Well-connected smart devices at home and in healthcare are currently vulnerable to hacking, warn two new reports.
Security
Mar 20, 2018
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(AP) -- The mysterious caller claimed to be from Microsoft and offered step-by-step instructions to repair damage from a software virus. The electric power companies weren't falling for it.
Internet
Apr 22, 2012
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Your phone is getting better and better at protecting your privacy. But Uncle Sam isn't totally comfortable with that, because it's also complicating the work of tracking criminals and potential national-security threats.
Security
Nov 25, 2015
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Europeans have overreacted to allegations that the United States had been snooping on them and vacuuming up huge amounts of phone and Internet data, cyber-savvy Estonia said in an interview published Thursday.
Internet
Jul 11, 2013
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Veteran FBI cyber security expert Shawn Henry said he is fighting the enemy on a new front by joining a startup out to protect firms from online spies.
Internet
Apr 19, 2012
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Attention smartphone shoppers: watch for cybercriminals using phony apps or messages in an effort to hijack your device or steal your data.
Software
Nov 21, 2012
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A state-owned Russian company has opened up a second internet connection for North Korea which could strengthen Pyongyang's cyber capabilities and undermine US efforts to isolate the regime, security experts said.
Telecom
Oct 5, 2017
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A consortium of hardware security experts from four major universities around the country has received a $1.2 million federal grant to conduct wide-ranging research aimed at enhancing the integrity of integrated circuits ...
Computer Sciences
Apr 27, 2011
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"Goat plague," or peste des petits ruminants (PPR), is threatening global food security and poverty alleviation in the developing world, say leading veterinarians and animal health experts in this week's Veterinary Record.
Other
Jul 1, 2011
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You are now 20 times more likely to have your money stolen online by a criminal overseas than by a pickpocket or mugger in the street, according to recent figures from the Office for National Statistics. The figures, revealed ...
Security
Jul 26, 2016
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