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On September 9, in a hospital in Dusseldorf, Germany, a patient died from a virus. It wasn't what you might think: the hospital was hit by ransomware, infecting 30 servers before causing a total...
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COVID fake news and false hope
"Cybercriminals were quick to realize many years ago that people fall prey to hot topics," says Costin Raiu, Director of Global Research & Analysis, Kaspersky. And today's hottest topic is the...
View ArticleUnravelling the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic cyberattack mystery
Looking forward to watching the Olympic Games in Tokyo? Here's a reminder of what happened at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongchangBarely noticed by the public, but an...
View ArticleMeet the tech visionaries defending your digital world
Five digital defenders, one goal: Protecting us every dayThe Defenders of Digital video series profiles tech experts who guard the digital world. We'll soon launch season two, but for now, these are...
View ArticleFalse flags and confusion bombs: Inside the 2018 Olympics malware
Security researchers described the code used to attack the 2018 Pyeongchang winter Olympics as 'Frankenstein-like.' In part two of our video series, hacker:HUNTER Olympic Destroyer, they explain how...
View ArticleThe people fighting online child exploitation, one image at a time
Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) hunts down child sexual abuse images online and helps identify children involved so that law enforcement can intervene. While the recent pandemic has triggered greater...
View ArticleThis NGO believes an online privacy utopia is worth fighting for
Algorithms are everywhere, but they are trained based on the beliefs of their developer. In episode two of our second season of Defenders of Digital, we learn about Homo Digitalis' work to expose...
View ArticleInto the hackers’ trap: Where Olympic Destroyer really came from
The final instalment of our series hacker:HUNTER Olympic Destroyer examines how Pyeongchang winter Olympics hackers put smokescreen to misdirect cybersecurity analysts. But through the fog, analysts...
View ArticleAI tech lets disabled gamers smash access barriers
By 2023, there could be over three billion gamers worldwide. But for some people with disabilities, taking part in this wildly popular passion can be frustrating to impossible. Now, one piece of tech...
View ArticleEmpowering African women against cyber-harassment
Online abuse and cyber-harassment mean a disproportionate number of women remove themselves from crucial discussions. One not-for-profit is making a change for women in East Africa. Can women protect...
View ArticleFrom Kurils with Love: What the volcano taught us
Nothing could prepare the Kuril Islands' expedition team and researchers for sight of the devastation from Raikoke's 2019 volcanic eruption. Renan Ozturk tells how they came to understand something...
View ArticleFighting police for openness on cell tracking
The history of surveillance is one of control. As monitoring technologies accelerate, one not-for-profit noticed a concerning rise in unethical police cell phone observation. Their objections led to...
View ArticleThis Cosmonautics Day, watch how hackers improve satellite systems
Hackers hijacked a US Air Force satellite with just $300 worth of TV equipment to show just how easy it is.There are security problems in space - and they can spell disasterEvery time you use your...
View ArticleThis neural network predicts the future
In a remote New Zealand landscape, you'll find a billboard with impressive tech: Powered by a neural network, it answers your questions about the future.A glimpse into the future The future is...
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What kids searched for online during lockdown
Children around the world, like all of us, had an unusual time in 2020. Instead of adventuring in the great outdoors, they were making do with what they had – exploring the far reaches of the...
View ArticleWhat data secrets can 185 hard drives tell you?
Join presenter Rainer Bock to explore the great privacy challenges we face today, and what we can do to protect ourselves.Join the privacy debate Online privacy is more important than ever right now....
View ArticleThe tech fuelling a new wave of gender violence
How could her partner know where she is every day? Why does his girlfriend know who he's messaging? The answer could be a disturbing new technology that's fuelling a new wave of violence across the...
View ArticleThis Wildlife Day, see how nature perseveres
World Wildlife Day is a time to celebrate and raise awareness of the natural world and its value in our lives. From Kurils With Love is set in one of the most inaccessible volcanic island chains in...
View ArticleThe email worm of mass destruction
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View ArticleIs the Olympics hacker heaven? Tech highs and lows
As the Olympic torch begins its journey to Tokyo 2021's opening ceremony, we ask, is the Olympic Games a chance for technology to shine or a data breach waiting to happen? Tech successes and failures...
View ArticleWhat do we do when AI becomes too powerful?
As AI amplifies everything humans have achieved, taking us further into the unknown, one question hangs in the balance. How do we govern AI?Since the dawn of time, human intelligence has led to crazy,...
View ArticleThe real reason behind our AI skepticism
Did Will Smith in I, Robot do such a convincing job that we can't bear the thought of AI friends? Sci-fi author Ken MacLeod on the real reason for our AI skepticism, and how it could do us a favor.Has...
View ArticleDown with Doxing: What to do to stop it
Doxing. Have you heard of it? If not, here's why you might want to get up to date and some simple tips to keep protected. Essential personal data protection reading.Open access to data - friend or...
View ArticleWhy is ransomware now life threatening?
When a patient died after a ransomware attack meant she had to be diverted from her nearest center for care, the cybersecurity world paid close attention. Why is this event being described as a...
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Take part in an interactive cyber bank heist
Put on your balaclava and gloves, and tell your partner you'll be busy for an hour. You're about to step inside history's biggest cyber bank heist.Go behind the scenes of the biggest cyber heist in...
View ArticleMarcus Hutchins’ WannaCry heroics led him here
If you could stop a devastating cyberattack, would you think about yourself first, or just act? This is the uncensored story of the WannaCry ransomware attack, how Marcus Hutchins went from cyber...
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