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The Flourishing Business of Fake YouTube Views
Martin Vassilev makes a good living selling fake views on YouTube videos. Working from home in Ottawa, he has sold about 15 million views so far this year, putting...
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Campaigns and Candidates Still Easy Prey for Hackers
Some bathrooms have signs urging people to wash their hands. But at the Democratic National Committee, reminders hanging in the men's and women's restrooms address...
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Smartphones Vulnerable to Hacking
Researchers say they have determined a way to exploit a microchip security flaw in Samsung Galaxy S7 smartphones.
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The Sensors That Power Smart Cities Are a Hacker's Dream
At this point, it seems like every so-called consumer smart device—from routers and baby monitors to connected thermostats and garage door openers—has been shown ...
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.S. Defense Department Produces First Tools for Catching Deepfakes
U.S. Defense researchers say they have created the first forensic tools for catching fake videos, known as "deepfakes," created with artificial intelligence.
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New Genre of AI Programs Take Hacking to Another Level
IBM has identified a variety of artificial intelligence hacking program that could get past top-tier defensive measures.
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A Generation Grows p in China Without Google, Facebook or Twitter
Wei Dilong, 18, who lives in the southern Chinese city of Liuzhou, likes basketball, hip-hop music and Hollywood superhero movies. He plans to study chemistry in...
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AI May Put Private Data at Risk
Cornell Tech researchers have determined current models of machine learning are vulnerable to privacy leaks and other attacks.
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New Genre of Artificial Intelligence Programs Take Computer Hacking to Another Level
The nightmare scenario for computer security—artificial intelligence programs that can learn how to evade even the best defenses—may already have arrived.
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The Defense Department Has Produced the First Tools for Catching Deepfakes
The first forensics tools for catching revenge porn and fake news created with AI have been developed through a program run by the US Defense Department.
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Cyber Report Details Tricks sed by Hackers to Target Critical Infrastructure
A cybersecurity firm says it uncovered the methods and tools hackers use to target critical infrastructure organizations, activity it observed by creating a website...
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Adopting a Culture of Transparency
Software is used increasingly to determine the existence of scientific fraud in published studies.
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Research Robots Sometimes Left nsecured on the Internet, Study Finds
Brown University researchers have identified exposed systems running the Robot Operating System, with as many as 19 considered to be fully operational robots.
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How Cryptojacking Can Corrupt the Internet of Things
Cyber criminals shut down parts of the Web in October 2016 by attacking the computers that serve as the internet's switchboard.
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Google, Seeking a Return to China, Is Said to Be Building a Censored Search Engine
Google withdrew from China eight years ago to protest the country's censorship and online hacking.
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The Ethics of Computer Science: This Researcher Has a Controversial Proposal
Brent Hecht, chair of ACM's Future of Computing Academy, proposes revising the peer review process to ensure scientists report negative societal consequences of...
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Blockchain, Once Seen as a Corporate Cure-All, Suffers Slowdown
Corporate America's love affair with all things blockchain may be cooling.
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Same Web-Based Vulnerabilities Still Prevalent After Nine Years
The threat of common Web-based vulnerabilities has not been significantly mitigated over the past nine years, according to a study by the U.K.-based NCC Group. ...
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Facebook Identifies an Active Political Influence Campaign sing Fake Accounts
Facebook said on Tuesday that it had identified a political influence campaign that was potentially built to disrupt the midterm elections, with the company ...
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