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Tech industry urges G7 to unify cloud security standards

A leading tech industry group on Tuesday called on G7 nations to harmonize cloud security certification across the world's richest nations, in an effort to stoke cooperation and counter calls that data should stay within ...

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Oct 1, 2024

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AI model beats CAPTCHA every time

A trio of AI researchers at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, has modified an AI-based, picture-processing model to solve Google's reCAPTCHAv2 human-testing system.

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Sep 24, 2024

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Encrypted 'Ghost' app: What we know

Police revealed Tuesday they had infiltrated and taken down an encrypted chat app called Ghost used by criminals across the world.

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Sep 18, 2024

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'Good complexity' can make hospital networks more cybersecure

In May, a major cyberattack disabled clinical operations for nearly a month at Ascension, a health care provider that includes 140 hospitals across the U.S. Investigators tracked the problem to malicious ransomware that had ...

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Sep 17, 2024

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New tools use AI 'fingerprints' to detect altered photos, videos
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Korean researchers develop AI CCTVs to detect, predict criminal activities
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Hybrid optimization algorithm helps detect hidden messages in digital images
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Hustle academies: West Africa's online scammers are training others in fraud and sextortion
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Usable data hacked from air-gapped computer
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Most Australian teens have a phone—but many are not keeping their identity and location secure
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Researchers probe safety of AI in driverless cars, find vulnerabilities
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Five notorious cyberattacks that targeted governments
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What are 'click frauds'—and how can we stop them?
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Professor highlights challenges in adopting blockchain for asset-backed securities
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Large language models can help detect social media bots—but can also make the problem worse
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Human oversight of AI systems may not be as effective as we think—especially when it comes to warfare
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Will congestion charging come with a privacy toll?
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Rural hospitals may be more vulnerable to ransomware attacks
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Using 'chaos engineering' to make cloud computing less vulnerable to cyber attacks
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How smart toys may be spying on kids: What parents need to know
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Boosting online safety through behavioral nudges: Delay, remind, and secure
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Space militarization could pose a challenge to global security, argues researcher
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French police have arrested the founder of Telegram—what happens next could change the course of big tech
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Future cybersecurity incidents are almost a certainty, asserts US policy arm of global computing society

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Closer look at New Jersey earthquake rupture could explain shaking reports
Plants & Animals
As temperatures rise, researchers identify mechanisms behind plant response to warming
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Filament structure found to activate and regulate CRISPR-Cas 'protein scissors'
Social Sciences
AI-generated college admissions essays tend to sound male and privileged, study finds
Social Sciences
Scientists unlock secret of 'Girl With Pearl Earring'
Optics & Photonics
Quantum research paves the way toward efficient, ultra-high-density optical memory storage
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Loyalty influences support for indirect ties in moral dilemmas, study finds
Condensed Matter
New materials and techniques show promise for microelectronics and quantum technologies
Analytical Chemistry
Chemist challenges traditional views on crystal growth
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NASA powers down Voyager 2 plasma instrument to extend mission
Space Exploration
New triple star system sets shortest orbital period record
Planetary Sciences
New super-Neptune exoplanet discovered
Nanophysics
Researchers create orientation-independent magnetic field-sensing nanotube spin qubits
Nanomaterials
Beyond 'one pore at a time': New method of generating multiple, tunable nanopores
Ecology
Monkey fossils found in cave shed light on the animals' extinction centuries ago
Plants & Animals
Preserving nature's genetic resources: Wild banana relatives of mainland Southeast Asia reveal hidden diversity
Mathematics
How higher-order interactions can remodel the landscape of complex systems
Social Sciences
How do 'double skeptics' affect government policy on climate and vaccination?
Earth Sciences
Iron nuggets in the Pinnacles unlock secrets of ancient and future climates
Social Sciences
Climate shocks associated with higher rates of intimate partner violence against women
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Gift card scams generate billions for fraudsters and industry—how one 83-year-old fell into the 'fear bubble'
Computer Sciences
Researchers propose a smaller, more noise-tolerant quantum factoring circuit for cryptography
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Health department now notifying Floridians whose information was stolen, leaked
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Protecting connected, self-driving vehicles from hackers
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Computer scientists discover vulnerabilities in a popular security protocol
Consumer & Gadgets
Can your smartwatch get hacked? Study shows what information is at risk
Business
Opinion: Neurotechnology is becoming widespread in workplaces—and our brain data needs to be protected
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The influence of optimism bias and loss aversion in cyber risk management decisions
Consumer & Gadgets
Complicated app settings are a threat to user privacy
Consumer & Gadgets
Numerous manufacturers use insecure Android kernels, analysis shows
Plants & Animals
Can music help plants grow? Study suggests sound may boost plant-promoting fungus
Astronomy
Webb telescope detects unusual gas jets from Centaur 29P
Ecology
Scientists inject bacteria into fungi to study endosymbiosis
Planetary Sciences
Surprising amount and variety of gamma radiation is produced in large tropical thunderstorms, observations reveal
Molecular & Computational biology
First map of every neuron in an adult brain has been produced for a fruit fly
Plants & Animals
Study traces wild cat eye color diversity to ancient ancestor
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Study: Conservative users' misinformation sharing drives higher suspension rates, not platform bias
Biotechnology
Synthetic modules boost production of animal-based nutrients in plants
Cell & Microbiology
Unraveling the mystery of dormancy in food pathogens for more effective elimination
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Arctic plant study suggests the rate of climate change threatens to exceed the adaptive capacity of species

Making the Internet of Things more secure

With wearable fitness trackers, car key fobs and smart home devices, the Internet of Things (IoT) has become ubiquitous in our lives. Unfortunately, much of this flow of information is vulnerable to malicious activity and ...

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Mar 30, 2023

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Report: Chinese state-sponsored hacking group highly active

A Chinese hacking group that is likely state-sponsored and has been linked previously to attacks on U.S. state government computers is still "highly active" and is focusing on a broad range of targets that may be of strategic ...

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Mar 30, 2023

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US to adopt new restrictions on using commercial spyware

The U.S. government will restrict its use of commercial spyware tools that have been used to surveil human rights activists, journalists and dissidents around the world, under an executive order issued Monday by President ...

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Mar 27, 2023

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