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Crook made millions by breaking into execs’ Office365 inboxes, feds say
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Crook made millions by breaking into execs’ Office365 inboxes, feds say

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Federal prosecutors have charged a man for an alleged “hack-to-trade” scheme that earned him millions of dollars by breaking into the Office365 accounts of executives at publicly traded companies and obtaining quarterly financial reports before they were released publicly. The action, taken by the office of the US Attorney for the…

In fear of more user protests, Reddit announces controversial policy change
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In fear of more user protests, Reddit announces controversial policy change

Enlarge (credit: Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images) Following site-wide user protests last year that featured moderators turning thousands of subreddits private or not-safe-for-work (NSFW), Reddit announced that mods now need its permission to make those changes. Reddit's VP of community, going by Go_JasonWaterfalls, made the announcement about what Reddit calls Community Types today. Reddit's…

Systems used by courts and governments across the US riddled with vulnerabilities
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Systems used by courts and governments across the US riddled with vulnerabilities

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Public records systems that courts and governments rely on to manage voter registrations and legal filings have been riddled with vulnerabilities that made it possible for attackers to falsify registration databases and add, delete, or modify official documents. Over the past year, software developer turned security researcher Jason Parker has found…

Your cells are dying. All the time.
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Your cells are dying. All the time.

Enlarge / 3D rendering of an NK Cell destroying a cancer cell. (credit: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/cell-destroying-a-cancer-cell-royalty-free-image/1250270667) Billions of cells die in your body every day. Some go out with a bang, others with a whimper. They can die by accident if they’re injured or infected. Alternatively, should they outlive their natural lifespan or start to fail, they…

SpaceX launches mission to bring Starliner astronauts back to Earth
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SpaceX launches mission to bring Starliner astronauts back to Earth

Enlarge / SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft climbs away from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on Saturday atop a Falcon 9 rocket. (credit: NASA/Keegan Barber) NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov lifted off Saturday from Florida's Space Coast aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, heading for a five-month expedition on the International Space…

Opinion: How to design a US data privacy law
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Opinion: How to design a US data privacy law

Enlarge (credit: akinbostanci/Getty Images) Nick Dedeke is an associate teaching professor at Northeastern University, Boston. His research interests include digital transformation strategies, ethics, and privacy. His research has been published in IEEE Management Review, IEEE Spectrum, and the Journal of Business Ethics. He holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany.…