How To Tell If Spyware Is Hiding On Your PC
Though things aren't as bad as they used to be, it's still possible to get spyware on your PC. You don't have to pay a professional to remove it, fortunately. Though.....»»
Turtles all the way down: Why AI’s cult of objectivity is dangerous, and how we can be better
Hiding human biases in model biases doesn't eliminate them or magically make these biases objective. We must adopt a more realistic view. Hiding human biases in model biases doesn't eliminate them or magically make these biases objective. We must.....»»
American "hero" plotted massive land grab and broke peace treaty, map discovery reveals
A once-in-a-lifetime archival discovery reveals that a rare map hiding behind a false identity in Washington D.C. was the work of William Clark, the once revered but now increasingly controversial American explorer, Indian agent and territorial gover.....»»
FBI Confirms It Obtained NSO"s Pegasus Spyware
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: The FBI has confirmed that it obtained NSO Group's powerful Pegasus spyware, suggesting that it bought access to the Israeli surveillance tool to "stay abreast of emerging technologies and tradec.....»»
NSO tried to buy access to cell networks for “bags of cash,“ whistleblower says
"We drop bags of cash at your office": NSO allegedly sought access to SS7 network. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | spxChrome) A whistleblower has accused Pegasus spyware-maker NSO Group of offering "bags of cash" to security c.....»»
Report: NSO offered US firm “bags of cash” for help spying on cellphone users
"We drop bags of cash at your office": NSO allegedly sought access to SS7 network. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | spxChrome) A whistleblower has accused Pegasus spyware-maker NSO Group of offering "bags of cash" to security c.....»»
Hiding Windows 11"s Teams Icon Doesn"t Just Save Taskbar Space -- It Also Saves RAM
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Plenty of apps that you install on your computer have a setting that tells them to launch when you initially log in to save you the trouble of launching your most commonly used apps yourself. Lea.....»»
Hiding Windows 11’s Teams icon doesn’t just save taskbar space—it also saves RAM
If you're not using these preinstalled Windows features, disable them. Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) Plenty of apps that you install on your computer have a setting that tells them to launch when you initially log in to save you.....»»
Saturn"s "Death Star"-Shaped Moon Mimas May Be Hiding an Ocean
CNET reports: Saturn has some famous moons, like Enceladus (a plume-spewing moon of mystery) and Titan (the intriguing target of NASA's future Dragonfly mission). But what about dainty Mimas, a moon that's mostly known for its resemblance to the Sta.....»»
All Charges Dropped Against MIT Professor Accused of Hiding Ties to China
Remember that MIT professor accused of hiding the work he did for the Chinese government? (He was arrested for not disclosing it on federal grant applications, with a U.S. attorney announcing "It is not illegal to collaborate with foreign researchers.....»»
Israel police reportedly use Pegasus spyware on country’s own citizens, without warrants
It’s being reported today that Israel police are using NSO’s Pegasus spyware on the country’s own citizens, including opponents of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. NSO had previously claimed that Pegasus would not be used.....»»
Israeli police use NSO Group"s Pegasus to spy on citizens without a warrant
Israeli police have reportedly used Pegasus spyware to surveil citizens in the country without any oversight, a claim that flies in the face of the NSO Group saying that its tools would not be used domestically.Pegasus spyware used on Israeli citizen.....»»
Israeli Citizens Targeted By Police Using Pegasus Spyware, Report Claims
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: The Israeli police allegedly conducted warrantless phone intercepts of Israeli citizens, including politicians and activists, using the NSO group's controversial Pegasus spyware, according to an.....»»
Ruling Party Figures Say Poland Has Pegasus Spyware
Senior figures in the Polish government indicated on Friday that the country had bought sophisticated spyware developed by the Israel-based NSO Group, but denied that it had been used against political opponents. Reuters reports: Reports from the Ass.....»»
Telegram to add animated emoji reactions to its platform
Telegram is planning a few changes, such as including animated emoji reactions, as well as special text for hiding movie spoilers......»»
SARS-CoV-2 goes "underground" to spread from cell to cell
The virus that causes COVID-19 has adopted some stealth moves to stay alive and kicking, and one secret to its success is hiding from the immune system by spreading through cell-to-cell transmission, a new study has found......»»
New hiding place for antibiotic resistance
Genes that make bacteria resistant to antibiotics can persist longer than it was previously believed. This was recently shown in a new study that reports a previously unknown hiding place for these genes. The finding represents a new and important pi.....»»
Meta cracks down on mysterious companies spying on Facebook users
The spyware tools were only used to target criminals, the companies claim......»»
Scientists Just Found a "Significant" Volume of Water Inside Mars" Grand Canyon
Scientists have discovered a world-historic discovery on Mars: "significant amounts of water" are hiding inside the Red Planet's Valles Marineris, its version of our grand canyon system, according to a recent press release from the European Space Age.....»»
US Lawmakers Call For Sanctions Against Israel"s NSO, Spyware Firms
A group of U.S. lawmakers is asking the Treasury Department and State Department to sanction Israeli spyware firm NSO Group and three other foreign surveillance companies they say helped authoritarian governments commit human rights abuses. From a re.....»»
Spyware Firm NSO Mulls Shutdown of Pegasus Unit, Sale of Company
NSO Group, the scandal-plagued spyware company that's in danger of defaulting on its debts, is exploring options that include shutting its controversial Pegasus unit and selling the entire company, Bloomberg News reported Monday, citing people famili.....»»