Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Italians are unsatisfied with the new lockdown restrictions imposed across the country as cases begin to rise for the second time. On Monday night, protests became violent …
Surveillance company harassed female employees using its own facial recognition technology
A Silicon Valley surveillance startup is being charged with sexism and discrimination after a company sales director utilized its own facial recognition systems to harass female workers. The company, …
The Russian Hackers Playing ‘Chekhov’s Gun’ With US Infrastructure
In an advisory warning published last week by the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the government notified the public of a sophisticated …
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A Hacker Is Threatening to Leak Patients’ Therapy Notes
A new digital extortion campaign targeting health care services provider Vastaamo is allegedly threatening to leak patients' therapy notes if demands are not met. Vastaamo has been working with both …
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Global trade linked to resource insecurity
Researchers have found that the global economy is facing insecurities that are disproportionately affecting remote nations and supply chains. The Global Environmental Change journal published the …
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China to Sanction U.S. Weapons Makers Over Taiwan Sales
According to a statement released by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, three American defense contractors will be sanctioned due to their role in proposed arms sales to Taiwan. The move …
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Armenia and Azerbaijan Agree to Cease-Fire After Talks in Washington
After a month of violent clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to a cease-fire brokered by the US and based on commitments made in Moscow in early October. Both entities have …
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Australia’s coronavirus epicenter records no new cases as the US and Western Europe struggle to contain the pandemic
This week, Melbourne will be rid of its harsh lockdown measures after it became the epicenter of Australia's COVID-19 epidemic. On Sunday, the Victoria state health department reported no new cases or …
VA Piloting AI to Predict Mortality Rates of COVID-19 Patients
The Veterans Affairs Department is working on a new AI tool that could predict a COVID-19 patient's prognosis and recommend the next steps based on risk factors such as pre-existing conditions, age, …
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Georgia Election Data Hit in Ransomware Attack
Hall County, Georgia, is now one of the first districts to suffer from a breach amidst the upcoming elections, targeted by an attack that exposed the county's database of voter signatures. The county …
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