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As higher education institutions come under fire from threat actors, 24/7 vigilance is key
The European Union sanctioned three hackers, part of Unit 29155 of Russia’s military intelligence service (GRU), for their involvement in cyberattacks targeting Estonia’s government agencies in 2020.
Welcome back to the Abstract! In the immortal words of a wise crab: “Darling it’s better down where it’s wetter, take it from me.” That’s why we’re going to be under the sea for most of this week’s column, though the wonderful things that surround us will be 1) massive flesh-eating sharks 2) conveyor belts…
According to the CA, the healthcare sector experienced a 95 percent jump in ransomware incidents after they grew from 20 to 39 cases in October alone.
A version of this article was previously published on FOIAball, a newsletter reporting on college football and public records. You can learn more about FOIAball and subscribe here. Last weekend, Charleston’s tiny private military academy, the Citadel, traveled to Ole Miss. This game didn’t have quite the same cachet as the Rebels’ Week 11 opponent…
🌘 Subscribe to 404 Media to get The Abstract, our newsletter about the most exciting and mind-boggling science news and studies of the week. Tiny remnants of long-lost continents that vanished many millions of years ago are sprinkled around the world, including on remote island chains and seamounts, a mystery that has puzzled scientists for…
We’re excited to share audio and video of our panel at SXSW, where Jason, Sam, and our friend Brian Merchant of Blood in the Machine discuss how AI slop has taken over the internet, how it is a brute-force attack against the algorithms that control what we see on social media, and what we can…
Subscribe Join the newsletter to get the latest updates. Success Great! Check your inbox and click the link. Error Please enter a valid email address. Instagram has begun testing a feature in which Meta’s AI will automatically generate images of users in various situations and put them into that user’s feed. One Redditor posted over…
Yesterday the Pew Research Center released a report based on the internet browsing activity of 900 U.S. adults which found that Google users who encounter an AI summary are less likely to click on links to other websites than users who don’t encounter an AI summary. To be precise, only 1 percent of users who…
