Mental illness and xenophobia views are seen as the leading motivations in a car-ramming attack in a western German city on New Year’s Day. Just after midnight, the perpetrator attempted to ram his …
2018 Results: Dedrone UK Airport Counter-Drone Study
Dedrone, an airspace security company, conducted a study at four UK airports tracking drone activity in 2018. With 285 drones detected over a 148-day period (just under 2 per day), the study …
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Guardzilla Home Cameras Open to Anyone Wanting to Watch Their Footage
"Another day, another internet of things (IoT) issue: A design flaw in the Guardzilla home video surveillance system has been discovered that allows users to watch other homeowners’ Guardzilla videos. …
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U.S. Spies Want to Know How to Identify Compromised AI
"The U.S. government’s research arm for intelligence organizations, IARPA, is looking for ideas on how to detect ‘Trojan’ attacks on artificial intelligence, according to government procurement …
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New drone-hunting tech to roll out at major Australian airports
"New technology will be used to thwart drone attacks at Australia’s major airports as the aviation industry beefs up its fight against the increasing possibility that remote-controlled aircraft could …
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Russia Begins Testing Nuclear Weapon That Can Travel Underwater And ‘Nothing’ Can Stop It, Putin Says
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that an underwater nuclear weapon allegedly under development by the country will be invincible, as the country begins trials. The nuclear-capable …
San Diego School District Data Breach Hits 500k Students, Leaks Social Security Numbers, Payroll Information
Hackers accessed 500,000 social security numbers and addresses for over 500,000 students and staff in the San Diego Unified School District. Originating in a phishing attack in which the log-in …
2018: A Banner Year for Breaches
“Another day, another data breach?” Breach fatigue is setting in as the next new breach hits headlines on an overwhelmingly regular basis. Rather than “tuning out” or ignoring the breaches, however, …
London’s Gatwick airport reopens after drone saboteur sows chaos
"London’s Gatwick Airport reopened on Friday after a saboteur wrought 36 hours of travel chaos for over a hundred thousand Christmas travelers by using drones to play cat-and-mouse with police snipers …
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Amazon Sends 1,700 Alexa Voice Recordings to a Random Person
Amazon sent 1,700 voice recordings captured by their Alexa in-home device to a random person. An individual in Germany requested copies of all of his data on Amazon’s files as part of the EU General …
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