EPISODE · Aug 23, 2018 · 11 MIN
Tech Giants Are Becoming Defenders of Democracy. Now What?
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
On Tuesday, a trifecta of tech companies announced that they had thwarted what appear to be significant cyberattacks from Russia and Iran. First, Microsoft CEO Brad Smith announced that the company had caught another round of phishing attacks on political groups in the United States, which it attributed to the Russian hacking group Fancy Bear. Then it was Facebook's turn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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On Tuesday, a trifecta of tech companies announced that they had thwarted what appear to be significant cyberattacks from Russia and Iran. First, Microsoft CEO Brad Smith announced that the company had caught another round of phishing attacks on political groups in the United States, which it attributed to the Russian hacking group Fancy Bear. Then it was Facebook's turn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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