Judge allows suit against AT&T after $24 million cryptocurrency theft
Jul24

Judge allows suit against AT&T after $24 million cryptocurrency theft

Enlarge / An AT&T store in New Jersey. (credit: Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) When Michael Terpin’s smartphone suddenly stopped working in June 2017, he knew it wasn’t a good sign. He called his cellular provider, AT&T, and learned that a hacker had gained control of his phone number. The stakes were high because Terpin is a wealthy and prominent cryptocurrency investor. Terpin says...

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Tech firms “can and must” put backdoors in encryption, AG Barr says
Jul24

Tech firms “can and must” put backdoors in encryption, AG Barr says

Enlarge / Graffiti urging people to use Signal, a highly encrypted messaging app, is spray-painted on a wall during a protest on February 1, 2017 in Berkeley, California. (credit: Elijah Nouvelage | Getty Images) US Attorney General William Barr today launched a new front in the feds’ ongoing fight against consumer encryption, railing against the common security practice and lamenting the “victims” in its wake....

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