US police are selling seized phones with personal data still on them
27 May 2023
Nude photos, bank details and stolen credit card numbers have been found on devices sold by US police forces via auction sites
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Ethereum closed a big security hole with its energy-saving update
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At least one cryptocurrency based on the old version of Ethereum is still vulnerable to a software flaw that enables attackers to steal funds
Cryptographers bet cash on when quantum computers will beat encryption
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It is thought that quantum computers will eventually be able to crack the encryption methods we use today, but exactly when this will happen is an open question. Now, one cryptographer has started a betting pool
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Companies such as IBM offer timeshare access to prototype quantum computers, but researchers have shown that they can access other users’ data on these machines
Pandemic terrorism risk is being overlooked, warns leading geneticist
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A scientist in Ukraine warns that the reactor at Europe’s largest nuclear power station is designed to protect against some threats, but not shelling
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An artificial intelligence voice jammer can unobtrusively block microphones recording a single voice in an area, avoiding causing wider disruption that might tip people off
