https://bit.ly/3NT1Rm8

New Starlink Maritime brings Internet to your yacht for $5,000 a month

Musk: $10,000 dual terminals are ruggedized to survive salt spray and big storms. https://bit.ly/3as6kP8

I sent my yoga studio a web form, and all I got was this lousy malware attack

When thread hijacking from TA578 hits close to home. https://bit.ly/3bXAN7U

End-to-end encryption’s central role in modern self-defense

Encryption has never been more important for protection—and civil disobedience. https://bit.ly/3nMigyk

Why Lockdown mode from Apple is one of the coolest security ideas ever

Apple intros "extreme" optional protection against the scourge of mercenary spyware. https://bit.ly/3nHzkW4

The cryptopocalypse is nigh! NIST rolls out new encryption standards to prepare

Decision will be binding on many companies and change the way they protect your data. https://bit.ly/3OOl8Xk

Google allowed sanctioned Russian ad company to harvest user data for months

Info included unique mobile phone IDs, IP addresses, location information, and more. https://bit.ly/3ylg8lM

Google closes data loophole amid privacy fears over abortion ruling

Developers’ ability to see which other apps are installed on people’s phones restricted. https://bit.ly/3umL18i

Billing fraud apps can disable Android Wi-Fi and intercept text messages

Android scamware uses many tricks to sign you up for pricey services. https://bit.ly/3yyoUOS