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Nobel Prize winners names leaked before final decision
A trigger-happy Nobel Prize employee apparently hit send a bit too early this week, revealing the names of the 2023 award winners in Chemistry – before a final vote had even taken place, the prestigious institution said Wednesday.
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Hunting and gathering: OpZero raises stakes in zero-day exploit market
OpZero, the shady Russian zero-day exploit broker, has struck again. It’s still fairly new as a player in the game, but the company has once more massively increased its payouts for top-tier mobile exploits.
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Shutterfly, Discovery, AMC Theatres named in MOVEit attacks
Cybernews confirms Shutterfly as one of the latest victims impacted in the far-reaching hacks of the MOVEit file transfer system. Warner Bros. Discovery and AMC Theatres are also named.
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International Criminal Court impacted by ongoing breach
The International Criminal Court (ICC) says it was hit by hackers last week in an ongoing cyberattack that is still under investigation.
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SEC introduce a four-day deadline to report hacks
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will now require publicly traded companies to report major cyber incidents to investors within four days of a breach. Wall Street is also proposing new requirements for firms to disclose any AI-related trading conflicts of interest.
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Autonomous cars struggle to detect children or darker-skinned pedestrians
Research reveals significant unfairness in the choices made by driverless cars. This poses serious risks to the safety of vulnerable groups.
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YouTube CEO: videos denying the war in Ukraine violate our policy
YouTube is still up and running in Russia. Its citizens can’t monetize their content anymore but YouTube’s management believes it's vital to deliver independent news to Russia.
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Biden issues first US federal regulations on AI systems: what’s in them?
US President Joe Biden’s White House has outlined the federal government’s first regulations on artificial intelligence. The administration's powers are limited, though.
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Space junk hit by more space junk, says ESA
A piece of space junk has collided with a bigger object of orbiting debris, which ironically was the target of European space clean-up mission. Yet again, the space agency is underlining the importance of its mission.
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Expert voices pile up on Microsoft’s “negligent” security management
Software giant Microsoft takes far too long to patch discovered security flaws and leaves customers unprotected and uninformed. The latest public criticism comes from Amit Yoran, CEO of security company Tenable.
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Twitter whistleblower and noted hacker scooped up by Biden admin
One of America’s first recognized “white hat” hackers and more recent Twitter whistleblower, Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, has accepted the role of senior technical advisor for the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
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Labor Day phishing threats rise as remote workers embrace holiday mode
US workers gearing up for the big Labor Day holiday weekend by ditching the office pose an increased security threat to their employers, according to a new survey.
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ASVEL Basket confirms data breach
ASVEL Basket, a French basketball team headed by the former NBA star Tony Parker, said it learned about the incident from the media.
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Musicians can now license and monetize AI singers
New technology start-up Myvox has launched and is offering musicians the opportunity to license human-sounding AI singers for their songs. This is a legal alternative to vocal cloning.
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FTC sues Amazon for operating unlawful online retail monopoly
The US Federal Trade Commission filed suit against Amazon.com, claiming the massive shopping platform has been using a multitude of shady tactics to strategically control the online marketplace, leading to an anti-competitive monopoly of power against its rivals.
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Ohio city severely disrupted by ransomware attack
Huber Heights in Ohio, USA, was hit with a cyberattack that’s expected to limit access to local services for at least a week. Another attack impacted a county in North Carolina.
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‘Denial of pleasure’ attack: FlipperZero targets adult toys
Researchers find that Flipper Zero can connect and control adult toys remotely by making them vibrate or stop working via a Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) broadcast.
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Denmark hit with largest cyberattack on record
Hackers potentially linked to Russia’s military intelligence carried out a series of highly coordinated cyberattacks on Danish energy infrastructure in the spring, a new report says.
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Major Canadian fintech Moneris claimed by Medusa ransomware
Moneris, a payment processing business used by Starbucks and IKEA, has been listed on Medusa ransomware’s dark web blog.
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Attackers claim Plume data breach
Plume, a smart WiFi services provider, was posted on a popular data leak forum, with attackers claiming that they’ve downloaded gigabytes of user data.
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