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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Researchers at the U.K.’s University of Oxford found that iOS apps can still track users without explicit permission.
Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | April 25, 2022
Researchers in the Shadytel telecommunications and embedded device hacking group used a decommissioned Canadian satellite to broadcast a livestream to the Northern...Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | April 6, 2022
A researcher found that Yandex, known as "Russia's Google," embedded code in apps for mobile devices that allows data to be sent to servers in Russia.
Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | April 4, 2022
Security researchers have uncovered macOS malware that can be installed by exploits almost impossible for most users to detect.
Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | January 28, 2022
Researchers uncovered a security feature bypass vulnerability in Microsoft's Windows Hello system that permitted them to manipulate a USB webcam to unlock a Windows...Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | July 26, 2021
Waymo and trucking company JB Hunt have partnered to haul cargo loads autonomously between Houston and Fort Worth, TX.
Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | June 17, 2021
German security researcher stacksmashing was able to break into, dump, and reflash the microcontroller of Apple's AirTag object-location product.
Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | May 13, 2021
U.S. users have opted out of application tracking nearly all of the time following Apple's release of iOS 14.5 in April.
Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | May 12, 2021
McAfee mobile researchers have discovered malware hidden in eight Google Play apps that steals users' text messages and makes unauthorized purchases.
Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | April 27, 2021
Researchers found that a botnet they have been following disguised one of its IP addresses in the bitcoin blockchain to guard against a command-and-control server...Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | March 4, 2021
Investigators with Google's Project Zero exploit research team uncovered a hacking campaign that used four zero-day exploits to install malware on Android and Windows...Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | January 21, 2021
Google, Mozilla, Apple, and Microsoft are partnering to stop Kazakhstan's government from decrypting and reading HTTPS-encrypted traffic between citizens and...Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | December 22, 2020
Researchers warned Wednesday that up to 3 million devices have been infiltrated by malware-impregnated Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browser extensions that...Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | December 18, 2020
Dartmouth College researchers discovered pre-Columbian earthworks in Kansas using drones equipped with LiDAR and infrared and thermal imaging.
Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | September 14, 2020