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Russian 'cyber sabotage' a global threat: Security firm
A cyber group with links to Russian military intelligence is set to become a significant global threat after playing an increasing critical role in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, a leading cybersecurity firm warned Wednesday.
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AI is making smart devices easier to hack—here's how to stay safe
From asking our smart speakers for the weather to receiving personalized advice from smartwatches, devices powered by artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly streamlining our routines and decision making. The technology ...
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Websites deceive users by deliberately hiding the extent of data collection and sharing
Websites sometimes hide how widely they share our personal information, and can go to great lengths to pull the wool over our eyes. This deception is intended to prevent full disclosure to consumers, thus preventing informed ...
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Atrium Health shared patient data with Facebook, class-action lawsuit alleges
A class-action lawsuit filed in North Carolina accuses Atrium Health of allowing Facebook and Google to access patient information online to use in targeted ads.
Apr 16, 2024
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Paris faces cyber battle to keep Games running and real
The Paris Olympics are bracing themselves to fight off an unprecedented level of cyber attacks, for the first time augmented by artificial intelligence.
Apr 16, 2024
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Security vulnerability in browser interface allows computer access via graphics card
Modern websites place ever greater demands on the computing power of computers. For this reason, web browsers have also had access to the computing capacities of the graphics card (Graphics Processing Unit or GPU) in addition ...
Apr 15, 2024
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Safeguarding the future of online security with AI and metasurfaces
Researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) have advanced online security by integrating an AI-based metasurface with oblique helicoidal cholesteric liquid crystals.
Apr 15, 2024
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Business
Microsoft, beset by hacks, grapples with problem years in the making
The world's largest seller of cybersecurity products has a problem with its own cybersecurity.
Apr 15, 2024
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Israel using AI to identify human targets raising fears that innocents are being caught in the net
A report by Jerusalem-based investigative journalists published in +972 magazine finds that AI targeting systems have played a key role in identifying—and potentially misidentifying—tens of thousands of targets in Gaza. ...
Apr 15, 2024
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Internet
US House okays renewal of controversial surveillance program
The US House of Representatives voted Friday to reauthorize an electronic surveillance program targeting foreigners, a practice officials say is critical to national security but criticized by opponents over concerns for ...
Apr 13, 2024
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Will AI be listening in on your future job interview? On law, technology and privacy
The law and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications need to be better aligned to ensure our personal data and privacy are protected. Ph.D. candidate Andreas Häuselmann can see opportunities with AI, but dangers if this ...
Apr 11, 2024
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World-first 'Cybercrime Index' ranks countries by cybercrime threat level
Following three years of intensive research, an international team of researchers have compiled the first ever "World Cybercrime Index," which identifies the globe's key cybercrime hotspots by ranking the most significant ...
Apr 10, 2024
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Researchers find a faster, better way to prevent an AI chatbot from giving toxic responses
A user could ask ChatGPT to write a computer program or summarize an article, and the AI chatbot would likely be able to generate useful code or write a cogent synopsis. However, someone could also ask for instructions to ...
Apr 10, 2024
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Business
The real battle for data privacy begins when you die
In 2012 a 15-year-old girl died in Berlin after being hit by a subway train. Her bereaved parents asked Facebook to turn over her private messages in hopes of understanding whether her death was a suicide or an accident.
Apr 10, 2024
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Protecting art and passwords with biochemistry
Security experts fear Q-Day, the day when quantum computers become so powerful that they can crack today's passwords. Some experts estimate that this day will come within the next ten years. Password checks are based on cryptographic ...
Apr 8, 2024
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'Is this a deepfake?' Why we're asking the wrong question
Over the past year, the prevalence and potential dangers of deepfakes have raised concerns related to personal privacy, business ethics and even election interference.
Apr 8, 2024
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