The Israel-made malware, which can seize control of a smartphone’s microphone and camera, hit global headlines in 2021. At least a dozen Armenian journalists, NGO workers and officials had their…
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DarkBERT learns language of the Dark Web
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Two types of people thrive in the distant hidden recesses of the Dark Web. One type consists of the good guys: whistleblowers, freedom fighters, journalists, the…
New AI model aims to plug key gap in cybersecurity readiness
Scientists from several institutions worked together to harness artificial intelligence, linking computer vulnerabilities, weaknesses and attack patterns to increase cybersecurity. Credit: Timothy Holland | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Imagine you’re…
Wisconsin man charged with hacking sports betting accounts
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A Wisconsin man has been charged in a plot to hack and steal from thousands of sports betting accounts, court documents show. Joseph Garrison, 18, and…
Extent of cyberattack on Philadelphia Inquirer remains unclear as journalists prepare to cover major election
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Philadelphia Inquirer and outside cybersecurity experts have yet to determine the full extent of a cyberattack on the news organization last week, but the disruption…
Are you who you say you are? TSA tests facial recognition technology to boost airport security
A traveler inserts her ID card while using the Transportation Security Administration’s new facial recognition technology at a Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport security checkpoint, Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in…
Apple and Google aim to expose Bluetooth tracker abuse
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Apple and Google on Tuesday proposed a tech standard to make sure people get tipped off when their movements are being tracked with Bluetooth devices like…
New side-channel attack vulnerability found in Intel CPU
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Add one more vulnerability to the list of side-channel attacks that have long dogged Intel CPUs. Researchers at Tsinghua University, the University of Maryland and Beijing…
Australia needs a robust cybersecurity overhaul, not whack-a-mole bans on apps like TikTok
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Australia has joined other countries in announcing a ban on the use of TikTok on government devices, with some states and territories following suit. The rationale…
