A WIRED investigation, based on more than 22 million flight coordinates, reveals the complicated truth about the first full-blown police drone program in the US—and why your city could be next.
Healthcare Sector Maps Cyber Risk Posed by ‘Single Points of Failure’
A February hack of a critical UnitedHealth Group unit froze millions of dollars in claims. Healthcare providers are now wary of relying on a handful of dominant tech providers.
Fallout From Cyberattack at Ascension Hospitals Persists, Causing Delays in Patient Care
For two weeks at the 140-hospital system, doctors and nurses have had little access to digital records for patient histories, resorting to paper and faxes to treat people.
Cyber Security: A Pre-War Reality Check - Bert Hubert's writings
This is a lightly edited transcript of my presentation today at the ACCSS/NCSC/Surf seminar ‘Cyber Security and Society’. I want to thank the organizers for inviting me to their conference & giving me a great opportunity to talk about something I worry about a lot. Here are the original slides with notes, which may be useful to view together with the text below. In the notes there are also additional URLs that back up the claims I make in what follows.
Cyberattack Paralyzes the Largest U.S. Health Care Payment System
The hacking shut down the nation’s biggest health care payment system, causing financial chaos that affected a broad spectrum ranging from large hospitals to single-doctor practices.
Disrupting malicious uses of AI by state-affiliated threat actors
We terminated accounts associated with state-affiliated threat actors. Our findings show our models offer only limited, incremental capabilities for malicious cybersecurity tasks.
*Privacy Not Included review: EVA AI Chat Bot & Soulmate
This privacy researcher is old enough to fondly remember choose your own adventure books. Those things were great! In today's world of AI chatbots, we now have chose your own adventure girlfriends. Or, as Eva AI describes itself, "a romantic storytelling game where you can dive into various thrilling scenarios and find true love and/or friendship ... Enjoy interactive romance stories with unexpected plot twists." For around $17 a month (as far as we can tell), you get to "Meet your ideal AI partner who listens, supports all your desires and is always in touch with you." OK, but how is your ideal AI partner at privacy? Well, maybe Eva isn't the worst AI chatbot we reviewed. But we still have questions...so many questions.
Marines to Test Logistics Drone Inspired by Drug Running Narco Subs - USNI News
SAN DIEGO – The Marine Corps will soon test a prototype logistics supply drone inspired by drug smuggling narco subs, a service official said Tuesday. The upcoming month-long Project Convergence drills in California will allow the Marine Corps to test the autonomous low-profile vessel, a potential way for the Marine Corps to perform resupply missions in a wartime scenario when adversaries would seek to cut off sea lines of communication. “This upcoming Capstone 4 is going to be the first operational [event] in the context of an exercise where we’re going to use it,” Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl told reporters
Wi-Fi jamming to knock out cameras suspected in nine Minnesota burglaries -- smart security systems vulnerable as tech becomes cheaper and easier to acquire
Police believe a string of nine robberies in Edina have used this tech.
Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’ | CNN
A finance worker at a multinational firm was tricked into paying out $25 million to fraudsters using deepfake technology to pose as the company’s chief financial officer in a video conference call, according to Hong Kong police.
How Russia Is Building Up Its Arsenal of Low-Cost Explosive Drones
Early in its invasion of Ukraine, Russia lagged behind Kyiv in its use of low-cost explosive drones. But by mid 2023, Russian UAVs were targeting Ukrainian forces, copying some of Kyiv’s most successful tactics. WSJ explains how Moscow is catching up. Photo composite: Planet Labs PBC; VGTRK
Low on Ammo, Ukraine Tries to Build a Million Explosive Drones - WSJ
With further U.S. military aid in doubt, Kyiv is relying on small airborne weapons worth a few hundred dollars and assembled in workshops across the country.
WSJ News Exclusive | U.S. Seeks Drone Bases in Coastal West Africa to Stem Islamist Advance
Africa is now the global epicenter of Islamist violence, and drones would allow American forces to provide tactical advice to local troops during combat operations.
In a Tough Year on Land, Drones Give Ukraine Some Success at Sea
The use of sea drones highlights a path forward for Ukraine in its fight with Russia that has been promoted by the White House and embraced by the Ukrainian leadership.
Rite Aid Banned From Using AI Facial Recognition in FTC Settlement
Rite Aid has been banned from using facial-recognition technology for surveillance purposes for five years as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.