How facial recognition software rejects people with facial differences, who number an estimated 100M+ worldwide, blocking them from accessing essential services
An estimated 100 million people live with facial differences. As face recognition tech becomes widespread … Bluesky: @brbarrett , @lhn , @mattburgess1 , and @couts . Forums: r/technews Bluesky: Brian...
Human Security: 1M+ Android TV streaming boxes, tablets, projectors, and car infotainment systems are infected with malware that conscripts them into a botnet
New research shows at least a million inexpensive Android devices—from TV streaming boxes to car infotainment systems … Bluesky: @couts and @lhn . Forums: r/technews Bluesky: Andrew Couts / @couts : N...
Q&A with former CISA Director Jen Easterly, appointed in 2021, on leaving the agency, Donald Trump, China's Salt Typhoon, Russia, unfinished business, and more
Chinese hacks, rampant ransomware, and Donald Trump's budget cuts all threaten US security. Mastodon: @lhn@mastodon.online . Forums: r/cybersecurity Mastodon: Lily Hay Newman / @lhn@mastodon.online : ...
Malwarebytes: 77% of ad accounts used for “malvertising”, like in search results, are used just once and 90% of the ad fraud comes from Pakistan and Vietnam
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In its latest security report, Meta says it removed 2M+ accounts this year connected to pig butchering scams conducted from Southeast Asia and the UAE
Here's Why TechRadar : Meta reveals major crackdown on organized crime scams Cynthia B Brumfield / Metacurity : Meta Addresses Pig-Butchering, Claims Two-Year Collaboration with Law Enforcement Wired ...
Researchers develop a protocol to secure AirTags against stalking while maintaining privacy, aiming to improve on Apple's system of rotating public identifiers
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A monthslong investigation exposes the secrets of Russian ransomware gang Trickbot, which thrived despite global disruption efforts, and a key member's identity
A WIRED investigation into a cache of documents posted by an unknown figure lays bare the Trickbot ransomware gang's secrets, including the identity of a central member. Mastodon: @mattburgess@infosec...
Mac security researcher Patrick Wardle says Apple's macOS Background Task Management tool is “trivially” bypassed by “any malware that's somewhat sophisticated”
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Researchers find flaws, likely backdoors, in encryption algorithms from the TETRA standard used in radios commonly deployed by police and military orgs globally
5 New Vulnerabilities Exposed in Widely Used Radio Communication System Thomas Claburn / The Register : TETRA radio comms used by emergency heroes easily cracked, say experts Waqas / HackRead : From P...
Meta warns malware actors are increasingly spreading their infrastructure across platforms and has blocked 1,000+ ChatGPT-themed malicious URLs since March 2023
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