If you still think you can be anonymous on the internet, a team of Stanford and Princeton researchers has news for you: You can't. Over the summer, the team launched what they called the Footprints Project, which invited ...
Internet
Oct 26, 2016
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Yahoo said Thursday a massive attack on its network in 2014 allowed hackers to steal data from half a billion users and may have been "state sponsored."
Security
Sep 22, 2016
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A Microsoft "chatbot" designed to converse like a teenage girl was grounded on Thursday after its artificial intelligence software was coaxed into firing off hateful, racist comments online.
Internet
Mar 24, 2016
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An unfortunate reality for cybersecurity researchers is that real-world data for their research too often comes via a security breach. Now computer scientists have devised a way to let organizations share statistics about ...
Security
Feb 22, 2016
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Microsoft has joined other online companies with a new policy alerting users if their accounts are being targeted by governments.
Internet
Jan 1, 2016
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Twitter has warned some of its users that their accounts on the messaging platform may be the target of "state-sponsored hackers."
Internet
Dec 14, 2015
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Russian-based hackers are using malicious software concealed in Twitter images to relay commands and steal data from US computer networks, security researchers said this week.
Security
Jul 30, 2015
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An Italian surveillance firm known for selling malicious software used by police bodies and spy agencies has succumbed to a cyberattack, the firm's spokesman said Monday, confirming an embarrassing breach which sent documents ...
Security
Jul 6, 2015
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A false tweet from a hacked account owned by the Associated Press (AP) in 2013 sent financial markets into a tailspin. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 143.5 points and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index lost more than ...
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May 20, 2015
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A startup company wants to make your emails vanish forever—but in a good way.
Internet
May 6, 2015
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