Automobiles
Car Thieves Can Hack into Today’s Computerized Vehicles
To steal cars that rely on remotes and computer networks, thieves are trading their pry bars for laptops and wireless devices
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Privacy
Chatbot Honeypot: How AI Companions Could Weaken National Security
AI chatbots blur the line between intimacy and secrecy, posing risks for users with national security interests and access to sensitive information
Energy
Hackers Could Use Electric Vehicle Chargers to Attack the Power Grid
Hackers have already infiltrated electric vehicle chargers, usually for innocuous reasons, but bad actors could use that foothold to bring down the power grid
Privacy
Secret Messages Can Hide in AI-Generated Media
In steganography, an ordinary message masks the presence of a secret communication. Humans can never do it perfectly, but a new study shows it’s possible for machines
Privacy
Science Shouldn’t Give Data Brokers Cover for Stealing Your Privacy
In the guise of collecting scientific data, data brokers are running a massive privacy invasion. Researchers should stop helping them
Privacy
How Indigenous Groups Are Leading the Way on Data Privacy
Indigenous groups are developing data storage technology that gives users privacy and control. Could their work influence those fighting back against invasive apps?
Privacy
FBI Takes Down Hive Criminal Ransomware Group
A cybersecurity expert explains how the FBI’s operation against the ransomware group Hive will impact the rest of this criminal industry
Quantum Computing
Are Quantum Computers about to Break Online Privacy?
A new algorithm is probably not efficient enough to crack current encryption keys—but that’s no reason for complacency, researchers say
Privacy
What You Need to Know about Iran’s Surveillance Tech
Scientific American technology editor Sophie Bushwick explains how Iran is using surveillance tech against vulnerable citizens.
Privacy
How Iran Is Using the Protests to Block More Open Internet Access
The Iranian government is taking advantage of Internet shutdowns to push citizens onto a local intranet that is vulnerable to surveillance and censorship
Privacy
How Census Data Put Trans Children at Risk
The Census Bureau must improve its data anonymization methods to protect vulnerable groups
Privacy
The Robocalls Problem Is So Bad That the FCC Actually Did Something
A cybersecurity expert explains how we might learn to trust our phones again
Privacy
Data Vu: Why Breaches Involve the Same Stories Again and Again
Data breaches involve the same old mistakes; we must break the cycle
Privacy
Roe v. Wade Was Overturned: Here’s How Your Phone Could Be Used to Spy on You
From figuring out how often you go to the bathroom to potentially being used to prosecute you, your trusty smartphone might not be so trusty in a post-Roe world.
Privacy
Political Affiliation Influences Our Fear of Data Collection
It’s not government Americans don’t trust with their data; it’s the opposite political party
Privacy
Yes, Phones Can Reveal if Someone Gets an Abortion
To protect personal information from companies that sell data, some individuals are relying on privacy guides instead of government regulation or industry transparency
Policy
Cryptocurrencies and NFTs Are a Buyer Beware Market
Scams and volatility plague this market, and the Biden administration is still trying to decide where the federal government fits in
Privacy
Some Medical Ethicists Endorse NFTs—Here’s Why
The technology could help patients exert control over their medical data
Defense
Where Is Russia’s Cyberwar? Researchers Decipher Its Strategy
When Russia invaded Ukraine, many analysts expected an unprecedented level of cyberattacks—which so far haven’t materialized
