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Multi-payload Gootloader platform stealthily delivers malware and ransomware
The delivery method for the six-year-old Gootkit financial malware has been developed into a complex and stealthy delivery system for a wide range of malware, including …
Alexa Skills: Security gaps and data protection problems
With the voice commands “Alexa Skills,” users can load numerous extra functions onto their Amazon voice assistant. Amazon screens special voice assistant functions for …
CNAME-based tracking increasingly used to bypass browsers’ anti-tracking defenses
As browser-makers move to defang third-party (tracking) cookies, marketers are increasingly switching to alternative tracking techniques. One of these is CNAME cloaking, which …
How can we protect ourselves against fake news and manipulation?
The internet has revolutionized our lives – whether in terms of working, finding information or entertainment, connecting with others, or shopping. The online world has …
Most zoombombing incidents are inside jobs
Most zoombombing incidents are “inside jobs” according to a study featuring researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York. As the COVID-19 …
Researchers develop approach that can recognize fake news
Social media is increasingly used to spread fake news. The same problem can be found on the capital market – criminals spread fake news about companies in order to …
Researchers develop tool that ensures secure sensitive data sharing
A data privacy tool has been developed to help ensure key datasets – such as those tracking COVID-19 – can be publicly shared with an extra layer of security for sensitive …
Tailored AI-generated advice may stop the spread of misinformation
Warnings about misinformation are now regularly posted on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms, but not all of these cautions are created equal. A research from …
Bugs in Signal, other video chat apps allowed attackers to listen in on users
Bugs in several messaging/video chat mobile apps allowed attackers to spy on targeted users’s surroundings. The vulnerabilities – in Signal, Google Duo, Facebook …
Research team develops fast and affordable quantum random number generator
An international research team has developed a fast and affordable quantum random number generator. The device created by scientists from NUST MISIS, Russian Quantum Center, …
Users can be manipulated to share private information online
Online users are more likely to reveal private information based on how website forms are structured to elicit data, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have …
Operational planning simulation for defense against an attacking drone swarm
The 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea stunned the world when they put on a dazzling light show made up of a record-breaking 1,218 drones, all dancing in …
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