Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There are many challenges facing us in the digital age, especially in terms of security and privacy, safeguarding, and human rights. Research published in the International…
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Open tools used for a security chip
The security chip (at the middle of the bottom) is built in flip-chip technology on an auxiliary board and plugged into a standard socket on the main board. The main…
Cars are a ‘privacy nightmare on wheels’. Here’s how they get away with collecting and sharing your data
Credit: Shutterstock Cars with internet-connected features are fast becoming all-seeing data-harvesting machines—a so-called “privacy nightmare on wheels,” according to US-based research conducted by the Mozilla Foundation. The researchers looked at…
Nonprofit service provider Blackbaud settles data breach case for $49.5M with states
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The fundraising software company Blackbaud agreed Thursday to pay $49.5 million to settle claims brought by the attorneys general of all 50 states related to a…
Many Dutch municipalities do not yet respond adequately to security vulnerabilities, research finds
Many local authorities respond too slowly or inadequately to reports about security vulnerabilities. These coordinated vulnerability disclosures (CVD reports) are often made by ethical hackers who aim to make the…
Leading Egyptian opposition politician targeted with spyware, researchers find
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A leading Egyptian opposition politician was targeted with spyware multiple times after announcing a presidential bid—including with malware that automatically infects smartphones, security researchers have found.…
Investigating shadow profiles: The data of others
Analysis of information linkage in a social network. Credit: David Garcia Shadow profiles in social networks contain information about people who are not members. At the moment, shadow profiles are…
Two Vegas casinos fell victim to cyberattacks, shattering the image of impenetrable casino security
An error message is displayed on a machine at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. MGM Resorts said a cybersecurity attack began Sunday, affecting reservations and casino…
Using the brain as a model inspires a more robust AI
Bird or monkey? To our eyes the input images x1 and x2 look the same, but hidden features nudge a typical neural network to classify this bird image as a…
