Researchers at FortiGuard Labs reported that an Internet of Things (IoT) botnet malware identified in mid-June has been evolving rapidly.
The Hacker News From ACM TechNews | August 11, 2022
The U.S. Space Force held a demonstration of dog-like quadruped unmanned ground vehicles for patrols at Cape Canaveral.
Space.com From ACM TechNews | August 10, 2022
Stanford University researchers are exploring whether emerging foundation models can help to realize the highest level of privacy, or "perfect secrecy."
Stanford University Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence From ACM TechNews | August 9, 2022
Researchers have found the operators of the Gootkit access-as-a-service malware now are using legal documents to get unsuspecting users to download them.
The Hacker News From ACM TechNews | August 9, 2022
A number of lawyers and experts say measures to safeguard citizens online are badly needed, but the bill was criticized by both privacy advocates and tech companies...The New York Times From ACM News | August 5, 2022
The number of "cryptojacking" attacks on financial companies jumped 30% to 66.7 million during the first half of 2022 compared with the same period last year.
Bloomberg From ACM TechNews | August 4, 2022
Researchers ruled out an algorithm selected by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology as a potential post-quantum encryption program.
Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | August 3, 2022
Wildfire prediction model uses social media and geophysical satellite data for more accurate real-time forecasting and monitoring.
Imperial College London From ACM TechNews | July 29, 2022
Rootkit hides in firmware images of Gigabyte or ASUS motherboards, all related to designs using the H81 chipset.
The Hacker News From ACM TechNews | July 27, 2022
Researchers have found a way to use the web's basic functions to identify who visits a site—without the user detecting the hack.
Wired From ACM News | July 26, 2022
This year's World Cup soccer tournament in Qatar will employ autonomous radar-guided interceptor drones for stadium security.
BBC News From ACM TechNews | July 26, 2022
NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence has demonstrated an experimental testbed to address cybersecurity threats targeting machine learning algorithms...FCW From ACM TechNews | July 19, 2022
So far this year, there have been multiple lawsuits filed against prominent tech companies for their alleged use of dark patterns to deceive users.
CNN Business From ACM News | July 18, 2022
The "Retbleed" flaw targets older AMD and Intel central processing units as a channel for Spectre-based speculative-execution attacks.
The Hacker News From ACM TechNews | July 18, 2022