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EU data watchdogs want ban on AI facial recognition
Jun 21, 2021 (AFP)
In a non-binding opinion, the two bodies called for a "general ban" on the practice that would include "recognition of faces, gait, fingerprints, DNA, voice, ke...
Why China is getting tough on crypto
Jun 21, 2021 (AFP)
On Monday bitcoin slumped more than 10 percent after Beijing pulled the plug on the massive mines of Sichuan province. China's regulatory assault on the digital...
Facebook AI software able to dig up origins of deepfake images
Jun 16, 2021 (AFP)
Deepfakes are photos, videos or audio clips altered using artificial intelligence to appear authentic, which experts have warned can mislead or be completely fa...
Australia terminates Russia's lease on new embassy, citing nat'l security risk
Jun 15, 2021 (UPI)
Lawmakers in Australia's House and Senate passed the bill mere hours after it was unveiled by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a press conference where he...
Risky undercover work key in ANOM police coup
Jun 10, 2021 (AFP)
In the operation some 12,000 phones were turned into listening devices, resulting in stunning success with more than 800 arrests worldwide so far. But none of i...
ANOM sting is landmark in tech race against crime: expert
Jun 08, 2021 (AFP)
The use of ANOM, a supposedly encrypted communication device planted with criminals in more than 100 countries, highlights the technological battle between poli...
Tough fight looms against ransomware 'epidemic'
Jun 08, 2021 (AFP)
The attacks hitting the Colonial Pipeline and the major JBS meatpacking operations are examples of a burgeoning cybercrime industry with the potential to inflic...
FBI phone app reaped secrets of global drug networks
Jun 08, 2021 (AFP)
The pair were straightforward, because they were using the newest, safest mode of communicating: a special-purpose, highly encrypted, messaging-only cellphone c...
Multi-nation BALTOPS 50 exercise includes defensive cyber warfare for first time
Jun 07, 2021 (UPI)
Air and maritime assets from 18 NATO allies and partner nations will participate in BALTOPS 50's live training events, which kicked off on Sunday and will go th...
As Covid cases rose, so did hospital hacks in France
Jun 02, 2021 (AFP)
"He's usually very calm, but I could tell in his voice that there was something very unusual," Aline Gilet-Caubere told AFP from her office. The technician repo...
Ex-Huawei executive goes on trial in Poland for spying
Jun 01, 2021 (AFP)
The two men, who are referred to in court documents only as Weijing W. and Piotr D., were arrested in January 2019. Weijing W. is accused of "participating in t...
Russian hackers of SolarWinds back on the attack
May 28, 2021 (AFP)
A security update from Microsoft late Thursday said the group known as Nobelium has stepped up attacks, notably targeting government agencies involved in foreig...
Misinformation thrives in Iraq's virtual battlegrounds
May 28, 2021 (AFP)
Misinformation about political, social, security and economic issues abound online in the country, said Aws al-Saadi, a founder of Tech 4 Peace collective, an I...
Cyber Command chief stresses need for U.S. to stay ahead in cybersecurity
May 28, 2021 (UPI)
Gen. Paul Nakasone, who is also director of the National Security Agency, told the non-governmental Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association on T...
US exchanges offer a rich potential target for hackers
May 26, 2021 (AFP)
Financial exchanges that manage daily transactions of tens or hundreds of billions of dollars are an appealing target for hackers. Major stock exchanges insist ...
'World's leading bank robbers': North Korea's hacker army
May 26, 2021 (AFP)
Pyongyang is under multiple international sanctions over its atomic bomb and ballistic missile programmes, which have seen rapid progress under North Korean lea...
EU wants more from Big Tech against disinformation
May 26, 2021 (AFP)
The proposal is the EU's effort to strengthen its existing code of conduct against disinformation, which was launched in 2018 after revelations that platforms h...
Rising cyberattacks in West highlight vulnerabilities
May 25, 2021 (AFP)
The latest incident to underline the capacity of cybercriminals to disrupt daily life came in early May when Colonial Pipeline, a US-based operator of a key fue...
Operating in the shadows: US Cyber Command
May 25, 2021 (AFP)
Many Americans are asking what the country's army of cyber warriors are doing after repeated attacks on US computer systems by Chinese, Russian and other hacker...
Huawei to unveil new OS, push into software to weather US pressure
May 25, 2021 (AFP)
Huawei tipped the June 2 launch of its HarmonyOS platform in a short teaser on social media, just as an internal memo came to light in which company founder and...
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