Joseph Menn

Joseph Menn is a San Francisco-based technology reporter specializing in cybersecurity and privacy. He has over two decades of experience covering the industry for Reuters, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times and now The Washington Post. His books include 'Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World' (2019) and 'Fatal System Error: The Hunt for New Crime Lords Bringing Down the Internet' (2010). He is active on Mastodon at @JosephMenn@infosec.exchange.

Biography:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/joseph-menn/

61%

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Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • HPE announced Jan. 9 that it would spend $14 billion to acquire Juniper Networks
  • “HPE is a huge cloud service provider, plus with the recent announcement of the Juniper acquisition a massive networking player,” said Chris Krebs
  • The disclosure follows a similar report from Microsoft

Conflicts of Interest

60%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

95%

Examples:

  • HPE was hacked by Russian intelligence but no evidence is provided to support this claim.

Deceptions

35%

Examples:

  • The article states that HPE was hacked by Russian intelligence but no evidence is provided to support this claim.

Recent Articles

HPE Hacked by Suspected Russian Intelligence Team in December 2023

HPE Hacked by Suspected Russian Intelligence Team in December 2023

Broke On: Wednesday, 31 January 2024 Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) was hacked by a suspected Russian intelligence team on December 12, 2023. The incident affected a small percentage of HPE mailboxes belonging to individuals in various functions. Immediate action was taken to investigate, contain and remediate the incident.