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Sensitive Illinois Voter Data Exposed by Contractor’s Unsecured Databases
Social Security numbers, death certificates, voter applications, and other personal data were accessible on the open internet, highlighting the ongoing challenges in election security. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: Sensitive Illinois Voter Data…
Sensitive Illinois Voter Data Exposed by Contractor’s Unsecured Databases
Social Security numbers, death certificates, voter applications, and other personal information was accessible on the open internet, highlighting the ongoing challenges in election security. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: Sensitive Illinois Voter Data…
He Was an FBI Informant—and Inspired a Generation of Violent Extremists
Joshua Caleb Sutter infiltrated far-right extremist organizations as a confidential FBI informant, all while promoting hateful ideologies that influenced some of the internet’s most violent groups. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: He Was…
A $500 Open-Source Tool Lets Anyone Hack Computer Chips With Lasers
The RayV Lite will make it hundreds of times cheaper for anyone to carry out physics-bending feats of hardware hacking. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: A $500 Open-Source Tool Lets Anyone Hack Computer…
Can GPT-4o Be Trusted With Your Private Data?
OpenAI’s newest model is “a data hoover on steroids,” says one expert—but there are still ways to use it while minimizing risk. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: Can GPT-4o Be Trusted With Your…
Can ChatGPT-4o Be Trusted With Your Private Data?
OpenAI’s newest model is “a data hoover on steroids,” says one expert—but there are still ways to use it while minimizing risk. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: Can ChatGPT-4o Be Trusted With Your…
A Senate Bill Would Radically Improve Voting Machine Security
This year’s Intelligence Authorization Act would mandate penetration testing for federally certified voting machines and allow independent researchers to work on exposing vulnerabilities. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: A Senate Bill Would Radically…
Saboteurs Cut Internet Cables in Latest Disruption During Paris Olympics
Long-distance cables were severed across France in a move that disrupted internet connectivity. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: Saboteurs Cut Internet Cables in Latest Disruption During Paris Olympics
How Infostealers Pillaged the World’s Passwords
Infostealer malware is swiping millions of passwords, cookies, and search histories. It’s a gold mine for hackers—and a disaster for anyone who becomes a target. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: How Infostealers Pillaged…
Stop X’s Grok AI From Training on Your Tweets
Plus: More Pegasus spyware controversy, a major BIOS controversy, and more of the week’s top security news. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: Stop X’s Grok AI From Training on Your Tweets
A North Korean Hacker Tricked a US Security Vendor Into Hiring Him—and Immediately Tried to Hack Them
KnowBe4 detailed the incident in a recent blog post as a warning for other potential targets. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: A North Korean Hacker Tricked a US Security Vendor Into Hiring Him—and…
Europe Is Pumping Billions Into New Military Tech
The European Commission is allocating €7.3 billion for defense research over the next seven years. From drones and tanks of the future to battleships and space intelligence, here’s what it funds. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read…
At the Olympics, AI Is Watching You
A controversial new surveillance system in Paris foreshadows a future where there are too many CCTV cameras for humans to physically watch. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: At the Olympics, AI Is Watching…
At The 2024 Summer Olympics, AI Is Watching You
A controversial new surveillance system in Paris foreshadows a future where there are too many CCTV cameras for humans to physically watch. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: At The 2024 Summer Olympics, AI…
A Hacker ‘Ghost’ Network Is Quietly Spreading Malware on GitHub
Cybersecurity researchers have spotted a 3,000-account network on GitHub that is manipulating the platform and spreading ransomware and info stealers. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: A Hacker ‘Ghost’ Network Is Quietly Spreading Malware…
This Machine Exposes Privacy Violations
A former Google engineer has built a search engine, WebXray, that aims to find illicit online data collection and tracking—with the goal of becoming “the Henry Ford of tech lawsuits.” This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the…
How Russia-Linked Malware Cut Heat to 600 Ukrainian Buildings in Deep Winter
The code, the first of its kind, was used to sabotage a heating utility in Lviv at the coldest point in the year—what appears to be yet another innovation in Russia’s torment of Ukrainian civilians. This article has been indexed…
The Pentagon Wants to Spend $141 Billion on a Doomsday Machine
The DOD wants to refurbish ICBM silos that give it the ability to end civilization. But these missiles are useless as weapons, and their other main purpose—attracting an enemy’s nuclear strikes—serves no end. This article has been indexed from Security…
The Feds Say These Are the Russian Hackers Who Attacked US Water Utilities
Plus: The FBI unlocks the Trump shooter’s phone, a security researcher gets legal threats for exposing hackable traffic lights, and more. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: The Feds Say These Are the Russian…