Security

UK research identifies attitudes toward personal data processing for national security
Almost 80% of U.K. adults support national security agencies collecting and processing personal data to... Read more
Deepfakes now come with a realistic heartbeat, making them harder to unmask
Imagine a world where deepfakes have become so good that no detection mechanism can unmask... Read more
Cyberattacks: How companies can communicate effectively after being hit
In its latest annual publication, insurance group Hiscox surveyed more than 2,000 cybersecurity managers in... Read more
Information of more than 9,000 people potentially exposed in Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois data breach
The personal information of more than 9,300 people may have been exposed in a recent... Read more
Oregon agency won't say if hackers stole data in cyberattack
Oregon's environmental agency won't say if a group of hackers stole data in a cyberattack... Read more
'Poisoned' AI models can unleash real-world chaos; study shows how these attacks could be prevented
An unrelenting, ravenous appetite for more and more data may be artificial intelligence's fatal flaw;... Read more
S. Korea says DeepSeek transferred data to Chinese company without consent
Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek was transferring personal data to a cloud services platform without... Read more
From help to harm: How the government is quietly repurposing everyone's data for surveillance
A whistleblower at the National Labor Relations Board reported an unusual spike in potentially sensitive... Read more
Severance: What the hit show can teach us about cybersecurity and human risk
What if your work self didn't know about your personal life, and your home self... Read more
Protecting audio privacy: Speech-filtering technology balances privacy and utility in smart devices
Sound is a powerful source of information. By training algorithms to identify distinct sound signatures,... Read more
Electronic skin with unique fingerprint patterns offers enhanced security features
The likelihood of two human fingerprints being identical is extremely low—about 1 in 640 billion.... Read more
DNA sequencing at risk: Hackers could exploit genomic data vulnerabilities
Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS)—the same technology which is powering the development of tailor-made medicines, cancer... Read more
AI-powered intrusion detection system outperforms traditional methods in securing IoT networks
As Internet of Things (IoT) devices proliferate in sectors like smart cities, health care, and... Read more
Silicon Valley crosswalks hacked to mock Musk, Zuckerberg
Pedestrian crosswalks in California's Silicon Valley were emitting recordings over the weekend that mocked US... Read more
Flaws found in tools used to enforce online ad standards
A new study finds about 10% of websites that claim to comply with online advertising... Read more