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U.S. Agencies Warn of Custom-Made Hacking Tools Targeting Energy Sector Systems
The alert said the actors are specifically targeting Schneider Electric MODICON and MODICON Nano PLCs, and OMRON Sysmac NJ and NX PLCs.
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Engineer Makes Footgear to Guide People with Vision Problems
Japanese engineer Wataru Chino has designed footwear that incorporates a flexible motor-mounted device embedded to guide vision-impaired users.
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U.S. FBI Says It Disrupted Russian Hackers
U.S. officials said the Federal Bureau of Investigation had seized control of thousands of routers and firewall appliances from Russian hackers.
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Meet DALL-E, the A.I. That Draws Anything at Your Command
New technology that blends language and images could serve graphic artists—and speed disinformation campaigns.
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Volunteers Scramble to Preserve Ukraine's Digital Culture
More than 1,300 volunteers are working to preserve Ukraine's digital culture.
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Brokenwire Hack Could Let Remote Attackers Disrupt Electric Vehicle Charging
Researchers have identified a method for attacking the Combined Charging System and interrupting electric vehicle charging sessions.
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Google Pulls Apps that May Have Harvested Data from Millions of Android Devices
The apps took users' precise location, email, phone numbers, and more, researchers said.
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Pinterest Bans All Climate Misinformation
The image-focused social network says it will take down content that distorts or denies facts of climate crisis.
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Hackers' Fake Claims of Ukrainian Surrender Aren't Fooling Anyone. So What's Their Goal?
Experts say the hackers' intentions might not be to actually trick anyone, but to erode confidence in Ukrainian media outlets and institutions.
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Researchers Use Decommissioned Satellite to Broadcast Hacker TV
Researchers in the Shadytel telecommunications and embedded device hacking group used a decommissioned Canadian satellite to broadcast a livestream to the Northern...
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'We Became Like a Big Startup.' How Kyiv Adapted Tech to Save Lives
Kyiv city officials have been working to adapt and repurpose the Ukrainian capital's technology amid the war with Russia.
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Study Reveals Why Facebook Ads Can Miss Target
North Carolina State University researchers have determined that Facebook's targeted advertising algorithm does not account for the context of users' activities...
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BlackByte Ransomware Bites Critical Infrastructure, the San Francisco 49ers
One ransomware attack struck a professional football team as competitors were preparing for the Super Bowl.
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Data-Harvesting Code in Mobile Apps Sends User Data to 'Russia's Google'
A researcher found that Yandex, known as "Russia's Google," embedded code in apps for mobile devices that allows data to be sent to servers in Russia.
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Russia Inches Toward Its Splinternet Dream
For years, the country has been trying to create its own sovereign Internet—a goal given new impetus by the backlash to its invasion of Ukraine.
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Sign Language Glossary Aims to Widen Tech Access
A sign language glossary features more than 500 new signs covering computer science, cybersecurity, data science, and software development.
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Artificial Neurons Go Quantum with Photonic Circuits
Researchers demonstrated a quantum memristor on an integrated quantum processor operating on single photons in an effort to link artificial intelligence and quantum...
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Hundreds of HP Printer Models Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution
HP issued security advisories for three critical-severity vulnerabilities impacting its LaserJet Pro, Pagewide Pro, OfficeJet, Enterprise, Large Format, and DeskJet...
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