How digital footprints can put users at risk, affect cybersecurity

Cybersecurity researchers track the threat posed by digital footprints on cybersecurity. Hackers are able to use personal information gathered online to suss out answers to security challenge questions like "in what city did you meet your spouse?" or to hone phishing attacks by posing as a colleague or work associate. https://ift.tt/qYSpIgO

A look at an international group of 1,300 librarians, historians, and teachers that is using open source tools and Slack to back up Ukraine's digital archives (Pranshu Verma/Washington Post)

Pranshu Verma / Washington Post:
A look at an international group of 1,300 librarians, historians, and teachers that is using open source tools and Slack to back up Ukraine's digital archives  —  In early March, two weeks into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Carrie Pirmann stumbled upon a website dedicated to Ivan Mazepa …

How Brazilian singer Anitta's fans gamed Spotify's algorithm to make her song top the charts by switching accounts after 20 streams, creating playlists, more (Marília Marasciulo/Rest of World)

Marília Marasciulo / Rest of World:
How Brazilian singer Anitta's fans gamed Spotify's algorithm to make her song top the charts by switching accounts after 20 streams, creating playlists, more  —  Fans skirted terms and conditions, but a strategy from the singer's team came close to the streaming platform's limit.

Axie Infinity's economics make little sense and it is reminiscent of a Ponzi scheme, but the strength and engagement of its community may sustain it long term (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Axie Infinity's economics make little sense and it is reminiscent of a Ponzi scheme, but the strength and engagement of its community may sustain it long term  —  Last year, Axie Infinity was touted as one of the best candidates for a mainstream blockchain app.

A book excerpt examines how a law enforcement operation to take down the largest child sex abuse website, using Chainalysis tools, showed bitcoin was traceable (Andy Greenberg/Wired)

Andy Greenberg / Wired:
A book excerpt examines how a law enforcement operation to take down the largest child sex abuse website, using Chainalysis tools, showed bitcoin was traceable  —  They thought their payments were untraceable.  They couldn't have been more wrong.  The untold story of the case that shredded the myth of Bitcoin's anonymity.

Google partners with iFixit to offer spare parts for its devices going back to 2017's Pixel 2, in the US, UK, and other countries later this year (Jon Porter/The Verge)

Jon Porter / The Verge:
Google partners with iFixit to offer spare parts for its devices going back to 2017's Pixel 2, in the US, UK, and other countries later this year  —  Spare parts going back to the Pixel 2 will be available  —  Google has become the latest manufacturer to partner with DIY repair specialists iFixit …