Self-driving car dataset missing labels for pedestrians, cyclists

Udacity Dataset 2, used to train thousands of engineers, contained thousands of unlabeled vehicles and hundreds of unlabeled pedestrians. Continue reading Self-driving car dataset missing labels for pedestrians, cyclists

FBI: Cybercrime tore a $3.5b hole in victims’ pockets last year

The FBI’s Internet Crime Report shows that business email comprise is the biggest money-maker for cybercriminals. Continue reading FBI: Cybercrime tore a $3.5b hole in victims’ pockets last year

US charges four Chinese military members with Equifax hack

The indictment suggests the hack was part of a series of major data thefts organized by Chinese military and intelligence agencies. Continue reading US charges four Chinese military members with Equifax hack

Data about inmates and jail staff spilled by leaky prison app

A web-mapping project came across detainees’ prescriptions and other PII that could be used by identity thieves to victimize prisoners. Continue reading Data about inmates and jail staff spilled by leaky prison app

Facebook encrypted messaging will ‘create hiding places for child abuse’

Child safety groups penned an open letter to Facebook, urging a delay on encrypted messaging until sufficient safeguards are in place. Continue reading Facebook encrypted messaging will ‘create hiding places for child abuse’

Facebook, Google, YouTube order Clearview to stop scraping faceprints

It’s my First Amendment right to scrape publicly available face images, its CEO says. Besides, we’re just doing what Google Search does. Continue reading Facebook, Google, YouTube order Clearview to stop scraping faceprints

Cybercrooks busted for multimillion-dollar identity fraud

Organizations were attacked for employees’ data, including names, addresses and birthdates used to set up hundreds of bank accounts. Continue reading Cybercrooks busted for multimillion-dollar identity fraud

Twitter bans deepfakes, but only those ‘likely to cause harm’

Twitter isn’t interested in how the “synthetic or manipulated” media is created, but if it has the potential to cause harm it’ll be removed. Continue reading Twitter bans deepfakes, but only those ‘likely to cause harm’