Joseph Menn,

Joseph Menn is a San Francisco-based technology reporter who specializes in hacking, privacy and surveillance. He has a degree from Harvard College and has worked for Reuters, the Financial Times and the Los Angeles Times. He is also an author of two books on hacking topics.

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

79%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

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:

  • The author exaggerates the harm caused by LockBit when it has been surpassed by other groups in terms of attacks and extortion money.
  • The author uses vague and unsupported claims such as LockBit being widely believed to be operated from Russia without providing any evidence or sources.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • The author has a clear conflict of interest as he is writing about hacking, privacy and surveillance topics that are relevant to his own books.
  • The author may have personal or professional ties to the law enforcement agencies involved in Operation Cronos.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The article contains two different sources for the same information: Recorded Future and The National Crime Agency.
  • The article contradicts itself by claiming that LockBit is a prolific ransomware group but also states that it has been surpassed by other groups in terms of attacks and extortion money.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article uses deceptive practices such as exaggerating the harm caused by LockBit and not providing factual figures for its attacks and extortion money.
  • The author does not disclose his own background or potential biases in covering technology topics.

Recent Articles

Telecom Giant AT&T Suffers Major Data Breach: Hackers Accessed Call and Text Records of Millions

Telecom Giant AT&T Suffers Major Data Breach: Hackers Accessed Call and Text Records of Millions

Broke On: Friday, 12 July 2024 AT&T suffers a major data breach affecting nearly all wireless customers and some from other carriers, as hackers stole records of calls and texts made between May 1 and October 31, 2022. The financially motivated group UNC5537 conducted the attack, potentially exploiting the stolen data to impersonate individuals or access financial information.