Tech News: Hackers, National Security and You

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Tech News: Hackers, National Security and You

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Oct 19, 2023

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A special council convened to discuss how Chinese hackers pose a massive threat to national security. A hacker released information on millions of 23andMe customers, prompting the company to suggest the customers were at fault. And Elon Musk gave investors a bit of a reality check on the Cybertruck.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Oct 19, 2023

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