US gov’t will slap contractors with civil lawsuits for hiding breaches
Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative mandates data-breach reporting for gov't contractors. (credit: Stephen Melkisethian) In a groundbreaking initiative announced by the Department of Justice this week, federal contractors will be sue.....»»
It sounds like science fiction. But we can now sample water to find the DNA of every species living there
Figuring out what species live in an ecosystem, and which ones are rare or just good at hiding is an essential way to understand and care for them. Until now, it's been very labor intensive......»»
Teenage social media addiction lawsuits can proceed, rules judge
The First Amendment doesn’t protect developers from lawsuits alleging that apps like Instagram and TikTok led to social media addiction among teenagers, a US district judge has ruled … more….....»»
Toxic gunk cleansed from South Carolina"s Congaree River 13 years after first reported. What"s next?
Thirteen years after a kayaker reported stepping into a stinging patch of muck in the Congaree River, contractors have cleaned up the toxic mess that covered a stretch of the river bottom below the Gervais Street bridge in Columbia, South Carolina......»»
SanDisk SSDs may have been failing due to a fundamental design flaw
SanDisk's parent company has been facing lawsuits over several failed SSDs. Now, researchers have discovered that is issue is not in the firmware......»»
Five big carmakers beat lawsuits alleging infotainment systems invade privacy
Cars downloading text messages from phones doesn't violate state privacy law. Enlarge / Infotainment system in a 2016 Ford Escape. (credit: Getty Images | Todd Korol ) A federal appeals court rejected lawsuits that alleg.....»»
Mark Zuckerberg vetoed attempts to address teen mental health on Meta platforms, new lawsuit alleges
Newly unsealed documents in a lawsuit against Meta outline a history of rejecting opportunities to address youth mental wellbeing. Still embroiled in lawsuits over the company's slow move to address its platforms' effects on young users, Meta C.....»»
The next great Sonic the Hedgehog game may be hiding on Apple Arcade
We went hands-on with Sonic Dream Team, a promising Apple Arcade title that takes some surprising cues from Mario......»»
Beyond Identity launches Okta Defense Kit to identify and prevent security vulnerabilities
Beyond Identity released the Okta Defense Kit, a duo of two preventative tools to help security and identity professionals identify and prevent security vulnerabilities, including those that contributed to recent breaches of the identity management s.....»»
No, Okta, senior management, not an errant employee, caused you to get hacked
If a transgression by a single employee breaches your network, you're doing it wrong. Enlarge (credit: Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Identity and authentication management provider Okta on Friday.....»»
Public exposure of data breaches is becoming inevitable
Ransomware incidents rising again as criminals use data exfiltration and supply chain attacks to maximize their leverage, according to Allianz. Allianz Commercial analysis of large cyber losses shows the number of cases in which data is exfiltrated i.....»»
Tesla wins first U.S. Autopilot trial involving fatal crash
Tesla on Tuesday won the first U.S. trial over allegations that its Autopilot driver assistant feature led to a death, a major victory for the automaker as it faces several other similar lawsuits across the country......»»
Dealerships must report certain data security breaches, FTC says
The FTC voted 3-0 to approve an amendment to the Safeguards Rule that requires nonbanking financial institutions such as car dealerships and payday lenders to notify the agency no later than 30 days after the discovery of a security breach involving.....»»
10 best Fantastic Four stories ever, ranked
From Civil War to the coming of Galactus, these 10 Fantastic Four stories are some of the best Marvel has ever published......»»
A new formula to calculate the strength of thin conical structures
Conical structures can have advantageous applications in a variety of fields, ranging from robotics to civil engineering. Studies have found that conical shells made of liquid crystal elastomer films can be effective lifters; devices that can generat.....»»
Will ChatGPT’s hallucinations be allowed to ruin your life?
Earliest lawsuits reveal how AI giants likely plan to dodge defamation claims. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) Bribery. Embezzlement. Terrorism. What if an AI chatbot accused you of doing something terrible? When bots ma.....»»
Google wins Sonos patent case, immediately ships speaker software update
Experience Google v. Sonos patent battles in real time, via software updates. Enlarge / The Nest Audio. (credit: Google) Google and Sonos have been volleying patent infringement lawsuits back and forth for a few years no.....»»
Models suggest interlinking rivers in India to meet water demand may adversely impact monsoon rainfall amounts
A team of civil engineers and meteorologists at the Indian Institute of Technology, working with colleagues from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and the University of Hyderabad, has found, via modeling, that a plan to interlink rivers in.....»»
AI: Voice cloning tech emerges in Sudan civil war
Evidence suggests voice cloning tools were used to impersonate the ex-president of Sudan on TikTok......»»
NGOs accuse Bayer of hiding glyphosate risk data
An NGO grouping said Wednesday it had filed claims in an Austrian court alleging that chemicals firm Bayer withheld data showing health risks from exposure to its herbicide glyphosate, which the EU has proposed to keep using for 10 more years......»»
Making privacy sustainable: Incorporating privacy into the ESG agenda
Data breaches have been rising in frequency and magnitude over the last two decades. In fact, the Identity Theft Resource Centre (ITRC) found that between 2005 and 2020, data breach events in the US alone increased from 57 to over 1001 – and th.....»»