Fighting forgery with paper fingerprints
Fingerprinting official documents could provide a cost-effective way to prevent forgery, new research shows.
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May 25, 2017
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Researchers find computer code that Volkswagen used to cheat emissions tests
An international team of researchers has uncovered the mechanism that allowed Volkswagen to circumvent U.S. and European emission tests over at least six years before the Environmental Protection Agency put the company on ...
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May 22, 2017
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Network traffic provides early indication of malware infection
By analyzing network traffic going to suspicious domains, security administrators could detect malware infections weeks or even months before they're able to capture a sample of the invading malware, a new study suggests. ...
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May 22, 2017
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Watch out in a world of connected objects, cyber specialists warn
The massive global cyber attack that wreaked havoc in computer systems earlier this month caused plenty of visible disruption, not least in Britain's National Health Service.
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May 21, 2017
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Frenchmen claim cure for WannaCry-infected computers
French researchers have released software tools that they claim can restore some of the computers locked up by a global cyberattack that held users' files for ransom.
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May 19, 2017
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Another large-scale cyberattack underway: experts
Another large-scale, stealthy cyberattack is underway on a scale that could dwarf last week's assault on computers worldwide, a global cybersecurity firm told AFP on Wednesday.
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May 17, 2017
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Interview: Surfer worked from bedroom to beat cyberattack
As a vast "ransomware" attack raced from computer to computer, infecting tens of thousands around the world, a young tech expert worked from his bedroom in England to bring the rampage to a halt.
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May 16, 2017
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Experts: Cyberattack havoc could grow as work week begins
An unprecedented "ransomware" cyberattack that has already hit tens of thousands of victims in 150 countries could wreak even more havoc Monday as people return to their desks and power up their computers at the start of ...
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May 14, 2017
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An alert researcher, cooperation helped stem cyberattack
The cyberattack that spread malicious software around the world, shutting down networks at hospitals, banks and government agencies, was stemmed by a young British researcher and an inexpensive domain registration, with help ...
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May 14, 2017
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Manhunt for hackers behind global cyberattack (Update)
International investigators hunted Saturday for those behind an unprecedented cyber-attack that affected systems in dozens of countries, including at banks, hospitals and government agencies, as security experts sought to ...
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May 13, 2017
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