Dina Temple-Raston

Freelancer

The World
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Inside the i-Soon papers and China’s secret world of hackers-for-hire

Hacking

Newly leaked files from a private Chinese hackers-for-hire company provide a fresh look into China’s “cyber industrial complex” — and it appears to be bigger and more mature than observers had previously imagined. Dina Temple-Raston, host and managing editor of the Recorded Future News podcast “Click Here,” has the story.

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Spyware found on phones in Jordan

Hacking
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Countries fear state-sponsored cyberwar

Cybersecurity
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Threat-hunter says Iran is stepping up the sophistication of its cyberattacks

Cybersecurity
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China’s dominant role in producing hacking bugs

Global Security
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Holding Russia accountable for war crimes

Conflict & Justice

In wartime, it is rare that people are held accountable for the crimes they commit. Sometimes justice takes decades, or it never comes. But cell phones and city surveillance videos mean that atrocities can be caught on cameras. Dina Temple-Raston, the host of the podcast, “Click Here,” reports that Ukrainian officials are working with the International Criminal Court to collect the data and file cases so those who commit war crimes don’t go free.

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When the phones go dead in Gaza

Israel-Hamas war

Communication blackouts have become common since the start of the war in Gaza. Without phones, people can’t call for an ambulance or let their families know they are alive. It hampers aid workers. But Dina Temple-Raston, the host of the podcast “Click Here,” reports that one man has found a workaround.

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Saving Ukraine’s cultural heritage with a click

Ukraine

Since the beginning of Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has been bombing uniquely Ukrainian cultural sites. Preservationists are using “photogrammetry” — the act of deriving precise measurements from taking overlapping photos and rendering them in three dimensions. Dina Temple-Raston, the host of “Click Here,” was recently in Ukraine and met those working to preserve the country’s heritage — on their phones.

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Exclusive: Inside Ukraine’s secret drone factories

Ukraine

The “Click Here” podcast traveled to Ukraine to look at its grassroots defense industry and take you into its secret drone factories where entrepreneurs are able to put innovative weapons into the hands of soldiers at the front in a matter of weeks, not months.

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

Conflict & Justice

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.