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Dec 22, 2020
Cellebrite Says It Can Break Signal’s Encryption: True or False?
My day began with a look at Bruce Schneier's December 21 post about a Cellebrite post on December 10 (helpfully
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Places You CAN Go This Week: Take a Virtual Tour/Trip
One of the joys of blogging is that you can suddenly veer off course. And what better time than during
Read MoreDec 17, 2020
American Bar Association Issues Formal Opinion 495, Lawyers Working Remotely
On December 16, the American Bar Association issued Formal Opinion 495, Lawyers Working Remotely. It is a quick read at
Read MoreDec 16, 2020
Google Global Outage Caused by Critical System Running Out of Storage
You read that headline and you are incredulous that this could happen. But it did. Bleeping Computer reported on December
Read MoreDec 15, 2020
COMPROMISED: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Treasury, State Department, NIH, Homeland Security and the Pentagon
Graham Cluley reported on December 15 that the United States Department of Commerce, Treasury, State Department, National Institutes of Health,
Read MoreDec 14, 2020
ROSS Intelligence to Cease Operations But Continue the Legal Battle Against Thomson Reuters
On December 11, Bob Ambrogi reported on his LawSites blog that ROSS intelligence will cease operations. ROSS Intelligence, a company
Read MoreDec 10, 2020
Global Losses from Cybercrime Rockets to Almost $1 Trillion in 2020
The Washington Post (sub.req.) reported on December 7 that projected global losses from cybercrime are expected to hit just under
Read MoreDec 09, 2020
Leading Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Hacked, Likely by the Russians
The New York Times (sub.req.) reported on December 8 that cybersecurity firm FireEye, often the first company to be called
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Ransomware Criminals Cold-Calling Their Victims if They Restore From Backups
ZDNet reported on December 5 that some ransomware gangs are now cold-calling victims if they suspect that a hacked company
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US Customs and Border Protection Investigated for Warrantless Use of Cell Phone Location Data
Ars Technica reported on December 3 that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspector general is investigating the government's use
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Will Amazon Enter the Legal Market? It Already Has.
Amazon seems to have been on my mind the last couple of days. A very thoughtful post from Legal Mosaic
Read MoreDec 02, 2020
Amazon Spying on Labor and Environmental Groups
Not precisely news, but there have been new developments. On November 23, VICE reported that there are now dozens of
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