161. Mic Drop: Can ransomware be an act of terror?
New legislation is seeking to designate some ransomware attacks as acts of terror. Former FBI agent John Riggi talks about the proposal and how it might change the battle against ransomware gangs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
30 Aug 202413min
160. Anatomy of a fall: One rural hospital’s ransomware story
Sky Lakes Medical Center in south central Oregon never imagined it could be on the receiving end of a ransomware attack. Then Ryuk put them in the crosshairs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
27 Aug 202431min
159. Mic Drop: The NSA’s Cryptologic Museum - a spycatcher’s dream
Just a stone’s throw from the NSA headquarters at Fort Meade, the National Cryptologic Museum displays dozens of rarely seen code breaking machines that, quite literally, changed the course of history. We take a tour and chat with the museum’s affable director, Vince Houghton. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
23 Aug 202412min
158. The antidote to our disinformation woes? Just a dash of fun
For years now, the Internet has trafficked in things that are more mean than fun. Disinformation, online bullying, and a general malaise are all over social media. We talk to former Stanford Internet Observatory Research Director Renee Diresta about her new book “Invisible Rulers” and ask why, ahead of the DNC Convention, the Dems’ new unbearable lightness has gone so viral. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
20 Aug 202427min
157. Mic Drop: For researcher Alison Nixon, young cybercriminals are ‘objectively interesting’
We talk with Unit 221B’s Allison Nixon about young cybercriminals, radicalization, and the search for self in the virtual world. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
16 Aug 202413min
156. Something different: a hacker redemption story
This isn’t your typical hacker tale. The one about boy meets computer, boy loves computer, boy weaponizes computer to commit crimes. This is about what comes after that. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
13 Aug 202433min
155. Mic Drop: Researcher Nina Jankowicz on Fox News, defamation, and our new information reality
The latest on disinformation researcher Nina Jankowicz’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News — and why the Dominion Voting Machine settlement doesn’t necessarily help her case. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
9 Aug 202411min
154. It’s 9 o’clock on a Saturday, the regular crowd shuffles in…
A new wave of piano scams is targeting the weakest link on the internet: humans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
6 Aug 202425min
