Georgia county's experience shows perils of ransomware
On the first Saturday in March, computer screens at the 911 dispatch center in this small town went dark.
Oct 21, 2019
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New tool gives researchers a better look at online anonymous marketplaces
As you read this, cocaine, bounties, and other illicit products and services are being bought and sold on dozens of online anonymous marketplaces. These marketplaces are hard to shut down because they exist on networks that ...
Oct 18, 2019
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Inventions including AI-assisted cat door highlighted at GeekWire Summit
What drives a cat owner to invent a door that automatically closes when pets try to carry prey into the house? Countless nights of waking up at 3 a.m. to euthanize badly wounded small animals his cat would carry into the ...
Oct 16, 2019
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US, allies push Facebook for access to encrypted messages
The United States, Britain and Australia have called on Facebook to give authorities the ability to circumvent encryption used in its messaging services—a measure opposed by the social media giant.
Oct 04, 2019
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Amazon's Ring doorbell cameras attract congressional concern
Amazon-owned doorbell camera company Ring is facing questions from a U.S. senator over its partnerships with police departments around the country.
Sep 06, 2019
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400 US police agencies partner with Amazon on smart doorbell
Amazon said Wednesday more than 400 US police departments had joined its "Ring Neighbors" network, a program aimed at curbing crime using video from the company's smart doorbell that has raised civil liberties concerns.
Aug 29, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
10 reasons you should be worried about facial recognition technology
Facial recognition technology is spreading fast. Already widespread in China, software that identifies people by comparing images of their faces against a database of records is now being adopted across much of the rest of ...
Aug 22, 2019
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Think your metadata is only visible to national security agencies? Think again
It was bound to happen, and it did. Poorly crafted legislation – designed to allow national security agencies to collect information with the aim of protecting Australians from terrorists—is now reportedly being exploited ...
Aug 05, 2019
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Business
Justice Dept. puts Big Tech under the antitrust microscope
Like Europe before it, the U.S. government looks ready to try reining in its technology giants. But doing so may be more difficult than it seems.
Jul 24, 2019
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Israel spyware firm can mine data from social media
An Israeli spyware firm thought to have hacked WhatsApp in the past has told clients it can scoop user data from the world's top social media, the Financial Times reported Friday.
Jul 19, 2019
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Israel spyware firm can mine data from social media: FT
An Israeli spyware firm thought to have hacked WhatsApp in the past denied a report Friday that it had boasted to clients that it can scoop user data from servers run by technology titans.
Jul 19, 2019
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Fast-growing web of doorbell cams raises privacy fears
The woodsy community of Wolcott, Connecticut, doesn't see a lot of crime. But when the police chief heard about an opportunity to distribute doorbell cameras to some homes, he didn't hesitate.
Jul 19, 2019
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Report: Hackers using telecoms like 'global spy system'
An ambitious group of suspected state-backed hackers has been burrowing into telecommunications companies in order to spy on high-profile targets across the world, a U.S. cybersecurity firm said in a report published Tuesday ...
Jun 25, 2019
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Artificial intelligence shines light on the dark web
Beneath the surface web, the public form of the internet you use daily to check email or read news articles, exists a concealed "dark web." Host to anonymous, password-protected sites, the dark web is where criminal marketplaces ...
May 14, 2019
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An all-in-one cyber toolkit for criminal investigations
Cybercriminals can run, but they cannot hide from their digital fingerprints.
Mar 07, 2019
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