Dumbphone Sales are Soaring, John Oliver Blackmails Congress, Cicada Chinese APT Group

More young people seem to be choosing dumbphones over smartphones, but is it because of privacy concerns or because its trendy? John Oliver, host of the ‘Last Week Tonight’ show, used data brokers to obtain lawmakers’ digital footprints and promised to not release the data as long as Congress passes privacy legislation. Plus details about the Cicada state sponsored Chinese hacking group which hid inside their victims' networks for nine months.

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