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South Korean researchers develop DarkBERT for analyzing the Dark Web A team of researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology has developed a language model to analyze the Dark Web, a hidden bunch of websites with illegal activities that are difficult for conventional search engines to index. The system, named DarkBERT, has…
Privacy Breach: Popular Fertility App Accused of Sharing Health Data with Advertisers The makers of the popular fertility-tracking app Premom, Easy Healthcare, have been accused of repeatedly misleading users by sharing sensitive health data to third-party advertisers without their permission, according to a recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) complaint. This health data included sexual and…
Mobile phone users are widely misunderstood about the privacy and security features embedded in smartphone applications, according to new research from the University of Bath’s School of Management. The study shows that 43% of phone users were confused or unclear about what app tracking means. App tracking is commonly used by companies to deliver targeted…
Understanding people’s concerns and attitudes toward smart cities On April 25, 2023, Duke University presented a survey at the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in Hamburg, Germany, which explored public attitudes toward smart city technologies currently in use. The survey revealed that Americans have concerns about the ethical implications of the…
Automating Ethical Hacking for Smart Devices: The Future of Security Testing In the past few years, smart devices have revolutionized the way we live. They have made our lives easier, allowing us to control many aspects of our homes without leaving the comfort of our couches. However, the same smart devices that we use for…
Former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese owner of popular social media app TikTok, has made allegations that the company stole content from competitors like Instagram and Snapchat, and that it served as a “propaganda tool” for the Chinese government. These claims were made in a wrongful termination lawsuit filed in San Francisco Superior Court by…
Companies today collect and store sensitive data from their employees, customers, and partners. However, the mishandling of this data can lead to serious breaches, which may expose private information to the public. Cybersecurity vendor ESET reported last month that 56% of decommissioned routers sold on the secondary market contained sensitive corporate data such as authentication…
## Critical Infrastructure Attacks: A Growing Threat In recent years, critical infrastructure attacks have become more frequent and sophisticated. According to Xage CEO Duncan Greatwood, the Colonial Pipeline attack in 2018 was a turning point, highlighting the vulnerability of both information and operational technologies. In this report, we will explore Greatwood’s insights into how organizations…
Online fraud prevention and data privacy regulation: finding a balance The issue of data privacy has become a top concern for consumers with the rise of high-profile data breaches and controversies over the misuse of personal data. Tech giants such as Apple and Google have been taking steps to protect user privacy, including blocking third-party…
Cybercriminals Are Selling Access to Chinese Surveillance Cameras Introduction Tens of thousands of outdated Hikvision surveillance cameras continue to pose a threat to more than 100 countries around the globe, including the United States. According to recent research, hackers are currently collaborating to exploit the vulnerability in command injection discovered last year but still remains…