Someone believes, or would like others to believe, that Britain’s National Health Service is for sale to the US. There’s no word on whether the US has offered the Brooklyn Bridge in exchange. The “Quantum Dragon” study summarizes Chinese efforts to obtain quantum research results from Western institutions. The FBI says FaceApp is a security threat. PyXie, a Python RAT, has been quietly active in the wild since 2018. An Ethereum developer is accused with aiding Pyongyang. Ben Yelin from UMD CHHS on a bipartisan bill requiring a warrant for facial recognition use. Guest is Earl Matthews from Verodin on the importance of collaboration between state governments and technology vendors to ensure election security. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/December/CyberWire_2019_12_03.html  Support our show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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03 Dec 2019