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Apple to Adopt Voluntary AI Safeguards Established by White House
Apple has agreed to a set of voluntary safeguards for artificial intelligence crafted by US President Joe Biden's administration, joining firms like OpenAI, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft and others in committing to test their AI systems for any discriminatory tendencies, security flaws or national security risks.
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iOS 16.6.1 Released With Security Fixes; Vulnerability Used to Infect iPhone with Pegasus Spyware: Researchers
iOS 16.6.1 is now rolling out to users with fixes for security flaws and bugs. iPhone users should update to the latest version, as Toronto-based Citizen Lab recently discovered a flaw used to infect an employee of a US civil society group with NSO Group's nefarious Pegasus spyware. Apple rolled out the security fixes to users after the digital wat...
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US Government Launches Cyber Contest on AI to Find and Fix Security Flaws
The White House on Wednesday said it had launched a multimillion-dollar cyber contest to spur use of artificial intelligence (AI) to find and fix security flaws in US government infrastructure, in the face of growing use of the technology by hackers for malicious purposes.
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Microsoft Says Chinese Hackers Used Flaw in Company’s Code to Steal Emails From US Agencies
Microsoft said on Friday that Chinese hackers misappropriated one of its digital keys and used a flaw in the company's code to steal emails from US government agencies and other clients.
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Hackers Exploit Security Flaw in Popular File Transfer Tool MOVEit to Steal User Data
Hackers have stolen data from the systems of a number of users of the popular file transfer tool MOVEit Transfer, US security researchers said on Thursday, one day after the maker of the software disclosed that a security flaw had been discovered.
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Apple Loses Copyright Case Against Startup That Simulated iOS For Research
Apple Inc on Monday failed to convince a US appeals court that security startup Corellium Inc infringed its copyrights by simulating its iOS operating system to help researchers find security flaws in Apple devices.
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Elon Musk Urged by US Senator to Better Protect US Users' Data After Whistleblower Testimony
Elon Musk was urged by top US Senate Republican Chuck Grassley on Wednesday to better protect US user data on Twitter, weeks after he completed his takeover of the microblogging service. Grassley has asked Musk to conduct a threat assessment at the social media company and follow up on concerns raised by a whistleblower earlier this year.
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Elon Musk Accuses Twitter of Fraud for Concealing Serious Security Flaws in Amended Lawsuit: Report
Elon Musk has accused Twitter of fraud by concealing serious flaws in the social media company's data security. Following the allegations made by a Twitter whistleblower, Musk amended his previously filed lawsuit against the firm. The Twitter whistleblower accused Twitter of knowingly allowing the Indian and Chinese governments to place its "agents...
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Government Forced Twitter to Put Agent on Payroll, Former Twitter Security Chief Claims: Report
A whistleblower has claimed that the Indian government forced the social media firm to put a government agent on its payroll. According to former Twitter security chief Peiter 'Mudge' Zatko, who alerted the US SEC, along with other claims of security lapses at the microblogging service, the government agent would have had access to sensitive user...
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Chinese Olympic App Has Serious Security Flaws: Report
A smartphone app that's expected to be widely used by athletes and others attending next month’s Winter Games in Beijing has glaring security problems that could expose sensitive data to interception, according to a report.
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Apple to Adopt Voluntary AI Safeguards Established by White House
Apple has agreed to a set of voluntary safeguards for artificial intelligence crafted by US President Joe Biden's administration, joining firms like OpenAI, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft and others in committing to test their AI systems for any discriminatory tendencies, security flaws or national security risks.
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iOS 16.6.1 Released With Security Fixes; Vulnerability Used to Infect iPhone with Pegasus Spyware: Researchers
iOS 16.6.1 is now rolling out to users with fixes for security flaws and bugs. iPhone users should update to the latest version, as Toronto-based Citizen Lab recently discovered a flaw used to infect an employee of a US civil society group with NSO Group's nefarious Pegasus spyware. Apple rolled out the security fixes to users after the digital wat...
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US Government Launches Cyber Contest on AI to Find and Fix Security Flaws
The White House on Wednesday said it had launched a multimillion-dollar cyber contest to spur use of artificial intelligence (AI) to find and fix security flaws in US government infrastructure, in the face of growing use of the technology by hackers for malicious purposes.
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Microsoft Says Chinese Hackers Used Flaw in Company’s Code to Steal Emails From US Agencies
Microsoft said on Friday that Chinese hackers misappropriated one of its digital keys and used a flaw in the company's code to steal emails from US government agencies and other clients.
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Hackers Exploit Security Flaw in Popular File Transfer Tool MOVEit to Steal User Data
Hackers have stolen data from the systems of a number of users of the popular file transfer tool MOVEit Transfer, US security researchers said on Thursday, one day after the maker of the software disclosed that a security flaw had been discovered.
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Apple Loses Copyright Case Against Startup That Simulated iOS For Research
Apple Inc on Monday failed to convince a US appeals court that security startup Corellium Inc infringed its copyrights by simulating its iOS operating system to help researchers find security flaws in Apple devices.
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Elon Musk Urged by US Senator to Better Protect US Users' Data After Whistleblower Testimony
Elon Musk was urged by top US Senate Republican Chuck Grassley on Wednesday to better protect US user data on Twitter, weeks after he completed his takeover of the microblogging service. Grassley has asked Musk to conduct a threat assessment at the social media company and follow up on concerns raised by a whistleblower earlier this year.
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Elon Musk Accuses Twitter of Fraud for Concealing Serious Security Flaws in Amended Lawsuit: Report
Elon Musk has accused Twitter of fraud by concealing serious flaws in the social media company's data security. Following the allegations made by a Twitter whistleblower, Musk amended his previously filed lawsuit against the firm. The Twitter whistleblower accused Twitter of knowingly allowing the Indian and Chinese governments to place its "agents...
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Government Forced Twitter to Put Agent on Payroll, Former Twitter Security Chief Claims: Report
A whistleblower has claimed that the Indian government forced the social media firm to put a government agent on its payroll. According to former Twitter security chief Peiter 'Mudge' Zatko, who alerted the US SEC, along with other claims of security lapses at the microblogging service, the government agent would have had access to sensitive user...
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Chinese Olympic App Has Serious Security Flaws: Report
A smartphone app that's expected to be widely used by athletes and others attending next month’s Winter Games in Beijing has glaring security problems that could expose sensitive data to interception, according to a report.
