Dina Temple-Raston

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Tracking atrocities in Sudan: 'The world has become significantly less anonymous for war criminals'

Unlike conflicts in the past, technology is now allowing third-party observers to document human rights abuses in near-real time thanks to, among other things, low-orbit satellites. The Recorded Future News podcast, "Click Here,” looks at the past and current violence in Darfur, Sudan.

Tracking atrocities in Sudan: 'The world has become significantly less anonymous for war criminals'
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Exclusive: Inside an American hunt forward operation in Ukraine

Exclusive: Inside an American hunt forward operation in Ukraine
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A conversation with a former member of Wagner: ‘They were like little kings or czars’

A conversation with a former member of Wagner: ‘They were like little kings or czars’
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The hacker Bassterlord in his own words: Portrait of an access broker as a young man

The hacker Bassterlord in his own words: Portrait of an access broker as a young man
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Crowdsourcing morality: How an app allows the Iraqi government to arrest ‘indecent’ influencers

Crowdsourcing morality: How an app allows the Iraqi government to arrest ‘indecent’ influencers
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China’s tech weapons roll in to quell demonstrations, identify protesters

The latest demonstrations across China ended when the central government unleashed a digital arsenal that was less deadly than the tanks used to quell the 1989 protests, but just as effective. China managed to use the internet to defuse national outrage over President Xi Jinping’s strict COVID-19 policies without firing a single shot.

China’s tech weapons roll in to quell demonstrations, identify protesters
In this June 19, 2017, file photo, a person types on a laptop keyboard in North Andover, Massachusetts. 

'Ransomware Diaries:' Going undercover with the leader of LockBit

Jon DiMaggio, chief security analyst at Analyst1, spent more than a year inside LockBit private channels interacting with LockBitSupp and other members. He recently released a report called "Ransomware Diaries: Volume 1," that revealed how he infiltrated the group and what he learned while he was on the inside.

'Ransomware Diaries:' Going undercover with the leader of LockBit
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Exclusive: Rounding up a cyberposse for Ukraine

Russian hackers have been trying to break into Naftogaz systems for years, so when Mandiant offered to deploy hunt teams for free to see if anything was lurking in their networks, the company executives couldn’t believe their luck.

Exclusive: Rounding up a cyberposse for Ukraine
Funeral workers burry a coffin with an unidentified civilian body, who died in Bucha during the Russian occupation period in February-March 2022, during a funeral in Bucha, Ukraine

Digital clues and the stories Ukraine’s mass graves tell

There are two kinds of mass graves in Ukraine, the ones left after Russian executions, and the ones dug by local people to prevent disease or to protect the bodies. Now, there are efforts underway to document the graves and create digital records of the bodies, in order to identify them later.

Digital clues and the stories Ukraine’s mass graves tell
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'The hijab will never be the same,' protester in Iran says

The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in Iran has ignited the most powerful protests the country has seen in years. "Click Here" spoke to one protester who discussed the dangers of using social media and technology while participating in street demonstrations.

'The hijab will never be the same,' protester in Iran says
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What comes after Hydra, the darknet marketplace that changed everything?

Dina Temple-Raston of the "Click Here" podcast spoke with Niko Vorobyov, the Russian author of Dopeworld and Kim Grauer, director of research at Chainalysis and an expert in cryptocurrency economics and crime, about Hydra, its closure in April and who or what is likely to replace it.

What comes after Hydra, the darknet marketplace that changed everything?
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Inside the IT Army of Ukraine, ‘A Hub for Digital Resistance’

The "Click Here" podcast spoke to The World about their extended interview with a high-ranking member of the pickup cyberforce called the IT Army of Ukraine. 

Inside the IT Army of Ukraine, ‘A Hub for Digital Resistance’
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Exclusive: North Korea’s monster fake out

An arms control policy expert says that a military video put out by North Korea in March may have been faked to cover up an unsuccessful ballistic missile launch. His team deconstructs the images to try to verify them.

Exclusive: North Korea’s monster fake out
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Son of Conti: Ransomware tries its hand at politics

Dina Temple-Raston of the Click Here podcast spoke with Jorge Mora, Costa Rica’s former director of the Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications (MICITT) and Mario Robles, the CEO and founder of White Jaguars, a Costa Rican cybersecurity company that helped the San José government respond to the ransomware attack on the country.

Son of Conti: Ransomware tries its hand at politics
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Crypto becomes lifeline for cash-strapped Russians amid war, sanctions

Western countries have put extensive financial sanctions on Russia since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Some Russians at home and abroad have turned to cryptocurrency to keep themselves afloat. 

Crypto becomes lifeline for cash-strapped Russians amid war, sanctions