Alfred Ng
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Facial recognition's fate could be decided in 2021
A number of lawsuits and legislative measures mean the debate over the use of facial recognition is poised to ramp up. → Read More
Hackers accessed documents related to authorized COVID-19 vaccines
The breach happened to the European Medicines Agency, which regulates vaccines including Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 treatment. → Read More
FireEye hack: Cybersecurity firm says nation-state stole attacking tools
"This attack is different from the tens of thousands of incidents we have responded to throughout the years," the firm says in an SEC filing. → Read More
Huawei tested facial recognition that ID'd Uighur Muslims, set off alarm: report
The Chinese government has frequently used surveillance technology to oppress the minority population. → Read More
Privacy groups demand Google disclose details on geofence warrants
While Google releases biannual reports of government requests it receives, the company hasn't shared how many of them are dragnet queries. → Read More
Hackers are going after COVID-19 vaccine's rollout
The cyberattacks are targeting distributors who will be distributing and storing vaccines for the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More
Homeland Security overseer to examine agency's use of phone location data
The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General says it's looking into how the agency uses phone location data obtained without warrants through apps. → Read More
Google researcher demonstrates iPhone exploit with Wi-Fi takeover
The vulnerability, patched in May, let potential hackers get complete access to nearby iOS devices. → Read More
Facial recognition is getting better at making matches around face masks
A study of 65 face recognition algorithms on masked photos found they were as good as the top performers in 2017 with no masks. → Read More
Supreme Court hears case on hacking law and its limits
The "dangerously vague" Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, established in 1986, gets a look 34 years later. → Read More
Apple and Facebook feud over who's violating your privacy more
Apple's privacy chief is accusing Facebook of collecting "as much data as possible." → Read More
Trump fires top cybersecurity official for debunking election fraud claims
CISA Director Chris Krebs had been running a "Rumor Control" website debunking election fraud claims for weeks before the president fired him. → Read More
Trump fires the US's leading authority on election security
CISA director Chris Krebs had been running a "Rumor Control" website debunking election fraud claims for weeks until the president fired him. → Read More
Why Trump's claims of massive voting machine fraud don't have merit
Voting machine vulnerabilities don't mean that the election's been hacked. → Read More
Why Trump's claims of massive voting machine fraud have no merit
Voting machine vulnerabilities don't mean that the election's been hacked. → Read More
Russian and North Korean hackers are targeting COVID-19 vaccine researchers
Microsoft's security researchers say they've stopped several attempted cyberattacks against pharmaceutical companies in recent months. → Read More
Election Day was hack free, but cybersecurity officials are still bracing for attacks
For cybersecurity officials, Election Day was 'another Tuesday,' but concerns remain over attempts to undermine the process over the next several days. → Read More
FBI investigating voter suppression robocalls on Election Day
Voters in battleground states are getting calls telling them to vote after polls have closed. → Read More
Hackers stole $2.3 million from Trump re-election funds in Wisconsin
The thieves created fake invoices to look like vendors that the Wisconsin Republican Party worked with. → Read More
FBI warns imminent wave of ransomware attacks hitting hospitals
As cases continue to rise from the coronavirus pandemic, hackers are targeting healthcare systems. → Read More