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Inside a Heist of American Chip Designs, as China Bids for Tech Power
Inside a Heist of American Chip Designs, as China Bids for Tech Power With a dragnet closing in, engineers at a Taiwanese chip maker holding American secrets did their best to conceal a daring case of corporate espionage. As the police raided their offices, human...
Rising concerns over hackers using satellites to target US
Rising concerns over hackers using satellites to target US The rapidly expanding number of satellites transmitting GPS locations, cellphone signals and other sensitive information is creating new opportunities for hackers. It's a risk exacerbated by the growing number...
Email Phishers Using A Simple Way to Bypass MS Office 365 Protection
Email Phishers Using A Simple Way to Bypass MS Office 365 Protection Security researchers have been warning about a simple technique that cyber criminals and email scammers are using in the wild to bypass most AI-powered phishing detection mechanisms implemented by...
This 30-second change to your computer settings is the easiest way to stop hackers
This 30-second change to your computer settings is the easiest way to stop hackers With just a few clicks, you could better arm yourself against hackers and block advertisers from tracking you online. Cybercrime is projected to cost the global economy more than $2...
Hackers take veterinary office’s phone system hostage
Hackers take veterinary office's phone system hostage Investigators are trying to track down whoever has taken a Concord business' phone lines hostage. The owner of AVC Emergency Veterinary of Manchester and Concord said she is refusing to give in to the hackers,...
What Your Web Browser’s Incognito Mode Really Does
What Your Web Browser's Incognito Mode Really Does You don’t have to be a computer whiz to grasp the value of private web browsing. At a time when consumers are worried about the data Facebook and others have assembled on their digital lives, it’s nice to have a...
Machine Learning vs Artificial Intelligence and Psychotic Machines: AS HEARD ON – WTAG NewsRadio 580 [07-03-18]
Machine Learning vs Artificial Intelligence and Psychotic Machines: AS HEARD ON - WTAG NewsRadio 580 [07-03-18] On This Episode... How do you feel about the coming Artificial Intelligence? I spoke with Jim Polito today about two recent studies involving artificial...
WGIR NH Today – Artificial Intelligence and Our Phones: AS HEARD ON: NewsRadio 610 NH Today [07-02-2018]
WGIR NH Today - Artificial Intelligence and Our Phones: AS HEARD ON: NewsRadio 610 NH Today [07-02-2018] On This Episode... How much learning are machines capable of? As it turns out quite a lot. Today, I spoke with Jack Heath about predictive AI research from the...
Extortionist Faces 25 Years in Prison for Tax Fraud Scheme Involving Mitt Romney
Extortionist Faces 25 Years in Prison for Tax Fraud Scheme Involving Mitt Romney Some people really know how to hack – others don’t but say they do. In either case, it’s important to know your limits so you don’t get ahead of yourself. One wannabe hacker didn’t follow...
Here Are 18 Things You Might Not Have Realized Facebook Tracks About You
Here Are 18 Things You Might Not Have Realized Facebook Tracks About You When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress in April in the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, he said he'd have his team follow up on questions he couldn't answer in...
The creepy AI that can predict the future: Machine that anticipates your movements several minutes in advance could pave the way for next-level Big Brother surveillance
The creepy AI that can predict the future: Machine that anticipates your movements several minutes in advance could pave the way for next-level Big Brother surveillance An intelligent machine capable of anticipating your next move minutes in advance sounds like the...
Everything You Need to Know About the Plan to Kill Internet Passwords
Everything You Need to Know About the Plan to Kill Internet Passwords Your browser does not support HTML5 video tag.Click here to view original GIF Passwords just don’t work all that well for our modern-day websites and web apps: They’re insecure, they’re hard to...
The Checkout-Less Store War Is On: Microsoft Is Reportedly Working on an Amazon Go Rival
The Checkout-Less Store War Is On: Microsoft Is Reportedly Working on an Amazon Go Rival Amazon opened a cashier-free, automated grocery store early this year in Seattle, and it’s got more planned for Chicago and San Francisco. But Amazon (AMZN, -0.03%) is not alone...
Blockchain technology, cryptocurrency attacks, and AI Doctors: AS HEARD ON -The WGAN Morning News [06-27-18]
Blockchain technology, cryptocurrency attacks, and AI Doctors: AS HEARD ON -The WGAN Morning News [06-27-18] On This Episode... Do you own bitcoin or another cryptocurrency? Listen in as I discuss blockchain technology and cryptocurrency issues with Ken and Matt.Is...
The Future of Medicine: Are Doctors as Good as a Machine: AS HEARD ON – WTAG NewsRadio 580 [06-26-18]
The Future of Medicine: Are Doctors as Good as a Machine: AS HEARD ON - WTAG NewsRadio 580 [06-26-18] On This Episode... Will your next Dr. be a robot? Listen in as Jim and I talk about the future of medicine and why older doctors might not be as good as the new...
