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Waymo Says Driver Had Control of SUV That Hit a Pedestrian
California's Department of Motor Vehicles said Thursday that it has been contacted by Waymo and that the company will file a crash report within 10 days, as required...
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Protecting Users' Private Data While They Browse
The SugarCoat tool can protect users' private data while they browse the Web.
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Homeland Security Offers Hackers a Bounty to Find Bugs
Such programs pay hackers to find vulnerabilities in networks
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World's Biggest Traders Betting on Blockchain Data
The Pyth blockchain-based technology service aims to provide data for diverse cryptocurrency projects in real time.
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Software Flaw Sparks Global Race to Patch Bug
Companies and governments scrambled this past weekend to patch a major bug in a piece of popular Internet software that security experts warned could grant hackers...
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Winning the War on Ransomware
The DoJ's task force is changing the landscape around hackers, but will it be enough?
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Protection from DDoS Attacks – And Why It Is Useless
In this piece, we'll use a plain example to illustrate the existing types of DDoS attacks, and how businesses try to fend them off.
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Thousands of AT&T Customers in the U.S. Infected by Data-Stealing Malware
Researchers at China's Qihoo 360 reported that the EWDoor malware has infected the networking devices of thousands of AT&T Internet customers in the U.S.
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U.S., U.K. to Partner on Prize Challenges to Advance Privacy-Enhancing Technologies
The two nations anticipate launching the prize challenges in the spring of 2022, with initial results ready to be shared at the second Summit for Democracy.
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Tech Companies Join the Fight to Take Down Hacking Groups
Google and Microsoft are taking on hackers.
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Critical Wormable Security Flaw Found in Several HP Printer Models
F-Secure Labs researchers reported two eight-year-old vulnerabilities affecting 150 HP multifunction printers could be exploited to commandeer target devices.
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Car Hackers Could Drive You Off the Road (or They Might Settle for Money)
Automotive cybersecurity is a cat-and-mouse game, with the good guys and bad guys constantly chasing each other.
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How TikTok Reads Your Mind
It's the most successful video app in the world. An internal company document offers a new level of detail about how the algorithm works.
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U.S. Military Has Acted Against Ransomware Groups
The head of Cyber Command said a new cross-functional effort has been gathering intelligence to combat criminal groups targeting U.S. infrastructure.
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New Attacks on Web Browsers Detected
Information technology scientists detected 14 new types of Web browser-targeting cross-site leaks.
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Busted for Not Social Distancing by a COVID-19 Mobile Surveillance Robot
Surveillance robot could help reduce disease spread and also aid contact tracing.
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Data in the Wild Might be Key to Better Public Health
"Social determinants of health have really come to the forefront in terms of who has been most greatly impacted."
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Those Cute Cats Online? They Help Spread Misinformation.
A mainstay of the Internet is regularly used to build audiences for people and organizations pushing false and misleading information.
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Facebook Reveals Broad Takedown of Global Disinformation Networks
The takedowns described in the company's monthly threat report demonstrate how the cat-and-mouse game between Facebook and bad actors is escalating.
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