It took 29 minutes for a Facebook user to first report the livestream of the Christchurch terrorist. Now a machine learning system spots weapons in the stream with an over 90 percent confidence rating. Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/xwnzz4/machine-learning-artificial-intelligence-christchurch-attack-video-facebook-amazon-rekognition…
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Presidential Candidate John Delaney Wants To Create a Department of Cybersecurity
On Tuesday, former Maryland representative and 2020 presidential candidate John Delaney announced a plan to create a Department of Cybersecurity that “would be led by a cabinet-level secretary who would be in charge of implementing the United States’ cybersecurity strategy,” reports The Verge. “The proposal is the first major cybersecurity push from any presidential candidate so far this cycle.” From…
US Government Admits It Doesn’t Know If Assange Cracked Password For Manning
An FBI agent admitted in a newly unsealed court document that the Department of Justice does not know whether Assange’s offer to help Manning came to fruition. Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/evy4ka/us-government-doesnt-know-if-assange-cracked-password-manning…
Researchers Find New Victim of ‘Triton’ Malware, Which Can Physically Damage Critical Infrastructure
Security researchers say they have found a new victim of the destructive malware, which targets critical infrastructure, known as Triton or Trisis. On Thursday, security firm FireEye revealed that it was hired to respond to a breach at an undisclosed critical infrastructure facility, and that the hackers used Triton, a type of malware that had… Continue reading Researchers Find New Victim of ‘Triton’ Malware, Which Can Physically Damage Critical Infrastructure
Researchers Find New Victim of ‘Triton’ Hackers
Security researchers say they have found a new victim of the hacking group behind the potentially destructive malware, which targets critical infrastructure, known as Triton or Trisis. On Thursday, security firm FireEye revealed that it was hired to respond to a breach at an undisclosed critical infrastructure facility, and that the hackers were the same… Continue reading Researchers Find New Victim of ‘Triton’ Hackers
Researchers Find New Victim of Critical Infrastructure Hackers Behind ‘Triton’ Malware
A security firm has discovered a new victim of the infamous hacking group that targeted critical infrastructure with destructive malware. 
How the ‘New York Times’ Protects its Journalists From Hackers and Spies
Hackers have been targeting journalists, and their organizations, for years. In 2012, The New York Times revealed that Chinese government hackers had broken into some of its systems and the email accounts of some of their reporters and editors. Since then, there have been several other cases of hacks or attempted hacks against journalists in… Continue reading How the ‘New York Times’ Protects its Journalists From Hackers and Spies
Kaspersky Lab Will Now Alert Users to ‘Stalkerware’ Used In Domestic Abuse
Tens of thousands of people all over the world have been spied on with malware sold to consumers for less than $100, as Motherboard has shown over the years. In some of these cases, the hackers are the victim’s spouses or intimate partners, making this one of the most dangerous forms of hacking as it… Continue reading Kaspersky Lab Will Now Alert Users to ‘Stalkerware’ Used In Domestic Abuse
Prosecutors Launch Investigation Into Company That Put Malware on Google Play Store
Italian authorities have launched an inquiry into a spyware vendor that made malicious apps for the Google Play Store and infected almost 1,000 people with them. Friday, Motherboard revealed that an Italian company called eSurv had uploaded 25 malicious apps on Android’s official app store over the span of two years. The company has a… Continue reading Prosecutors Launch Investigation Into Company That Put Malware on Google Play Store
Why The ASUS Supply Chain Hack Is a Big Deal
Last week, Motherboard revealed that hackers had broken into the servers that belong to ASUS, the Taiwanese computer giant. Once inside, the hackers pushed out a malicious update signed with a legitimate digital certificate to thousands of ASUS customers. Kaspersky Lab, which discovered the attack, estimates that around 500,000 people received this update. The hackers,… Continue reading Why The ASUS Supply Chain Hack Is a Big Deal