Twitter says hackers used phone to fool staff, gain access
Twitter says the hackers responsible for a recent high-profile breach used the phone to fool the social media company's employees into giving them access.
Jul 31, 2020
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Internet
The power of light for internet of underwater things
A system that can concurrently transmit light and energy to underwater energy devices is under development at KAUST. Self-powered internet of underwater things (IoUT) that harvest energy and decode information transferred ...
Mar 19, 2020
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Internet
Users need to consent to online tracking cookies: EU court
Online companies in the EU can no longer present internet users with a pre-checked box telling them cookies will be planted on their smartphone or computer if they don't deselect the option, under a ruling issued Tuesday.
Oct 1, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
Code War: Myanmar's final digital battle ends
Accessing everything from Wikipedia to Google Maps in Myanmar is about to get a lot easier when it finally adopts the universal code underpinning phone and online communication next week.
Sep 27, 2019
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Internet
Arkansas House OKs social media age verification requirement
Arkansas children would need their parents' OK to access social media sites under a bill Arkansas lawmakers advanced Wednesday, moving the state closer toward becoming the second to enact restrictions that critics say raise ...
Apr 6, 2023
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Security
Hack puts Latin American security agencies on edge
A massive trove of emails from Mexico's Defense Department is among electronic communications taken by a group of hackers from military and police agencies across several Latin American countries, Mexico's president confirmed ...
Oct 1, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
Discerning deep fakes digitally
Computer-generated images are becoming increasingly realistic to the point that viewers might, with a casual glance, assume an image to be a natural, real image rather than CGI, and now even to the point that deep fakes are ...
Apr 16, 2021
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To stop sign stealing, MLB could fight tech with more tech
If Major League Baseball really wants to stop its teams from electronically stealing signs, it might consider fighting technology with more technology.
Jan 15, 2020
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Engineering
Mathematicians prove that flash-memory 'fingerprints' of electronic devices are truly unique
Experts in applied mathematics at RUDN University have experimentally proven that it is possible to accurately identify electronic devices by defects in flash memory cells. It turns out that the distribution and nature of ...
Oct 15, 2019
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