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Cybersecurity Protects Food, Agriculture
Protecting the U.S. food supply from cyberattack.
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Avast, French Police Take Over Malware Botnet, Disinfect 850,000 Computers
Antivirus maker Avast and the French National Police neutralized the back-end infrastructure of a malware botnet.
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One in Five U.K. Schools Says Students Have Broken Into Computer Systems
A cybersecurity audit found 21% of 430 U.K. schools had their computers, networks, or servers hacked by students.
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Mobile Malware Attacks are Booming in 2019: These are the Most Common Threats
Malware attacks against mobile devices, especially Android handsets, have ballooned this year.
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Hackers Breach Greece's Top-Level Domain Registrar
Researchers said Greece's top-level domain registrar has suffered a hacker breach, and identified the state-sponsored "Sea Turtle" hacker group as the perpetrator...
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HSM Vulnerabilities Impact Banks, Cloud Providers, Governments
Researchers have discovered vulnerabilities that can be exploited remotely to retrieve sensitive data stored inside Hardware Security Modules .
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Machine Learning Sniffs Out Its Own Machine-Written Propaganda
Researchers have modified a neural network to create a natural language processing algorithm that generates, as well as detects, convincing fake articles.
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Security Researchers Discover Linux Version of Winnti Malware
Security researchers have discovered a Linux version of Winnti, a malware used by Chinese government-sponsored hackers.
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Dell Laptops and Computers Vulnerable to Remote Hijacks
Dell laptops and personal computers can be remotely commandeered via a vulnerability in the Dell SupportAssist utility.
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Academics Hide Humans From Surveillance Cameras With 2D Prints
Researchers have developed a technique of using simple two-dimensional images to render wearers invisible to surveillance cameras.
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Researchers Warn Open Sky Drone Policy Poses Cybercriminal Risk
Researchers warn of the potential for unregulated aerial drones to threaten citizens.
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Study Shows Programmers Will Take the Easy Way Out and Not Implement Proper Password Security
Researchers have found that developers tend to write code that stores user passwords in an unsafe manner, because that is easier than creating a more secure product...
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Cisco: Patch Routers Now Against Massive 9.8/10-Severity Security Hole
Cisco has advised enterprise users of its wireless virtual private network and firewall routers to immediately install updates to patch a critical flaw.
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Your Bionic Hand Is Now at Risk From Hackers
Kaspersky Lab researchers revealed at Mobile World Congress 2019 in Spain that bionic hand prostheses from Moscow-based Motorica are vulnerable to hacking.
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Security Flaws Found in 26 Low-End Cryptocurrencies
Researchers have discovered two security flaws that impact 26 Proof of Stake cryptocurrencies.
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Security Conference Will Let You Hack Tesla Car, Earn Cash Prizes
Security researchers attending the Pwn2Own CanSecWest security conference this March in Vancouver, Canada, will be incentivized to hack a Tesla Model 3 car.
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Data Breaches, Cyberattacks Top Global Risks Alongside Natural Disasters, Climate Change
The World Economic Forum has listed large-scale cyberattacks and massive data breaches among the five most probable risks facing the world today.
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E to Fund Bug Bounty Programs for 14 Open Source Projects
The European Union will cover the costs of bug bounty programs for 14 open source projects.
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Hyundai Develops Fingerprint Tech to Unlock and Start Cars
Hyundai Motor has developed a system that will allow drivers to unlock and start their vehicles using only their fingerprints.
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Flaws in Self-Encrypting SSDs Let Attackers Bypass Disk Encryption
Researchers have found vulnerabilities in some solid-state drives that allow hackers to circumvent encryption and access local data without knowing the password...
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