Washington Post:
A look at efforts by Google, Signal, Tor, and others to help Iranian protestors evade censorship; the White House has signaled support and relaxed sanctions — Though Yasmin Green fled Iran with her parents at 3 years old, she has never been more involved in the struggles of its people.
Mike Butcher / TechCrunch:
A look at Iranian activists’ fight for internet access amid the regime’s crackdowns, including using Tor servers inside Iran to bypass internet blockades — Activists in Iran are working with outsiders to fight the regime’s censorship — As protesters flooded the streets of Iran in September …
The Intercept:
Internal Iranian carrier documents detail SIAM, an Iranian government web program for surveilling the country’s cellphone users and disrupting communications — As furious anti-government protests swept Iran, the authorities retaliated with both brute force and digital repression.
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
Signal will start phasing out SMS and MMS support from its Android app; users have a few months to transition away from SMS and export messages to another app — Signal says it will start to phase out SMS and MMS message support from its Android app to streamline the user experience and prioritize security and privacy.
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
The FBI and CISA say an Iranian-backed threat group hacked a US Federal Civilian Executive Branch and deployed XMRig cryptomining malware via the Log4Shell flaw — The FBI and CISA revealed in a joint advisory published today that an unnamed Iranian-backed threat group hacked …
Reuters:
Chainalysis: Binance processed around $7.8B through Iran’s largest crypto exchange Nobitex since 2018, despite US sanctions; 75% of transactions were in Tron — Crypto giant Binance has processed Iranian transactions with a value of $8 billion since 2018 despite U.S. sanctions intended …
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
An interview with Signal president Meredith Whittaker on competition, government pressure to break encryption, what it’s like to hire a new CEO, and more — Signal messages are more private than iMessage and WhatsApp. Here’s how. — Meredith Whittaker is the president of Signal …
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