Image cloaking tool thwarts facial recognition programs
Researchers at the University of Chicago were not happy with the creeping erosion of privacy posed by facial recognition apps. So they did something about it.
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Numerous manufacturers use insecure Android kernels, analysis shows
In an analysis of smartphones from 10 manufacturers, researchers at TU Graz have found that the Android kernels used are vulnerable to known attacks—so-called one-day exploits—despite existing protection mechanisms.
Aug 16, 2024
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IBM researchers develop a technique to virtually patch vulnerabilities ahead of threat
Researchers at IBM have recently devised a new technique to virtually patch security vulnerabilities before they are found. Their approach, presented at the International Workshop on Information and Operational Technology, ...
Internet
Google Docs comment feature exploited to distribute phishing links
A team of security researchers at Avanan is reporting that hackers are taking advantage of a Google Docs security vulnerability—one that takes advantage of a comment feature. They are claiming that they saw hackers using ...
Software
Privacy gets top billing in Firefox moves
Tech watchers were discussing Mozilla this week over its new moves, new plans, new Firefox features.
Hardware
Plug-and-play bug exposes millions of network devices
A bug in a protocol used by virtually all Internet of Things devices exposes millions of users to potential attack, a researcher reported Monday. The fault centers on the Universal Plug and Play protocol, a 12-year-old implementation ...
Energy & Green Tech
Analysis: Weapons potential of high-assay low-enriched uranium fuel poses greater threat than publicly acknowledged
An analysis published in the journal Science found that, contrary to a widely held assumption, the high assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) now being produced with federal subsidies to fuel the next generation of small nuclear ...
Jun 6, 2024
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Telecom
Security company finds vulnerability in Xfinity television remote controls
A team of researchers at GuardiCore Ltd., a cloud security company, has found a vulnerability in the remote controls Comcast provides its Xfinity user community. On their blog page, they relate how they were able to hijack ...
Internet
Google to publish user location data to help govts tackle virus (Update)
Google says it will publish users' location data around the world from Friday to allow governments to gauge the effectiveness of social distancing measures, brought in to stem the COVID-19 pandemic.
Apr 3, 2020
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Hardware
Researchers develop a phase-change key for new hardware security
As more and more data are being shared and stored digitally, the number of data breaches taking place around the world is on the rise. Scientists are exploring new ways to secure and protect data from increasingly sophisticated ...
Nov 18, 2022
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