Musk threatens lawsuit as Twitter rival Threads takes off
Twitter threatened to sue Meta just hours after the Instagram parent company launched Threads, an app it hopes will beat out the struggling site owned by Elon Musk.
Jul 7, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
Mass event will let hackers test limits of AI technology
No sooner did ChatGPT get unleashed than hackers started "jailbreaking" the artificial intelligence chatbot—trying to override its safeguards so it could blurt out something unhinged or obscene.
May 10, 2023
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Computer Sciences
The end of text-based passwords? 'Transparent image moving' provides a new solution
It's past time the world moves away from text-based passwords and verifications for mobile phones and starts embracing more secure image-based solutions, say computer scientists from the University of Surrey.
Mar 23, 2023
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Automated detection of doxing on Twitter with over 96% accuracy
A new automated approach to detect doxing—a form of cyberbullying in which certain private or personally identifiable information is publicly shared without an individual's consent or knowledge—may help social media platforms ...
Dec 12, 2022
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Internet
OpenSSL, a widely used encryption library, patches serious vulnerabilities
Websites and companies that rely on OpenSSL should patch their systems as soon as possible.
Nov 2, 2022
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Security
Australian health insurer says data of all customers hacked
Australia's largest health insurer said on Wednesday a cybercriminal had hacked the personal data of all its 4 million customers, as the government introduced legislation that would increase penalties for companies that fail ...
Oct 26, 2022
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Security
This company aims to protect connected cars from cyberattacks
Half of all auto cyberattacks in history occurred in 2021 alone—up nearly 140% from 2020.
Sep 7, 2022
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Security
US regulators sue firm selling sensitive location data
US regulators on Monday filed a lawsuit to stop data broker Kochava from selling smartphone location information that could help trace visits to "sensitive locations" like reproductive health clinics.
Aug 29, 2022
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Internet
New research puts your online privacy preferences to the test
When it comes to privacy, you've probably heard some say they "don't care about privacy if there's nothing to hide." Typically, someone who says this is not taking into account that you may have strong beliefs on the very ...
Jul 18, 2022
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Internet
Profile matching of online users across multiple social networks
It is perhaps a significant concern that internet users willingly and sometimes unwittingly share their personal and private information through online social networks without a second thought for how that information might ...
Apr 29, 2022
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