S3 Ep55: Live malware, global encryption, dating scams, and secret emanations [Podcasts]

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Users can be manipulated to share private information online

Online users are more likely to reveal private information based on how website forms are structured to elicit data, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have determined. “The objective was to demonstrate that we are able to cause smart… Continue reading Users can be manipulated to share private information online

Malware may trick biologists into generating dangerous toxins in their labs

An end-to-end cyber-biological attack, in which unwitting biologists may be tricked into generating dangerous toxins in their labs, has been discovered by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers. Malware could replace physical contact According … Continue reading Malware may trick biologists into generating dangerous toxins in their labs

Researchers open the door to new distribution methods for secret cryptographic keys

Researchers from the University of Ottawa, in collaboration with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Bar-Ilan University scientists, have been able to create optical framed knots in the laboratory that could potentially be applied in modern technolo… Continue reading Researchers open the door to new distribution methods for secret cryptographic keys

Researchers develop AI technique to protect medical devices from anomalous instructions

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have developed a new AI technique that will protect medical devices from malicious operating instructions in a cyberattack as well as other human and system errors. Complex medical devices such as CT (c… Continue reading Researchers develop AI technique to protect medical devices from anomalous instructions

New defense method enables telecoms, ISPs to protect consumer IoT devices

Instead of relying on customers to protect their vulnerable smart home devices from being used in cyberattacks, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers have developed a new method that enables tel… Continue reading New defense method enables telecoms, ISPs to protect consumer IoT devices

Researchers extract personal data from video conference screenshots

Video conference users should not post screen images of Zoom and other video conference sessions on social media, according to Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers, who easily identified people from public screenshots of video meetings on Zoo… Continue reading Researchers extract personal data from video conference screenshots

DDoS attacks could affect next generation 911 call systems

Despite a previous warning by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers, who exposed vulnerabilities in 911 systems due to DDoS attacks, the next generation of 911 systems that now accommodate text, images and video still have the same or mo… Continue reading DDoS attacks could affect next generation 911 call systems

Researchers trick autonomous car autopilot with phantom images

Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s (BGU) Cyber Security Research Center have found that they can trick the autopilot on an autonomous car to erroneously apply its brakes in response to “phantom” images projected on … Continue reading Researchers trick autonomous car autopilot with phantom images