Security
The University of California is warning its students and staff that a ransomware group might have stolen and published their personal data and that of hundreds of other schools, government agencies and companies nationwide.
Apr 3, 2021
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Internet
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
Social media is increasingly used to spread fake news. The same problem can be found on the capital market—criminals spread fake news about companies in order to manipulate share prices. Researchers at the Universities ...
Feb 2, 2021
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Internet
After another chaotic week of mass staff departures and policy reversals, Twitter's future seems highly uncertain, with users—and everybody else—increasingly asking one question: What would a world without the so-called ...
Nov 20, 2022
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Business
By now, most of us are aware social media companies collect vast amounts of our information. By doing this, they can target us with ads and monetise our attention. The latest chapter in the data-privacy debate concerns one ...
Jul 21, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
The coronavirus pandemic has shown that one of the most important weapons in the fight against any disease is accurate information—and trusted individuals within a community to disseminate it.
Feb 22, 2021
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Internet
At the end of 2020, it seemed hard to imagine a worse year for misinformation on social media, given the intensity of the presidential election and the trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic. But 2021 proved up to the task, starting ...
Dec 31, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Engaging your brain in 'analytical reasoning' could save you from being duped by a fake website, according to research from the University of Southampton.
Apr 4, 2023
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Internet
It used to be that older adults were the preeminent online scam victims.
Sep 13, 2023
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Security
Microsoft said Monday it obtained a court order allowing it to seize web domains used by North Korean hacking groups to launch cyberattacks on human rights activists, researchers and others.
Dec 31, 2019
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