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Cybersecurity officials warn against potentially costly Medusa ransomware attacks

The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are warning against a dangerous ransomware scheme.

Computer Sciences

Researchers develop innovative method for secure operations on encrypted data without decryption

A hospital that wants to use a cloud computing service to perform artificial intelligence data analysis on sensitive patient records needs a guarantee those data will remain private during computation. Homomorphic encryption ...

Security

Don't click on those road toll texts. Officials issue warnings about the smishing scam

State officials are warning Americans not to respond to a surge of scam road toll collection texts.

Security

Research reveals 'major vulnerabilities' in deepfake detectors

An international team of researchers is calling for urgent improvements in deepfake detection technologies after uncovering critical flaws in widely used detection tools.

Security

Report warns of 'cyberwashing' in digital security claims

A new Monash University report highlights the growing problem of organizations resorting to "cyberwashing" to mislead the public about their data privacy practices and recommends measures to build a genuine culture of cybersecurity.

Internet

Russian disinformation 'infects' AI chatbots, researchers warn

A sprawling Russian disinformation network is manipulating Western AI chatbots to spew pro-Kremlin propaganda, researchers say, at a time when the United States is reported to have paused its cyber operations against Moscow.

Security

New AI defense method shields models from adversarial attacks

Neural networks, a type of artificial intelligence modeled on the connectivity of the human brain, are driving critical breakthroughs across a wide range of scientific domains. But these models face significant threat from ...

Business

Employee well-being as a strategy for responsible cybersecurity

New research led by Lancaster University into "responsible" cybersecurity suggests the well-being of those in cybersecurity roles should be a key consideration for firms' security strategies due to the level of burn out among ...

Consumer & Gadgets

Children may overestimate smart speakers' abilities

Children overrate the intelligence of smart speakers—such as Alexa, Siri, or Google Home—and are uncertain if the systems can think like humans or not, research suggests.

Security

Q&A: What you need to know about audio deepfakes

Audio deepfakes have had a recent bout of bad press after an AI-generated robocall purporting to be the voice of Joe Biden hit up New Hampshire residents, urging them not to cast ballots. Meanwhile, spear-phishers—phishing ...

Security

Health insurers split with US over relief after cyberattack

Health insurers and U.S. government officials are expected to meet next week to hash out differences over how to assist cash-strapped medical practices, as a cyberattack last month continues to hold up billions of dollars ...

Security

Apex Legends eSports event postponed by hacking claims

Organizers of the Apex Legends Global Series eSports tournament have postponed an event after two competitors appeared to be hacked while playing separate games during the North American finals.

Consumer & Gadgets

Does TikTok pose a security threat to Canadians?

Concerns about the threats TikTok poses to privacy and liberty were raised again, as a bill to divest TikTok of its Chinese ownership or ban it gathered steam in the United States Congress. And Canada's federal government ...

Internet

Cyberattack leaves health care providers reeling weeks later

Following a cyberattack on the largest health insurer in the United States last month, health care providers continue to scramble as insurance payments and prescription orders continue to be disrupted and physicians lose ...

Security

French state hit by 'intense' cyberattack: PM's office

Cyberattacks of "unprecedented intensity" have targeted several French government institutions just months before the Paris Olympics but have been contained, the prime minister's office said Monday.