The other virus threat: Surge in COVID-themed cyberattacks
It may look like an email from a supervisor with an attachment on the new "work from home policy." But it could be a cleverly designed scheme to hack into your network.
Mar 18, 2020
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It may look like an email from a supervisor with an attachment on the new "work from home policy." But it could be a cleverly designed scheme to hack into your network.
Mar 18, 2020
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Information is a valuable commodity. And thanks to technology, there are millions of terabytes of it online.
Oct 13, 2023
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Authorities "on every continent" have arrested a total of over 20,000 people in the past year in an Interpol-coordinated blow against online and telephone fraudsters, the international organisation said Wednesday.
Dec 9, 2020
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Humans aren't the only ones learning toxic ideas online. New research led by Penn State researchers reveals that large language models that use internet files to learn how to respond to user prompts about different countries ...
Apr 27, 2023
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New research from a group including a University of Massachusetts Amherst engineer has helped identify the most important characteristics to increase adoption of ride-splitting platforms like UberX Share.
Jan 4, 2024
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Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Friday promised to review the social network's policies that led to its decision to not moderate controversial messages posted by US President Donald Trump.
Jun 6, 2020
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When Ashley Storino wants a new pair of black boots or book recommendations, she knows what gets results—and it isn't Google.
Sep 19, 2022
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Scientific progress is anything but automatic. The path to new discoveries is not a straight line. But while the route to nuclear energy breakthroughs may be circuitous, automated solutions can enhance the efficiency of the ...
Nov 1, 2022
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A team of Carnegie Mellon University researchers led by Turner Cotterman, an engineering and public policy (EPP) Ph.D. student, has shown that sustainably decarbonizing our energy system by 2050 will require us to change ...
May 26, 2021
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Google algorithms place innocuous subtitles on prominent conspiracy theorists, which mislead the public and amplify extremist views, according to Simon Fraser University (SFU) researchers.
Mar 31, 2022
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