Communications of the ACM
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July 2022
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Wide Range of Routers Under Attack by Sophisticated Malware
Researchers have discovered at least 80 routers in North America and Europe have been infected by a remote access Trojan as part of a larger hacking campaign.
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FBI: Scammers Are Interviewing for Remote Jobs Using Deepfake Tech
An FBI public advisory warns about an increase in scammers using deepfake technology and stolen personal identifying information (PII) to impersonate job candidates.
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'Supercookies' Have Privacy Experts Sounding the Alarm
Vodafone is among the German phone companies participating in the TrustPid trial.
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Using AI to Fight Food Fraud
The use of artificial intelligence to test food and beverages to determine whether labels accurately indicate their content.
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Acoustic Levitation Used to Build Complex Structures in Mid-Air
A new system incorporates a robotic arm that generates sound waves to levitate and move objects to build complex structures in mid-air without touching the parts.
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Robotic Arms Connected to Brain of Partially Paralyzed Man Allow Him to Feed Himself
Johns Hopkins University researchers led a team that developed a robotic system that allowed a partially paralyzed man to feed himself.
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Toe-Tapping Test for Parkinson's Patients
A new smart insole can evaluate a Parkinson's disease patient's risk of falling by tracking their foot movements as they tap their toes.
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Eavesdropping on Whales in the High Arctic
Norwegian researchers used existing underwater fiber-optic cables to listen to whales in the Arctic via the Distributed Acoustic Sensing system.
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Hacker Claims to have Stolen 1 Billion Records of Chinese Citizens from Police
Anonymous Internet user "ChinaDan" posted on hacker forum Breach Forums last week offering to sell the data for 10 bitcoin, worth about $200,000.
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AI Algorithm Predicts Future Crimes One Week in Advance With 90% Accuracy
A new computer model uses publicly available data to predict crime accurately in eight cities in the U.S..
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The U.S. Military Is Building Its Own Metaverse
Defense tech companies have latched on to the metaverse hype—but what they're building will be a far cry from Meta's virtual world.
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Measuring AI's Carbon Footprint
New tools track and reduce emissions from machine learning.
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NIST Announces First Four Quantum-Resistant Cryptographic Algorithms
Four additional algorithms are under consideration for inclusion in the standard, and NIST plans to announce the finalists from that round at a future date.
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Quantum Computing for Dummies
New guide helps beginners run quantum algorithms on IBM's quantum computers over the cloud.
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Cyber Pirates Prowling Ship Controls Threaten Another Big Shock
Global trade is threatened by the ability of cyber pirates to hack technologies that control container ships' steering, propulsion, navigation, and other operations.
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Toxicity in Open-Source Community Varies From Other Internet Forums
A team of researchers conducted an analysis of toxicity on open-source community platforms.
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New Transceiver Receives Power, Data Simultaneously
Researchers have developed a 64-element millimeter-wave-band phased-array transceiver that transmits and receives data while receiving power at the same time.
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NFT Thefts and What to Do About Them
When someone steals a non-fungible token (NFT), the options for recourse are not always clear.
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Can Virtual Reality Help Autistic Children Navigate the Real World?
One company, Floreo, is hoping their tools will lead the way, despite some criticisms from autism self-advocates.
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3D Printing Grows Beyond Its Novelty Roots
With the technology improving and costs falling, 3D printing could be poised to play a major role in manufacturing.
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The Scientist Who Developed a New Way to Understand Communication
Mark Braverman has spent his career translating thorny problems into the language of information complexity.
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Brain Implants Get Real
Universities, and a growing number of companies, are producing brain-computer interfaces.
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Building a Practical Quantum Computer
Quantum computation has a long road ahead.
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Using Makeup to Block Surveillance
Altering one's facial features with a special type of makeup can keep them from being recognized by artificial intelligence.