According to a WIRED investigation, some churches in the US are using phone-monitoring technology to discourage bad behavior. Theshameware is a series of apps that track peoples activity and use their personal data as a way to control their lifestyles. The apps can record everything you do on your phone, like your browsing history, and then report it to a chaperone. The apps are full of security flaws.
We have looked at one way in which Russia is trying to integrate areas of Ukraine into its territory. In recent months, new Russian mobile network providers have appeared in Ukranian promising internet access. Russian officials are losing ground to successful Ukrainian counteroffensives even though they plan to hold referendums in some of these areas. Mobile companies disappear from the web when that happens.
Iran's latest internet shutdowns are significant as the government continues to tighten its grip on citizens' ability to connect, and the roots of Nigeria's Cybersecurity problem shed light on digital challenges in the country. The supply chain security firm Chainguard launched an open source way to guard against supply chain attacks this week, and new research shows that the workplace communication platforms have gaps in their security that can be exploited.
There's more. The news we didn't cover is highlighted each week. The full stories can be found below. Stay safe out there.
New research shows that the popular streaming service, owned by Amazon, has a lot of information about the daily lives of children. Hundreds of seemingly predatory accounts run by adults were found by a researcher. The study found that more than two hundred thousand children could be targeted by predatory accounts. According to the investigation, additional live videos and predatory accounts not cataloged by the researcher, suggest the problem could be even more widespread than the data depicts. The researcher was granted anonymity, but the company did its own research. We know that online platforms can be used to cause harm to children, and we have made extensive investments over the last two years to better stay ahead of bad actors.
In March, DDoSecrets published more than 160,000 records from the Bashkortostan regional office of Russia's internet regulators. The New York Times published an in-depth analysis of the documents, revealing rare insights into how the agency exerts control over the internet. The documents show how the Kremlin works to silence detractors, monitor social movements including those related to topics like "sexual freedoms" and recreational drug use, control the flow of information within Russia, and spread misinformation. The analysis sheds light on how the role of the agency has changed over time. Andrei Soldatov, a fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis, told the Times that it was never part of the game before. They are getting moreambitious.
During a rash of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip in May of last year, the human rights of Palestinians were impeded by the implementation of their speech policies. There was a lack of oversight at Meta that allowed content policy errors with significant consequences to occur. The report was supposed to be out at the beginning of 2022. Human rights groups wrote an open letter last month. The rights of Palestinian users to freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, political participation, and non- discrimination appear to have been adversely affected by Meta's actions.
A portion of the company's 10 million customers have been impacted by a data hack. Australian officials warned that customers will be at risk of identity theft because of the attack, but it is not clear if it was criminal or state sponsored. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said that if you are an Optus customer, your name, date of birth, phone number, email addresses could have been released. Identity document numbers such as driver's licence could be in the hands of criminals. It's important to know that you may be at risk of identity theft and that you need to act quickly to prevent harm.
The chief executive of Optus apologized in an interview with the ABC. She said that they spent so much time and invested so much in preventing this from happening. Our teams have stopped a lot of attacks in the past, and we are very sorry that this one was successful.
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