Unbreakable smart lock devastated to discover screwdrivers exist
Unbreakable smart lock devastated to discover screwdrivers exist Video It's never easy to crack into a market with an innovative new product but makers of the "world's first smart fingerprint padlock" have made one critical error: they forgot about the existence of...
More Reports of Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB4284835 Failing to Install
More Reports of Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB4284835 Failing to Install The number of reports pointing to failed installs hitting Windows 10 cumulative update KB4284835 is increasing, though for the time being, Microsoft is yet to acknowledge such problems....
Microsoft Confirms New Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB4284835 Issue
Microsoft Confirms New Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB4284835 Issue KB4284835 was published with just a single known issue, as Microsoft said that “some users running Windows 10 version 1803 may receive an error ‘An invalid argument was supplied’ when accessing files...
Apple Tries to Stop Developers From Sharing Data on Users’ Friends
Apple Tries to Stop Developers From Sharing Data on Users’ Friends Apple Inc. changed its App Store rules last week to limit how developers use information about iPhone owners’ friends and other contacts, quietly closing a loophole that let app makers store and share...
Bitcoin’s Price Was Artificially Inflated, Fueling Skyrocketing Value, Researchers Say
Bitcoin’s Price Was Artificially Inflated, Fueling Skyrocketing Value, Researchers Say A concentrated campaign of price manipulation may have accounted for at least half of the increase in the price of Bitcoin and other big cryptocurrencies last year, according to a...
Blockchain’s Once-Feared 51% Attack Is Now Becoming Regular
Blockchain's Once-Feared 51% Attack Is Now Becoming Regular Monacoin, bitcoin gold, zencash, verge and now, litecoin cash. At least five cryptocurrencies have recently been hit with an attack that used to be more theoretical than actual, all in the last month. In each...
Cryptocurrency Theft: $1.1 Billion Stolen in Last 6 Months
Cryptocurrency Theft: $1.1 Billion Stolen in Last 6 Months Evidence continues to mount that cryptocurrency-seeking criminals are no longer bent solely on boosting bitcoins or demanding ransomware or other extortion campaign payoffs only in that virtual currency. The...
The big picture: We’re getting closer to AI doctors
The big picture: We're getting closer to AI doctors It’s not unrealistic to think that 80% of what doctors do will be replaced by algorithms and artificial intelligence. The idea, evangelized by venture capitalist Vinod Khosla two years ago, is that machines can more...
Critical Patches Issued for Microsoft Products – HIGH THREAT
Critical Patches Issued for Microsoft Products - HIGH THREAT Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Microsoft products, the most severe of which could allow for code execution. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could result...
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server Could Allow for Information Disclosure
TLP: WHITE MS-ISAC CYBERSECURITY ADVISORY MS-ISAC ADVISORY NUMBER: 2018-068 DATE(S) ISSUED: 06/20/2018 SUBJECT: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server Could Allow for Information Disclosure OVERVIEW: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in...
Ambulance Chasing Attorneys Using Geo-Fencing, Space Mining and DNA Data Breaches: AS HEARD ON -The WGAN Morning News [06-20-18]
Ambulance Chasing Attorneys Using Geo-Fencing, Space Mining and DNA Data Breaches: AS HEARD ON -The WGAN Morning News [06-20-18] On This Episode... Have you gotten an ad from an attorney while visiting your local chiropractor? Listen in as Ken, Matt and I discuss...
Tesla Batteries Car Catching Fire: AS HEARD ON – WGIR NewsRadio 610 [06-19-18]
Tesla Batteries Car Catching Fire: AS HEARD ON - WGIR NewsRadio 610 [06-19-18] On This Episode... This morning Craig and Jack had a very short discussion about the Tesla Car that caught fire and the safety of litium batteries. Share This Episode For Questions, Call or...
Apple iPhone disabling feature these Unlockers are Using: AS HEARD ON – WTAG NewsRadio 580 [06-19-18]
Apple iPhone disabling feature these Unlockers are Using: AS HEARD ON - WTAG NewsRadio 580 [06-19-18] On This Episode... Apple iPhone are now going to be harder to break into. Craig and Jim discuss a new change to Apple security that will disable the feature that...
Tesla goes up in flames in video captured by actor Mary McCormack
Tesla goes up in flames in video captured by actor Mary McCormack </if Actor Mary McCormack has shared video of her husband’s Tesla car catching fire while in traffic in California. Flames can be seen shooting out from underneath the vehicle as it sits on the side...
Digital Ambulance Chasers? Law Firms Send Ads To Patients’ Phones Inside ERs
Digital Ambulance Chasers? Law Firms Send Ads To Patients' Phones Inside ERs Patients sitting in emergency rooms, at chiropractors' offices and at pain clinics in the Philadelphia area may start noticing on their phones the kind of messages typically seen along...