Category: Security technology

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Identity Theft from 1965 Uncovered through Face Recognition

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biometrics, face recognition, fraud, identity theft, Security technology, Uncategorized

Interesting story: Napoleon Gonzalez, of Etna, assumed the identity of his brother in 1965, a quarter century after his sibling’s death as an infant, and used the stolen identity to obtain Social Security benefits under both identities, multiple passports and state identification cards, law enforcement officials said. […] A new investigation was launched in 2020 … Read More “Identity Theft from 1965 Uncovered through Face Recognition” »

Remotely Stopping Polish Trains

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cyberattack, cybersecurity, radio, russia, Security technology, transportation, Uncategorized

Turns out that it’s easy to broadcast radio commands that force Polish trains to stop: …the saboteurs appear to have sent simple so-called “radio-stop” commands via radio frequency to the trains they targeted. Because the trains use a radio system that lacks encryption or authentication for those commands, Olejnik says, anyone with as little as … Read More “Remotely Stopping Polish Trains” »

Friday Squid Blogging: China’s Squid Fishing Ban Ineffective

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Security technology, squid, Uncategorized

China imposed a “pilot program banning fishing in parts of the south-west Atlantic Ocean from July to October, and parts of the eastern Pacific Ocean from September to December.” However, the conservation group Oceana analyzed the data and figured out that the Chinese weren’t fishing in those areas in those months, anyway. < blockquote>In the … Read More “Friday Squid Blogging: China’s Squid Fishing Ban Ineffective” »

Hacking Food Labeling Laws

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A Hacker's Mind, hacking, marketing, Security technology, Uncategorized

This article talks about new Mexican laws about food labeling, and the lengths to which food manufacturers are going to ensure that they are not effective. There are the typical high-pressure lobbying tactics and lawsuits. But there’s also examples of companies hacking the laws: Companies like Coca-Cola and Kraft Heinz have begun designing their products … Read More “Hacking Food Labeling Laws” »

December’s Reimagining Democracy Workshop

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artificial intelligence, essays, infrastructure, Security technology, Uncategorized, voting

Imagine that we’ve all—all of us, all of society—landed on some alien planet, and we have to form a government: clean slate. We don’t have any legacy systems from the US or any other country. We don’t have any special or unique interests to perturb our thinking. How would we govern ourselves? It’s unlikely that … Read More “December’s Reimagining Democracy Workshop” »

Applying AI to License Plate Surveillance

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artificial intelligence, cars, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized

License plate scanners aren’t new. Neither is using them for bulk surveillance. What’s new is that AI is being used on the data, identifying “suspicious” vehicle behavior: Typically, Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology is used to search for plates linked to specific crimes. But in this case it was used to examine the driving … Read More “Applying AI to License Plate Surveillance” »

White House Announces AI Cybersecurity Challenge

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artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, darpa, infrastructure, Security technology, Uncategorized

At Black Hat last week, the White House announced an AI Cyber Challenge. Gizmodo reports: The new AI cyber challenge (which is being abbreviated “AIxCC”) will have a number of different phases. Interested would-be competitors can now submit their proposals to the Small Business Innovation Research program for evaluation and, eventually, selected teams will participate … Read More “White House Announces AI Cybersecurity Challenge” »

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Brand Fish Sauce

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Security technology, squid, Uncategorized

Squid Brand is a Thai company that makes fish sauce: It is part of Squid Brand’s range of “personalized healthy fish sauces” that cater to different consumer groups, which include the Mild Fish Sauce for Kids and Mild Fish Sauce for Silver Ages. It also has a Vegan Fish Sauce. As usual, you can also … Read More “Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Brand Fish Sauce” »

Bots Are Better than Humans at Solving CAPTCHAs

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academic papers, captchas, machine learning, Security technology, Uncategorized

Interesting research: “An Empirical Study & Evaluation of Modern CAPTCHAs“: Abstract: For nearly two decades, CAPTCHAS have been widely used as a means of protection against bots. Throughout the years, as their use grew, techniques to defeat or bypass CAPTCHAS have continued to improve. Meanwhile, CAPTCHAS have also evolved in terms of sophistication and diversity, … Read More “Bots Are Better than Humans at Solving CAPTCHAs” »