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  • "U.S. Senator Introduces Bill Targeting AI's Shortfalls"
    On Thursday, Senator Michael Bennet introduced a bill that would create a task force to look at U.S. policies on artificial intelligence and identify how best to reduce threats to privacy, civil liberties, and due process.  The widespread use of…
  • "DHS S&T Forms New Startup Cohort to Strengthen Software Supply Chain Visibility Tools"
    The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has announced seven awardees for the "Software Supply Chain Visibility Tools" topic call, which pursued innovative technologies to provide Software Bill of…
  • "Ransomware Attack Disrupts IT Network at Hardenhuish School"
    A UK secondary school has recently revealed that it was hit by a cyberattack affecting its IT network.  Hardenhuish School in Chippenham, Wiltshire, confirmed the attack on Thursday, saying hackers gained access to network infrastructure and then…
  • "Texas Bank Breach Exposed Thousands of Social Security Numbers"
    HSB, a Texas-based financial institution, alerted customers about a Business Email Compromise (BEC) attack that compromised the personal data of thousands of customers. The company notified the Maine Attorney General's Office that threat actors may have…
  • "Cybersecurity Teams Are Overconfident of Their Ability to Deal With Threats"
    Immersive Labs' research found that while businesses are confident in their overall resilience against cyberattacks, security teams are inadequately prepared for cyber threats. The study surveyed 316 global cybersecurity training strategy decision-makers…
  • "Vietnamese Hackers Linked to 'Malverposting' Campaign"
    According to security researchers at Guardio Labs, a recent "malverposting" campaign linked to a Vietnamese threat actor has been ongoing for months and is estimated to have infected over 500,000 devices worldwide in the past three months alone.  …
  • "Transparent Labeling of Training Data May Boost Trust in Artificial Intelligence"
    According to researchers at Pennsylvania State University, showing users that visual data input into Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems was correctly labeled could increase people's trust in AI. The team added that the findings could pave the way for…
  • "Counting Photons for Quantum Computing"
    Engineers at Jefferson Lab contributed to the design and construction of a photon detection system that is essential to photonics-based quantum computing and unbreakable encryption. Nuclear physicists and quantum information experts have demonstrated the…
  • "Google Bans 173,000 Bad Developers in 2022"
    Google recently claimed that it is making it harder for malicious developers to get their software published on its Play Store while removing large volumes of bad accounts.  Google has revealed that it removed 173,000 bad accounts in 2022 and raised…
  • "Man Gets Four Years for Stealing Bitcoins Seized by Feds"
    An Ohio man has recently been sentenced to four years and three months behind bars after stealing 712 bitcoin ($21m), which were seized by investigators following the arrest of his brother.  According to the Department of Justice (DoJ), Gary James…
  • "Ukrainian Man Arrested for Selling Data on 300 Million People to Russians"
    A 36-year-old Ukrainian citizen was recently arrested for allegedly selling personal information belonging to over 300 million people to Russia, according to a statement from the Ukrainian cyber police. The individual used the messaging platform Telegram…
  • "FDA, CISA Advise on Genomic Device Software Vulnerabilities"
    A software patch has been made available to prevent cybersecurity threats to patient care, genomic data, and provider networks posed by software vulnerabilities in benchtop and production-scale genomic sequencing instruments manufactured by Illumina.…