MTAC report: foreign malign influence from Russia, China, and Iran in the US presidential election got off to a slower start in 2023 compared to 2016 and 2020
Clint Watts / Microsoft On the Issues :
Binance says 2M BNB, worth ~$570M, were stolen from its BNB Chain in an exploit; “majority” of BNB are in the hacker's wallet, ~$100M worth were “unrecovered”
Then It Got Complicated The Guardian : World's largest crypto exchange hacked with possible losses of $500m Ephrat Livni / New York Times : Binance Blockchain Hit by $570 Million Hack, Exposing Crypto...
Experts discuss worst-case scenarios for election night, from coordinated social media disinfo campaigns to ransomware targeting voter registration systems
and what to do about it. #GeorgetownLaw's @mattblaze: “this year my nightmares are less about technical mischief and more about logistical breakdown.” https://www.nytimes.com/... @nbcpolitics : With f...
A look at Clearview AI, a facial recognition app claiming it scraped 3B+ images from sites like Facebook, YouTube, and that 600+ law enforcement agencies use it
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Bogdan Popa / Softpedia News : FBI in Possession of Software Able to Profile Anyone Using Just a Picture Charlesarthur / The Overspill : Start Up No.1225: the facial ...
US officials and cybersecurity firms looking for evidence of foreign interference say Russian hackers mostly sat on the sidelines during the midterm elections
U.S. officials and cybersecurity firms cite a number of reasons 2018 wasn't like 2016 — SAN FRANCISCO—After unleashing … Tweets: @dnvolz and @brianstelter Tweets: Dustin Volz / @dnvolz : Russia most...
Interviews with government officials, analysts, and tech experts reveal severe vulnerabilities in many levels of the US election system, ahead of midterms
An investigation into the US election system reveals frightening vulnerabilities at almost every level. Tweets: @selectedwisdom , @fawfulfan , @ezraklein , @ezraklein , @ezraklein , and @dangillmor Tw...
Facebook identifies efforts to falsely amplify content and sentiment using fake accounts, as seen in US election, improves detection using patterns of activity
here's how Nina Godlewski / International Business Times : Facebook Security Report: Social Media Site Unveils Plan For Fighting Fake News, Addressing Other Concerns Brian Feldman / New York Magazine ...