As the novel coronavirus continues to propagate, phishing scams that pose as Covid-19 advice do as well. The trend started over a month ago, but it's only going to get worse. Abide by these tips to avoid them, and also please keep washing those hands.
In non-pandemic news, researchers figured out how to clone the mechanical keys of tens of millions of cars from Toyota, Hyundai, and Kia, making theft a much simpler matter. Some recently released Russian disinformation shows how the Kremlin's professional trolls are adapting to Facebook's defenses. And a very bad bill called the EARN IT act represents the most serious threat to strong end-to-end encryption in years.
We took a look at how North Korea launders cryptocurrency, and how they recently got caught. (And yes, they go after traditional banks too). We recommended our favorite virtual private networks, with the usual caveats that you shouldn't put too much trust in any VPN. Although new open source VPN software called WireGuard has a chance to change our minds.
Plus, there's more! Every Saturday we round up the security and privacy stories that we didn’t break or report on in depth but think you should know about. Click on the headlines to read them, and stay safe out there.
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