Apple, Microsoft, and Google Just Fixed Multiple Zero-Day Flaws
Earlier in the month, Google fixed another zero-day flaw, a heap buffer overflow issue initially tracked as CVE-2023-4863, which it thought impacted only the Chrome…
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US Justice Department Urged to Investigate Gunshot Detector Purchases
The United States Justice Department (DOJ) is being asked to investigate whether a gunshot-detection system widely in use across the US is being selectively deployed…
SoundThinking, Maker of ShotSpotter, Is Buying Parts of PredPol Creator Geolitica
SoundThinking, the company behind the gunshot-detection system ShotSpotter, is quietly acquiring staff, patents, and customers of the firm that created the notorious predictive policing software…
Risk of a US Government Shutdown Is Fueled by Very Online Republicans
“Congress is in charge of money and everything for the government, and Congress should be in charge of funding special counsels. Those are my red…
A Tricky New Way to Sneak Past Repressive Internet Censorship
All over the world, walls are going up around the internet. For years, autocratic regimes have been in a race to heighten those walls, as…
Your Boss’s Spyware Could Train AI to Replace You
“They will learn from the workflow in which they’re engaged,” Autor says. “Often people will be in the process of working with a tool, and…
The Shocking Data on Kia and Hyundai Thefts in the US
Mandiant researchers published findings this week about a newly revealed Chinese espionage operation that used Sogu malware to spy on the African operations of both…
Satellite Images Show the Devastating Cost of Sudan’s Aerial War
Yesterday, the head of the Sudanese Army, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, asking for increased aid from…
Chinese Spies Infected Dozens of Networks With Thumb Drive Malware
For much of the cybersecurity industry, malware spread via USB drives represents the quaint hacker threat of the past decade—or the one before that. But…
You Need to Update Google Chrome or Whatever Browser You Use
China-linked hackers are increasingly moving beyond espionage and into the disturbing world of power grid attacks. Threat researchers at security software firm Symantec this week…
Massive MGM and Caesars Hacks Epitomize a Vicious Ransomware Cycle
The casino and hotel company MGM Resorts has dealt with widespread system outages and service disruptions at its properties in Las Vegas and elsewhere this…
The US Congress Has Trust Issues. Generative AI Is Making It Worse
“In most of these areas, you already have existing statutes that prohibit the behaviors that we want to continue to be prohibited,” Young says. “So…