AI tools are surprisingly vulnerable to targeted attacks

AI tools, such as those that diagnose medical conditions or drive autonomous vehicles, are vulnerable to targeted attacks, say researchers.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Dec. 7, 2023 ~6 min

New attack could’ve threatened spaceflight

Researchers have exposed a major vulnerability in a networking technology widely used in spacecraft, aircraft, and energy generation systems.

Kate McAlpine-Michigan • futurity
Dec. 2, 2022 ~6 min


New attack could’ve threatened spaceflight

Researchers have exposed a major vulnerability in a networking technology widely used in spacecraft, aircraft, and energy generation systems.

Kate McAlpine-Michigan • futurity
Dec. 2, 2022 ~6 min

This crafty tool can eavesdrop on 6G wireless signals

Thanks to new findings, 6G wireless networks could be designed with built-in defenses against "metasurface in the middle" attacks.

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
May 18, 2022 ~7 min

People don’t realize they’re data breach victims

People who participated in a recent study weren't aware of 74% of the data breaches that affected them. Here are tips if this applies to you, too.

Laurel Thomas-Michigan • futurity
June 23, 2021 ~9 min

Your robot vacuum could spy on you

Dust and dirt aren't the only things your robot vacuum can pick up. New research shows how hackers could use them to listen to private conversations, too.

National University of Singapore • futurity
Dec. 7, 2020 ~6 min

Watch-like device protects pacemakers from hackers

New tech that people can wear on their wrist could keep hackers from attacking their pacemakers.

Kayla Wiles-Purdue • futurity
March 13, 2019 ~4 min

Lightning could protect power grids from hackers

Scientists have figured out how to use lightning signals from thousands of miles away to prevent hackers from sabotaging critical infrastructures.

John Toon-Georgia Tech • futurity
March 3, 2019 ~6 min


What government and business can do to protect our privacy

An expert explains what individuals, governments, and business can do to fight back against ever-present threats to our data privacy.

Molly O'Brien Gluck-BU • futurity
Feb. 12, 2019 ~1 min

New strategy fights hackers with ‘false hope’

By letting hackers think they're succeeding, a new artificially intelligent system can buy time to block the security threat.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
Jan. 31, 2019 ~3 min

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