Just when you thought the catastrophic Equifax breach was entirely in the rearview, the Department of Justice this week charged four Chinese military hackers with the theft. That's 147.9 million people's Social Security numbers and other personal information in China's hands. Add it to the compromises of the Office of Personnel Management, Anthem, and Marriott—all also linked to China—and it's clear that the country has amassed an unprecedented trove of data that it can use for intelligence purposes for years to come.
In other international law enforcement news, the DoJ also alleged that Huawei perpetrated years of rampant intellectual property theft. We also took a look at the real reason the US is so afraid of Huawei creating potential backdoors: American intelligence agencies have a long history of doing that very thing.
With all that alleged geopolitical hacking afoot, it's a good thing that Google this week announced that it would give away security keys to campaigns for free, as well as tutorials on how to actually use them. Those campaigns should also consider reading our guide to sending files securely online; if you want end-to-end encryption, Firefox Send is a good place to start.
In domestic news, the US Department of Homeland Security is apparently buying up cell phone location data to boost its immigration enforcement. While that might rais ..
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