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Biggest DDoS Attack in History Hits Russian Tech Giant Yandex
Plus: A TrickBot hacker arrest, a Fortinet VPN password leak, and more of the week's top security news.
LA Police Are Collecting Detainees' Social Media Information
According to new documents, officers ask people they stop for their Facebook and Twitter account details, and then feed the data into Palantir.
WhatsApp Fixes Its Biggest Encryption Loophole
The ubiquitous messaging service will add end-to-end encryption to backups, keeping your chats safe no matter whose cloud they're stored in.
ProtonMail Amends Its Policy After Giving Up Activist’s Data
The email service says it was unable to appeal a Swiss court’s demand to log the IP address of a French climate advocate.
A Texas Abortion ‘Whistleblower’ Site Still Can't Find a Host
Even the most extreme internet infrastructure providers have turned their backs on the website for violating their terms of service.