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13 years in US prison for Ukrainian REvil hacker
A Ukrainian man was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison in Texas on Wednesday for his role in ransomware attacks by the notorious Russia-based REvil hacking group, the US Justice Department said.
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Security
Change Healthcare cyberattack was due to a lack of multifactor authentication, UnitedHealth CEO says
The Change Healthcare cyberattack that disrupted health care systems nationwide earlier this year started when hackers entered a server that lacked a basic form of security: multifactor authentication.
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US sanctions on Iranian hackers highlight growing concern about the Islamic Republic's cyberwarriors
A feature of the simmering tensions between the US, Israel and Iran has been not just the tit-for-tat missile and drone strikes and assassinations, but accusations of cyberwarfare waged by Iran.
May 1, 2024
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Qantas says app glitch exposed passengers' travel details
Qantas apologized Wednesday after a "technology issue" with its mobile app exposed users' travel details including their names, flights and points.
May 1, 2024
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A framework to enhance the safety of text-to-image generation networks
The emergence of machine learning algorithms that can generate texts and images following human users' instructions has opened new possibilities for the low-cost creation of specific content. A class of these algorithms that ...
Internet
Between one and all: Researchers propose system to control selected devices on network
One or all—that's the current choice many networks give users when it comes to controlling smart devices. With the evolving Internet of Things (IoT), referring to the technology that connects devices to one another and ...
Apr 30, 2024
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Security
Researchers create verification techniques to increase security in AI and image processing
A team of researchers from the Institute IMDEA Software, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and NEC Laboratories Europe has introduced a novel framework that promises to improve the efficiency and practicality of verifiable ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
Cybersecurity researchers spotlight a new ransomware threat—be careful where you upload files
You probably know better than to click on links that download unknown files onto your computer. It turns out that uploading files can get you into trouble, too.
Apr 29, 2024
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Computer Sciences
As quantum computers advance, encryption methods will need to keep up
Imagine the tap of a card that bought you a cup of coffee this morning also let a hacker halfway across the world access your bank account and buy themselves whatever they liked. Now imagine it wasn't a one-off glitch, but ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Cyberattack strikes Georgia county that was site of 2021 election breach
The Georgia county where tech experts copied the state's election software after the 2020 election was hit by a cyberattack in April.
Apr 29, 2024
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Security
Hackers may have accessed Inquirer subscriber and employee personal data in 2023 cyberattack
About 25,500 Philadelphia Inquirer subscribers, employees, former employees, and employees' family members on company benefit plans may have had their personal information exposed in a May cyberattack, Inquirer publisher ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Computer scientists unveil novel attacks on cybersecurity
Researchers have found two novel types of attacks that target the conditional branch predictor found in high-end Intel processors, which could be exploited to compromise billions of processors currently in use.
Apr 27, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
From shrimp Jesus to fake self-portraits, AI-generated images have become the latest form of social media spam
If you've spent time on Facebook over the past six months, you may have noticed photorealistic images that are too good to be true: children holding paintings that look like the work of professional artists, or majestic log ...
Apr 25, 2024
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Security
On the trail of deepfakes, researchers identify 'fingerprints' of AI-generated video
In February, OpenAI released videos created by its generative artificial intelligence program Sora. The strikingly realistic content, produced via simple text prompts, is the latest breakthrough for companies demonstrating ...
Apr 24, 2024
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Australia's top spy urges big tech to unravel encrypted chats
Australia's top spy on Wednesday urged greater cooperation from the big tech companies, asking them to break a long-held industry taboo by providing access to encrypted messages.
Apr 24, 2024
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Hardware
Researchers develop tiny chip that can safeguard user data while enabling efficient computing on a smartphone
Health-monitoring apps can help people manage chronic diseases or stay on track with fitness goals, using nothing more than a smartphone. However, these apps can be slow and energy-inefficient because the vast machine-learning ...
Apr 23, 2024
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UnitedHealth says wide swath of patient files may have been taken in Change cyberattack
UnitedHealth says files with personal information that could cover a "substantial portion of people in America" may have been taken in the cyberattack earlier this year on its Change Healthcare business.
Apr 23, 2024
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