Category: NEWS & INDUSTRY

Bias in Artificial Intelligence: Can AI be Trusted?

Artificial intelligence is more artificial than intelligent.

Alleged Chinese Police Database Hack Leaks Data of 1 Billion

Hackers claim to have obtained a trove of data on 1 billion Chinese from a Shanghai police database in a leak that, if confirmed, could be one of the largest data breaches in history.

US Senators Call for Close Look at TikTok

Leaders of the US Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday called for an investigation into whether Chinese officials are getting access to data about US users of video-snippet sharing sensation TikTok.

Data Breach at PFC USA Impacts Patients of 650 Healthcare Providers

Just ahead of the 4th of July weekend, accounts receivable management firm Professional Finance Company (PFC USA) started sending out data breach notification letters to patients of over 650 healthcare providers across the country.

UK Military Investigates Hacks on Army Social Media Accounts

British military authorities are trying to find out who hacked the army’s social media accounts over the weekend, flooding them with cryptocurrency videos and posts related to collectible electronic art.

Hacker Claims Major Chinese Citizens’ Data Theft

A hacker claiming to have stolen personal data from hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens is now selling the information online.

Emergency Chrome 103 Update Patches Actively Exploited Vulnerability

While many expected — or at least hoped — that the 4th of July would be quiet on the cybersecurity front, Google on Monday announced the release of an emergency Chrome update that patches an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability.

Experts: California Lacked Safeguards for Gun Owner Info

Cybersecurity experts say the California Department of Justice apparently failed to follow basic security procedures on its website, exposing the personal information of potentially hundreds of thousands of gun owners.

Dutch Uni Gets Cyber Ransom Money Back… With Interest

A Dutch university that fell victim to a massive ransomware attack has partly received back its stolen money… which in the meantime more than doubled in value, a news report said on Saturday.