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Report: Use of AI surveillance is growing around the world

September 23, 2019 0 Comments AI, aigs, aigs index, Artificial intelligence, carnegie endowment for international peace, china, Cisco, facial recognition, Government security, government surveillance, hikvision, Huawei, IBM, Law & order, Machine Learning, nec, palantir, Privacy, smart cities, spying, steven feldstein, surveillance

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 11:47:38 +0000

It’s not just China: at least 75 out of 176 countries globally are actively using AI technologies for surveillance purposes, research shows.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/mWK0Hr3l6MU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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International students in UK targeted by visa scammers

September 18, 2019 0 Comments china, chinese students, home office, hong kong, money mule, Scam, scams, uk, ukvi, universities, university, visa, wire fraud

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:49:40 +0000

Visa scammers are at it again, this time targeting Chinese international students in the UK. Learn how these scams work in order to steer clear, and advise others to do the same.

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Scams

Tags: china Chinese students home office hong kong money mule scam uk UKVI universities university visa wire fraud

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A week in security (September 2 – 8)

September 9, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, back to school, back to school cybersecurity, Capital One data breach, china, cyber insurance, deepfake, deepfake for voices, facebook, iphone compromise, Paige Thompson, Ransomware, remote workers, romance scam, scammers, Social engineering, spear phishing, targeted attacks, trickbot, Uyghur Muslims

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 16:01:30 +0000

A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of September 2 – 8, including TrickBot’s new trick, a social engineering toolkit, and how to keep remote workers safe.

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A week in security

Tags: back to school back to school cybersecurity Capital One data breach china cyber insurance deepfake deepfake for voices facebook iphone compromise Paige Thompson ransomware remote workers romance scam scammers Social Engineering spear phishing targeted attacks trickbot Uyghur Muslims

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China’s new face-swapping app Zao gets whiplash-fast privacy backlash

September 3, 2019 0 Comments AI, Alipay, Celebrities, china, deepfake, face-swapping, FaceApp, facial recognition, identity theft, Mobile, Privacy, selfies, viral app

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 10:53:53 +0000

Fast trip: in two days, it debuted, shot to the top of China’s App Store, sparked privacy outrage, and got banned by WeChat.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Jf1X-mppWbo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facial recognition technology: force for good or privacy threat?

August 12, 2019 0 Comments amazon, brooklyn, cctv, china, facial recognition, hong kong, Internet of Things, IoT, LFR, Microsoft, orlando, Privacy, san francisco, surveillanceware, uk, united states, US

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0000

It seems facial recognition technology, as technology so often does, has raced far ahead of our ability to define its ethical use. We take a hard look at major concerns brewing in cities around the world.

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Privacy

Tags: amazon brooklyn cctv china facial recognition hong kong Internet of Things IoT LFR microsoft orlando san francisco surveillanceware uk united states us

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A week in security (July 1 – 7)

July 19, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, bitcoin, bitcoin generators, cash generators, china, Equifax, germany, godlua, ironpython, openpgp, permissions, ryuk, smart home, Stalkerware

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 15:08:33 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from July 1-7, including stalkerware, Bitcoin generators, app permissions, Chinese spyware, some giant leaks, and a new malware attack method.

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A week in security

Tags: bitcoin bitcoin generators cash generators china Equifax germany godlua ironpython openpgp permissions ryuk smart home stalkerware

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