Neutrality is a core tenet of cryptocurrency. But in the course of the war in Ukraine, exchanges have blocked accounts of sanctioned Russian individuals and those close to them. Activists have also used apps like Tinder and Google Maps to circumvent Russia’s information blockades, offering a counterweight to the country’s propaganda machine. And face recognition algorithms have made it frighteningly easy to identify Russian soldiers, which could backfire dangerously when the technology inevitably gets it wrong.
Elsewhere in the world, security researchers have caught China’s APT41 hackers spying on US state systems. That’s no big surprise in itself but the way they got in—through a livestock-tracking app and the Log4j vulnerability—was an unexpected combo. Critical bugs in an IoT remote access tool have put hundreds of thousands medical devices, ATMs, and more at risk. And…
