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Why Deep Learning AIs Are So Easy to Fool
Artificial intelligence researchers are trying to fix the flaws of neural networks.
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Microsoft Says Iran Tried Hack of U.S. Presidential Campaign
Microsoft says a hacker group connected to the Iranian government has tried to compromise email accounts of a U.S. presidential campaign, current and former U.S...
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Academics Find Vulnerabilities in Android's VoIP Components
Scientists at China's OPPO ZIWU Cyber Security Lab, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Singapore Management University identified eight flaws in Android's...
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IBM Hackathon Winner Helps Fight Rash of Wasted Food
A group called FreShip was named the winner of IBM’s Food Waste Developer Challenge, a hackathon that tasked U.S. developers to create food-waste-combatting solutions...
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'It's Going to be a Revolution': Driverless Cars in New London Trial
Driverless cars completed their first major street test in London this week.
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People Are Overconfident About Identifying Phishing Emails
The results of a new study suggest that people may be overconfident in their ability to identify email phishing scams.
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Ransomware Forces Hospitals to Turn Away All but Most Critical Patients
Ransomware has crippled hospitals in Alabama and Australia, blocking admission for all but the most critical new patients.
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U.S. Steps Up Scrutiny of Airplane Cybersecurity
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has revived a program to identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities in aviation, in conjunction with the Pentagon and the U...
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France Set to Roll Out Nationwide Facial Recognition ID Program
France is set to become the first European country to use facial recognition technology to provide its citizens secure digital identities.
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Military Drones Now Common to Nearly 100 Nations, Report Finds
A report by researchers at Bard College's Center for the Study of the Drone estimated that 95 countries currently own unmanned military drones—up from 60 in 2010...
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Microsoft, MasterCard, Hewlett Foundation Launch Institute to Investigate Cyberattacks
Microsoft, MasterCard, the Hewlett Foundation, and other organizations have jointly announced the launch of an institute to probe cyberattacks and help their victims...
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Lawmakers Warn About Threat of Political Deepfakes by Creating One
Two U.S. congressmen created an artificial intelligence-doctored political video to demonstrate the threat such disinformation presents.
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EPFL Researchers Invent Low-Cost Alternative to Bitcoin
Researchers in Switzerland have developed a system that represents a new, low-cost way to think about cryptocurrencies.
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UPS Drones Win FAA Milestone Permission to Take Off Shackles
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration granted United Parcel Service permission to fly delivery drones under regulations similar to airline rules, with few restrictions...
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PDFex Attack Can Exfiltrate Data from Encrypted PDF Files
Researchers in Germany have developed a new attack that can extract and steal data from encrypted Portable Document Format (PDF) files, sometimes without user...
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High-Tech Sensors May Be Key to Autonomous Cars
Some companies are considering the use of high-tech sensors to address self-driving cars' limited ability to safely maneuver in traffic and see clearly in all...
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Twenty-Seven Countries Sign Cybersecurity Pledge with Digs at China, Russia
Twenty-seven countries signed a joint cybersecurity pledge in a lead-up to the U.N. General Assembly's General Debate last week.
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Huawei Suspended From Global Forum Aimed at Combating Cybersecurity Breaches
Huawei Technologies' membership in the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams has been suspended.
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Hackers Say They Took Over Vote Scanners Like Those Coming to Georgia
A report from the DEF CON Voting Machine Hacking Village conference described the discovery of a hack for commandeering ballot-scanning machines similar to those...
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