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23andMe says hackers saw data from millions of users
Personal genetics firm 23andMe on Tuesday confirmed that hackers using stolen passwords accessed the personal information about 6.9 million of its members.
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Business
A data acquisition mechanism that maximizes platforms' utility while compensating privacy-sensitive users
The rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning is increasing the demand for data from app users, device owners, firms, consumers, and even patients. As data-hungry technologies are getting more and more efficient, ...
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AI networks are more vulnerable to malicious attacks than previously thought
Artificial intelligence tools hold promise for applications ranging from autonomous vehicles to the interpretation of medical images. However, a new study finds these AI tools are more vulnerable than previously thought to ...
Dec 4, 2023
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For domestic violence victim-survivors, a data or privacy breach can be extraordinarily dangerous
A suite of recent cybersecurity data breaches highlight an urgent need to overhaul how companies and government agencies handle our data. But these incidents pose particular risks to victim-survivors of domestic violence.
Dec 4, 2023
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Are we witnessing the death of the password?
Once considered a near iron-clad weapon of defense against cyber criminals, the password has begun to fall from grace.
Dec 2, 2023
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Security
Trick prompts ChatGPT to leak private data
While OpenAI's first words on its company website refer to a "safe and beneficial AI," it turns out your personal data is not as safe as you believed. Google researchers announced this week that they could trick ChatGPT into ...
Dec 1, 2023
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Software
Boosting faith in the authenticity of open source software
Open source software—software that is freely distributed, along with its source code, so that copies, additions, or modifications can be readily made —is "everywhere," to quote the 2023 Open Source Security and Risk Analysis ...
Dec 1, 2023
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EU backs rules to protect digital devices from cyber threats
The European Parliament and EU member states backed new rules to make digital products connected to the internet like fridges, laptops, TVs and toys safer from cyber threats.
Dec 1, 2023
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Russian pleads guilty in US to role in Trickbot malware scheme
A Russian man pleaded guilty on Thursday to involvement in developing the Trickbot malware used to extort businesses, including hospitals during the COVID pandemic, the US Justice Department said.
Dec 1, 2023
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AI can write a wedding toast or summarize a paper, but what happens if it's asked to build a bomb?
During the past year, large language models (LLMs) have become incredibly adept at generating synthesizing information and producing humanlike outputs. LLMs are likened to digital librarians, as they have been trained on ...
Nov 30, 2023
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Cybersecurity agency warns that water utilities are vulnerable to hackers after Pennsylvania attack
Hackers are targeting industrial control systems widely used by water and sewage-treatment utilities, potentially threatening water supplies, the top U.S. cyberdefense agency said after a Pennsylvania water authority was ...
Nov 30, 2023
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Establishing a digital emblem to protect humanitarian organizations in cyberspace
Ransomware attacks can paralyze organizations or entire countries by hacking into a network and encrypting critical data. The attackers then demand a ransom; if their demands aren't met, the data will not be decrypted and ...
Nov 29, 2023
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Is pretty good, good enough? Social network analysis evaluates PGP data encryption
Research in the International Journal of Business Information Systems has used social network analysis to look at the most important and influential users utilizing PGP (pretty good privacy) data encryption to reveal where ...
Nov 29, 2023
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Japan space agency likely penetrated by cyber attack
Japan's space agency was likely penetrated by a cyber attack this year by unknown entities but no sensitive information about rockets or satellites was accessed, officials said Wednesday.
Nov 29, 2023
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Security
Defending your voice against deepfakes
Recent advances in generative artificial intelligence have spurred developments in realistic speech synthesis. While this technology has the potential to improve lives through personalized voice assistants and accessibility-enhancing ...
Nov 27, 2023
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Can AI push the boundaries of privacy and reach the subconscious mind?
Influencing the U.S. election or the U.K.'s political future by using a combination of the personal information posted on Facebook by millions of people and powerful data analysis technology—it wasn't that long ago that ...
Nov 27, 2023
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UK police to trial new forensic footwear identification process
Forensic experts in the U.K. are taking new steps to identify criminals caught on CCTV using the shoes they are wearing.
Nov 27, 2023
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