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Cyberattacks a top concern across all business sizes, economic uncertainty a close second, new survey shows
Cyberattacks are now so common that the majority of businesses responding to a new survey not only viewed them as their top concern but a majority saw a future attack on their organization as inevitable.
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Business
Avoiding a surveillance society: How better rules can rein in facial recognition tech
The human face is special. It is simultaneously public and personal. Our faces reveal sensitive information about us: who we are, of course, but also our gender, emotions, health status and more.
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Security
Hackers leak French hospital patient data in ransom fight
Hackers who crippled a French hospital and stole a trove of data last month have released personal records of patients online, officials have confirmed.
Sep 26, 2022
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Security
Australia mulls tougher cybersecurity laws after data breach
The Australian government said on Monday it is considering tougher cybersecurity rules for telecommunications companies and blamed Optus, the nation's second-largest wireless carrier, for an unprecedented breach of personal ...
Sep 26, 2022
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Business
How not to tell customers their data is at risk: The perils of the Optus approach
Optus fears data on up to 9.8 million of its customers has been accessed in a sophisticated cyberattack—including, for some customers, passport and drivers license details, as well as phone numbers, dates of birth and email ...
Sep 23, 2022
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Telecom
Quantum encryption to boost European autonomy
Cyberattacks and geopolitics threaten today's increasingly digital world, leading to the disruption of essential supplies such as power and water. ESA, the European Commission and space companies in Europe are teaming up ...
Sep 22, 2022
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Business
Cyberattack steals passenger data from Portuguese airline
Portugal's national airline TAP Air Portugal says hackers obtained the personal data of some of its customers and have published the information on the dark web.
Sep 22, 2022
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Business
'Bad buzz': Gaming industry reels from 'Grand Theft Auto' hack
The video game industry is coming to terms with one of the biggest hacks in its history, after footage was leaked online of "Grand Theft Auto 6"—the next instalment of one of the world's most popular franchises.
Sep 21, 2022
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Security
LA Unified cyberattackers demand ransom
The hackers who targeted the Los Angeles Unified School District have made a ransom demand, officials confirmed Tuesday, an indication that the attackers have extracted sensitive data or believe they can bluff the district ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Deepfake audio has a tell: Researchers use fluid dynamics to spot artificial imposter voices
Imagine the following scenario. A phone rings. An office worker answers it and hears his boss, in a panic, tell him that she forgot to transfer money to the new contractor before she left for the day and needs him to do it. ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Security
Hackers accessed data on some American Airlines customers
American Airlines says personal information of a "very small number" of customers and employees was compromised after hackers breached some employee email accounts.
Sep 20, 2022
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Business
'Grand Theft Auto' maker says game code stolen
Rockstar Games said Monday that data from the next installment in its blockbuster "Grand Theft Auto" franchise was stolen, as glimpses of play spread on social media.
Sep 19, 2022
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Security
Hacker claims to breach Uber, security researcher says
Uber said Thursday that it reached out to law enforcement after a hacker apparently breached its network. A security engineer said the intruder provided evidence of obtaining access to crucial systems at the ride-hailing ...
Sep 16, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Color image encryption using an improved version of stream cipher and chaos
Chaos theory can be used to encrypt, with computational efficiency, a color image, according to work published in the International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing. The non-linear approach described performs far ...
Sep 16, 2022
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