Russia Steps Up a Covert Sabotage Campaign Aimed at Europe
Russian military intelligence, the G.R.U., is behind arson attacks aimed at undermining support for Ukraine’s war effort, security officials say.
How Finland Is Teaching a Generation to Spot Misinformation
How Finland Is Teaching a Generation to Spot Misinformation The Nordic country is testing new ways to teach students about propaganda. Here’s what other countries can learn from its success.
Internal Documents Show How Close the F.B.I. Came to Deploying Spyware - The New York Times
Christopher Wray, the F.B.I.’s director, told Congress last December that the bureau purchased the phone hacking tool Pegasus for research and development purposes.
Major Mexican Government Hack Reveals Military Abuse and Spying
Hackers infiltrated the Mexican Defense Ministry, publishing millions of emails that detail the military’s growing influence over the civilian government.
How Russian Trolls Helped Keep the Women’s March Out of Lock Step
As American feminists came together in 2017 to protest Donald Trump, Russia’s disinformation machine set about deepening the divides among them.
Uber Investigating Breach of Its Computer Systems
The company said on Thursday that it was looking into the scope of the apparent hack.
A Dad Took Photos of His Naked Toddler for the Doctor. Google Flagged Him as a Criminal.
Google has an automated tool to detect abusive images of children. But the system can get it wrong, and the consequences are serious.
A Cyberattack Illuminates the Shaky State of Student Privacy
At a moment when education technology firms are stockpiling sensitive information on millions of school children, safeguards for student data have broken down.
Microsoft Plans to Eliminate Face Analysis Tools in Push for ‘Responsible A.I.’
For years, activists and academics have been raising concerns that facial analysis software that claims to be able to identify a person’s age, gender and emotional state can be biased, unreliable or invasive — and shouldn’t be sold.
U.S. Says It Secretly Removed Malware Worldwide, Pre-empting Russian Cyberattacks - The New York Times
The operation is the latest effort by the Biden administration to thwart actions by Russia by making them public before Moscow can strike.
When Nokia Pulled Out of Russia, a Vast Surveillance System Remained
The Finnish company played a key role in enabling Russia’s cyberspying, documents show, raising questions of corporate responsibility.
Who Is Behind QAnon? Linguistic Detectives Find Fingerprints
Using machine learning, separate teams of computer scientists identified the same two men as likely authors of messages that fueled the viral movement.
Kazakhstan's Internet Shutdowns Could Be a Warning for Ukraine
Control of the internet is increasingly part of any modern conflict.
How Finland Is Teaching a Generation to Spot Misinformation
How Finland Is Teaching a Generation to Spot Misinformation The Nordic country is testing new ways to teach students about propaganda. Here’s what other countries can learn from its success.
Internal Documents Show How Close the F.B.I. Came to Deploying Spyware - The New York Times
Christopher Wray, the F.B.I.’s director, told Congress last December that the bureau purchased the phone hacking tool Pegasus for research and development purposes.
Major Mexican Government Hack Reveals Military Abuse and Spying
Hackers infiltrated the Mexican Defense Ministry, publishing millions of emails that detail the military’s growing influence over the civilian government.
How Russian Trolls Helped Keep the Women’s March Out of Lock Step
As American feminists came together in 2017 to protest Donald Trump, Russia’s disinformation machine set about deepening the divides among them.
Uber Investigating Breach of Its Computer Systems
The company said on Thursday that it was looking into the scope of the apparent hack.
A Dad Took Photos of His Naked Toddler for the Doctor. Google Flagged Him as a Criminal.
Google has an automated tool to detect abusive images of children. But the system can get it wrong, and the consequences are serious.
A Cyberattack Illuminates the Shaky State of Student Privacy
At a moment when education technology firms are stockpiling sensitive information on millions of school children, safeguards for student data have broken down.
Microsoft Plans to Eliminate Face Analysis Tools in Push for ‘Responsible A.I.’
For years, activists and academics have been raising concerns that facial analysis software that claims to be able to identify a person’s age, gender and emotional state can be biased, unreliable or invasive — and shouldn’t be sold.
U.S. Says It Secretly Removed Malware Worldwide, Pre-empting Russian Cyberattacks - The New York Times
The operation is the latest effort by the Biden administration to thwart actions by Russia by making them public before Moscow can strike.
When Nokia Pulled Out of Russia, a Vast Surveillance System Remained
The Finnish company played a key role in enabling Russia’s cyberspying, documents show, raising questions of corporate responsibility.
Who Is Behind QAnon? Linguistic Detectives Find Fingerprints
Using machine learning, separate teams of computer scientists identified the same two men as likely authors of messages that fueled the viral movement.
Kazakhstan's Internet Shutdowns Could Be a Warning for Ukraine
Control of the internet is increasingly part of any modern conflict.
A Dad Took Photos of His Naked Toddler for the Doctor. Google Flagged Him as a Criminal.
Google has an automated tool to detect abusive images of children. But the system can get it wrong, and the consequences are serious.
A Cyberattack Illuminates the Shaky State of Student Privacy
At a moment when education technology firms are stockpiling sensitive information on millions of school children, safeguards for student data have broken down.
Microsoft Plans to Eliminate Face Analysis Tools in Push for ‘Responsible A.I.’
For years, activists and academics have been raising concerns that facial analysis software that claims to be able to identify a person’s age, gender and emotional state can be biased, unreliable or invasive — and shouldn’t be sold.
U.S. Says It Secretly Removed Malware Worldwide, Pre-empting Russian Cyberattacks - The New York Times
The operation is the latest effort by the Biden administration to thwart actions by Russia by making them public before Moscow can strike.
When Nokia Pulled Out of Russia, a Vast Surveillance System Remained
The Finnish company played a key role in enabling Russia’s cyberspying, documents show, raising questions of corporate responsibility.