EPISODE · Aug 29, 2017 · 6 MIN
Security News This Week: When Facebook’s Friend Suggestions Get Creepy
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
In a refreshing change of pace, this week’s security news included little to no escalation of nuclear rhetoric. Let’s count that as a win! Among quite a few losses. Digital financial services provider Enigma, for instance, lost its supporters almost $500,000 in cryptocurrency thanks to bad password habits. Domestic helper robots lost security cred by being hacked into tiny robotic Chucky dolls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In a refreshing change of pace, this week’s security news included little to no escalation of nuclear rhetoric. Let’s count that as a win! Among quite a few losses. Digital financial services provider Enigma, for instance, lost its supporters almost $500,000 in cryptocurrency thanks to bad password habits. Domestic helper robots lost security cred by being hacked into tiny robotic Chucky dolls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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