Vulnerabilities in billions of Wi-Fi devices let hackers bypass firewalls
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FragAttacks let hackers inject malicious code or commands into encrypted Wi-Fi traffic.
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Report: Robots, other advances will cost humans 5.1 million jobs by 2020
|| Future of Work || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
The World Economic Forum warned in a report that advances in robotics, artificial intelligence, 3D printing, and other modern technologies are currently likely to lead to a net loss of 5.1 million jobs worldwide by the year 2020.
Report: Software bug led to death in Uber’s self-driving crash
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The fatal crash that killed pedestrian Elaine Herzberg in Tempe, Arizona, occurred because of a software bug in Uber's self-driving car technology.
Cryptocurrency stealer for Windows, macOS, and Linux went undetected for a year
|| Internet/Privacy || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Custom malware disguaised as benign software was used to steal wallet addresses of cryptocurrenct holders for months.
Hackers are Exploiting a Platform-Agnostic Flaw to Track Mobile Phone Locations
|| Internet/Privacy || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
Hackers are actively exploiting a critical weakness found in most mobile phones to surreptitiously track the location of users and possibly carry out other nefarious actions, researchers warned.The attacks work by exploiting an interface intended to be used solely by cell carr
“Anonymized” Data Really Isn’t—and Here’s Why Not
|| Internet/Privacy || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
A computer science graduate student exposes that 87 percent of all Americans could be uniquely identified using only three bits of information, highlighting that almost all information can be "personal" when combined with enough other relevant bits of data.
A Series of Delays and Major Errors Led to Massive Equifax Breach
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A series of costly delays and crucial errors caused Equifax to remain unprotected for months against one of the most severe Web application vulnerabilities in years, the former CEO for the credit reporting service said in written testimony investigating the massive breach that
New Advanced Malware, Possibly Nation Sponsored, is Targeting US Utilities
|| Internet/Privacy || Media Article || Short (5 min or less)
An advanced phishing scam appearing to be from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying targeted three US companies successfully. The email had the correct domain and logo, and the malware was delivered through macros in a Word document.