Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Russia tries to hack vaccine developments, and celebs fall victim to a Bitcoin scandal

Today the U.S., U.K., and Canada accused Russian spies of trying to steal coronavirus vaccine research. On Wednesday, there was a massive security breach at Twitter.

By Madeleine Brand • Jul 16, 2020 • 9m Listen

Today the U.S., U.K., and Canada accused Russian spies of trying to steal coronavirus vaccine research. On Wednesday, there was a massive security breach at Twitter. The accounts of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Kanye West were all hacked in a bitcoin scam.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Russia tries to hack vaccine developments, and celebs fall victim to a Bitcoin scandal

Today the U.S., U.K., and Canada accused Russian spies of trying to steal coronavirus vaccine research. On Wednesday, there was a massive security breach at Twitter.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Russia tries to hack vaccine developments, and celebs fall victim to a Bitcoin scandal

Today the U.S., U.K., and Canada accused Russian spies of trying to steal coronavirus vaccine research. On Wednesday, there was a massive security breach at Twitter.

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