Rather than obtaining a warrant, the bureau purchased sensitive data—a controversial practice that privacy advocates say is deeply problematic.
Wired From ACM News | March 9, 2023
Bad actors use artificial intelligence to propagate falsehoods and upset elections, but the same tools can be repurposed to defend the truth.
Wired From ACM News | February 2, 2023
The city rolled back a controversial decision to let robots use lethal force without human intervention. But the fight is far from over.
Wired From ACM News | December 8, 2022
A new report finds that municipal agencies in Washington deploy dozens of automated decision systems, often without residents' knowledge.
Wired From ACM News | November 14, 2022
Though several bot detection systems are available, there is no standard definition of "bot" and the results of the detection systems can differ.
Wired From ACM TechNews | October 6, 2022
Security researcher Zachary Minneker discovered a flaw in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' VistA records platform and determined that hackers easily can...Wired From ACM TechNews | August 18, 2022
Researchers have found a way to use the web's basic functions to identify who visits a site—without the user detecting the hack.
Wired From ACM News | July 26, 2022
As governments crack down on ransomware, cybercriminals may soon shift to business email compromise—already the world's most profitable type of scam.
Wired From ACM News | June 6, 2022
Google employees claim a senior researcher fired earlier this year sought to undermine two more junior AI researchers by suggesting their results were wrong or...Wired From ACM News | June 6, 2022
Many cybercriminals and ransomware groups have links to Russia and don't target the nation. Now, it's being opened up.
Wired From ACM News | April 28, 2022
Ukraine claims to have doxed Russian troops and spies, while hacktivists are regularly leaking private information from Russian organizations.
Wired From ACM News | April 15, 2022