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How AIs ask for personal information is important for gaining user trust
People may be reluctant to give their personal information to artificial intelligence (AI) systems even though it is needed by the systems for providing more accurate and personalized services, but a new study reveals that ...
May 13, 2021
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DC Police victim of massive data leak by ransomware gang
The police department in the nation's capital has suffered a massive leak of internal information after refusing to meet the blackmail demands of Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate. Experts say it's the worst known ransomware ...
May 13, 2021
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Security
Colonial Pipeline restarts operations days after major hack
The nation's largest fuel pipeline restarted operations Wednesday, days after it was forced to shut down by a gang of hackers.
May 13, 2021
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Computer Sciences
Expert discusses the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack
On May 7, Colonial Pipeline announced that it fell victim to a ransomware attack and had shut down one of the largest fuel pipelines in the U.S. as a result. Thomas Holt, director and professor in Michigan State University's ...
May 12, 2021
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Security
Security researcher manages to jailbreak the Apple AirTag
After Apple's recent release of the AirTag for locating misplaced items, security researchers have just succeeded in jailbreaking the new tagging device. The German researcher, stacksmashing, reported hacking into, dumping ...
May 11, 2021 weblog
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Ransomware gang threatens release of DC police records
A Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate that stole data from the Washington, D.C., police department says negotiations over payment have broken down, with it rejecting a $100,000 payment, and it will release sensitive information ...
May 11, 2021
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Business
Huawei's ability to eavesdrop on Dutch mobile users is a wake-up call for the telecoms industry
Chinese technology provider Huawei was recently accused of being able to monitor all calls made using Dutch mobile operator KPN. The revelations are from a secret 2010 report made by consultancy firm Capgemini, which KPN ...
May 11, 2021
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Computer Sciences
Scientists will protect the 'Smart City' from cyber threats
St. Petersburg, like other cities in the Russian Federation, is actively participating in the establishment of the 'Smart City' program, which will provide new services for residents of the megalopolis, increasing the safety ...
May 11, 2021
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FBI names pipeline cyberattackers as company promises return
Hit by a cyberattack, the operator of a major U.S. fuel pipeline said Monday it hopes to have services mostly restored by the end of the week as the FBI and administration officials identified the culprits as a gang of criminal ...
May 11, 2021
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Security
Your old mobile phone number could compromise your cybersecurity
The Department of Computer Science and Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton University has conducted a study and released a paper assessing the security and privacy risks of phone number recycling by mobile ...
May 10, 2021 report
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It's not just Scripps. Ransomware has become rampant in health care during pandemic
On a local level, the ransomware attack that engulfed Scripps Health this past week, paralyzing digital resources from hospitals to outpatient clinics, was isolated. Other health care systems in the region have been unaffected ...
May 10, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Research shows trust needed in digital tech
New Zealanders are worried about bias in automated decision-making, according to research conducted by Massey University research group Toi Āria: Design for Public Good.
May 10, 2021
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