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Videoconferencing platform Zoom is rolling out a number of measures meant to stem criticism over how it has handled security as users flock to the application during the coronavirus pandemic.
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India has banned the use of video-conferencing app Zoom for government remote meetings, the government said Thursday, in the latest warning about the platform’s security.
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Google and Apple unveiled a joint initiative Friday to develop a coronavirus smartphone “contact tracing” tool that could potentially alert people when they have crossed paths with an infected person.
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The hovering drone emits a mechanical buzz reminiscent of a wasp and shouts down instructions in a tinny voice.
“Attention! You are in a prohibited area. Get out immediately,” commands the drone, about the size of a loaf of bread.
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The United States threatened Thursday to cut off Beijing-controlled China Telecom from serving the US market because of legal and security risks, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
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US and British cybersecurity agencies warned Wednesday that foreign government-backed hacking groups are using coronavirus themes to ply their way into computers and networks.
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The agency that oversees online addresses on Tuesday called for those issuing website addresses to vigilantly thwart cyber scams exploiting coronavirus fears.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers took the unusual step of firing off a… Continue reading Internet Overseers Seek Crackdown on Coronavirus Website Scams
WhatsApp on Tuesday placed new limits on message forwarding as part of an effort to curb the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic.
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Internet users have seen a surge in COVID-related cyberattacks and fraud schemes which could add to the misery of the pandemic, even as some hackers have called for dialing back their criminal efforts.
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Sophisticated state-supported actors are following cybercriminals in exploiting the coronavirous pandemic and posing an “advanced persistent threat” (APT), French defence technology giant Thales warned Monday.
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