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Democratizing Facial Authentication
Intel's RealSense ID solution performs facial identification on device, not in the cloud.
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Newly-Wormable Windows Botnet Ballooning in Size
Researchers say a botnet targeting Windows devices is expanding, due to a new infection method that lets malware spread between computers with weak passwords.
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Apple Mistakenly Approved Widely Used Malware to Run on Macs
Security researchers found that Apple inadvertently passed a well-known form of malware for use on Mac systems through its notarization process.
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Microsoft Launches Deepfake Detector Tool Ahead of U.S. Election
Microsoft says its Video Authenticator tool was created using a public dataset from Face Forensic++ and tested on the DeepFake Detection Challenge Dataset.
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Hackers Say 'Jackpotting' Flaws Tricked Popular ATMs Into Spitting Out Cash
Security researchers unveiled two new "jackpotting" flaws that force Nautilus ATMs to dispense cash on command.
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A Hacker Used Twitter's Own 'Admin' Tool to Spread Cryptocurrency Scam
A hacker this week accessed an "admin" tool on Twitter to commandeer prominent Twitter accounts to spread a cryptocurrency scam, according to a person with direct...
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