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DNSpionage. Cobalt Dickens unwelcome return. iOS spyware may be more widespread than believed. Governments move toward content moderation. Small towns, big problems.

Published: Nov. 28, 2018, 8:46 p.m.

In today\u2019s podcast, we hear that\xa0DNSpionage\xa0espionage tools are hitting Middle Eastern targets. Iran\u2019s Cobalt Dickens returns to pester universities. Lawful intercept vendors receive more scrutiny, and that scrutiny suggests iOS might not have escaped their attention as much as many had assumed. Facebook gets grilled in London. Nine Western countries issue a joint communique resolving to control \u201cfalse and misleading\u201d content on the Internet. And lessons from small towns.\xa0Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS reviewing government requests of Google\u2019s Nest to turn over user information. UK correspondent Carole Theriault speaks with Graham\xa0Cluley\xa0about police monitoring criminals using the\xa0Ironchat\xa0secure messaging service.\n For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/November/CyberWire_2018_11_28.html\n Support our show\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices