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With few safeguards in place, the integrity of the 2018 elections is still at risk

Jun 27, 2018

Given the plentiful media coverage surround the integrity of the 2016 election, including issues of hacking, fake news, and foreign influence, it might be a comfortable assumption that those problems have someh...

Russian hackers infiltrate hundreds of thousands of routers, says FBI

West Side Story

May 28, 2018

Science, World

The FBI said Friday that Russian hackers had infiltrated and infected hundreds of thousands of routers in more than 50 countries, according to a Reuters report. The agency advised owners of several types of rou...

Under Armour says a February data breach affected 150 million fitness app users

West Side Story

Apr 2, 2018

Business, Science

Sports apparel company Under Armour announced Thursday that a massive data breach had affected roughly 150 million users of its popular MyFitnessPal app. Hackers acquired user names, email addresses, and passwo...

Intel should take responsibility for chip flaws, but broader management of risks is needed

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Jan 14, 2018

Business, Innovation, Opinion, Science

Earlier this month, massive security flaws were disclosed in Intel, AMD, and ARM processors from as long ago as 1995. The discovery has massive implications throughout the tech world, since Intel chips are used...

How Artificial Intelligence is Taking Online Gaming by Storm

Platonium

Oct 23, 2017

Business, Innovation, Policy, Science

In a world where smartphones, self-driving cars and the Internet are at the frontier of technological innovation, Silicon Valley has achieved a level of cultural prestige and influence that society hardly could...

FDA recalls half a million pacemakers, warning they could be hacked

West Side Story

Sep 5, 2017

Health, Science

The US Food and Drug Administration has recalled nearly half a million pacemakers, out of concern that they could be hacked, draining the battery life or even interfering with a patient’s heartbeat. Instead of ...

Internet of Things brings new possibilities, but also causes for concern

West Side Story

Aug 1, 2017

Innovation, Opinion, Science

The Internet of Things, or the IoT, refers to the ever widening web of internet connected devices ranging from cell phones to appliances to wearable devices to cars and beyond, which have become increasingly co...

NHS trust faces cyber-attack, patient files could be at risk

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Jan 13, 2017

Policy, Science, World

England’s largest NHS trust hospital has fallen victim to a cyber-attack that could compromise thousands of patient files across at least four hospitals. Barts health trust runs five London hospitals, including...

Amid rising concerns, PM Theresa May called on to protect against foreign hackers

West Side Story

Jan 11, 2017

Policy, Science

After revelations by the intelligence community as to the influence of Russia on the US presidential election in November, British Prime Minister Theresa May is under mounting pressure to guard the UK against s...

US formally accuses Russia of involvement in DNC leaks, among others

West Side Story

Oct 8, 2016

Policy, Science

After months of suspicion, the US government has formally accused Russia of hacking the networks of the Democratic party, and leaking over 19,000 emails, in July. The accusation came just hours after Secretary ...

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