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Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_667ea6553f27287a6a717719 Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:32:30 -0400 2024-06-28T11:09:50-04:00 Fraudsters buy $1.4 million in stamps from a major auction house in the U.S. and get their victims to foot the bill, according to the FBI. getty Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Business /business Law /law Premium Content premiumcontent Editors' Pick editors-pick technology premium http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/2024/06/25/the-wiretap-assange-is-free/ Plus: FedEx's secretive police force is using AI car surveillance from Flock Safety. Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_667acec9dae7423676b7e1ab Tue, 25 Jun 2024 11:11:44 -0400 2024-06-26T03:54:25-04:00 Plus: FedEx's secretive police force is using AI car surveillance from Flock Safety. © 2024 Bloomberg Finance LP Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Newsletter newsletter Editors' Pick editors-pick No Paywall no-paywall technology premium http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/2024/06/19/fedex-police-help-cops-build-an-ai-car-surveillance-network/ FedEx is using AI car surveillance technology made by Flock Safety, a $4 billion startup. Its own private police force is accessing local cops’ Flock camera feeds too. Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_6671ea267866893dbf307522 Wed, 19 Jun 2024 06:30:29 -0400 2024-06-21T04:39:49-04:00 FedEx is using AI car surveillance technology made by Flock Safety, a $4 billion startup. Its own private police force is accessing local cops’ Flock camera feeds too. getty Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Business /business Law /law Editors' Pick editors-pick Premium Content premiumcontent technology premium http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/2024/06/18/the-wiretap-court-records-breach-exposes-confidential-records/ Plus: The Pentagon ran an anti-vax campaign to undermine China. Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_667192527866893dbfc5cac3 Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:46:27 -0400 2024-06-19T03:54:54-04:00 Plus: The Pentagon ran an anti-vax campaign to undermine China. getty Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Business /business Law /law Newsletter newsletter Editors' Pick editors-pick No Paywall no-paywall technology premium http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/2024/06/11/apple-ai-promises-big-security-not-everyone-is-convinced/ Plus: Microsoft switching off Recall by default after security backlash Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_6668630805434d66a46f7511 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 12:03:26 -0400 2024-06-12T03:46:16-04:00 Plus: Microsoft switching off Recall by default after security backlash Getty Images Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Newsletter newsletter Editors' Pick editors-pick No Paywall no-paywall technology premium http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/2024/06/04/the-wiretap-free-vpns-are-a-danger-to-your-privacy/ Plus: Google’s privacy chief is out Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_665f88ff8489f30af067ae3d Tue, 04 Jun 2024 18:07:26 -0400 2024-06-06T03:55:19-04:00 Plus: Google’s privacy chief is out getty Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Newsletter newsletter Editors' Pick editors-pick No Paywall no-paywall technology premium http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/2024/06/04/googles-privacy-chief-is-out-and-will-not-be-replaced/ Keith Enright is leaving Google after 13 years as the tech giant restructures its privacy and compliance teams. Matthew Bye, director of competition law, is also departing. Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_665f3a06298f244f25bd391f Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:49:24 -0400 2024-06-06T03:55:18-04:00 Keith Enright is leaving Google after 13 years as the tech giant restructures its privacy and compliance teams. Matthew Bye, director of competition law, is also departing. Getty Images Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Premium Content premiumcontent Editors' Pick editors-pick technology premium http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/2024/05/28/microsoft-recall-feature-is-always-watching/ Plus: OpenAI Oversight Board Announced, Featuring Sam Altman Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_66560751aa415e78748c6d4f Tue, 28 May 2024 15:13:31 -0400 2024-06-04T02:14:50-04:00 Plus: OpenAI Oversight Board Announced, Featuring Sam Altman Getty Images Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Newsletter newsletter Editors' Pick editors-pick No Paywall no-paywall technology premium http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/2024/05/14/police-car-surveillance-tech-uncovers-phones-pet-trackers-and-library-books/ Italy-based surveillance company Leonardo says its tool creates a fingerprint of drivers and passengers by scanning for anything that emits a signal from their car, from smartphones to library books. Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_66436ecee3c5636447684e2e Tue, 14 May 2024 10:49:24 -0400 2024-06-03T08:27:00-04:00 Italy-based surveillance company Leonardo says its tool creates a fingerprint of drivers and passengers by scanning for anything that emits a signal from their car, from smartphones to library books. getty Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Premium Content premiumcontent Editors' Pick editors-pick technology premium http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/2024/05/06/simon-property-and-flock-safety-feed-ai-surveillance-feeds-to-the-cops/ $50 billion retail behemoth Simon Property has granted police access to its AI car surveillance feeds via startup Flock Safety, monitoring vehicles visiting its malls, public records requests reveal. Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_663539ee1e22a415f95fa997 Mon, 06 May 2024 08:00:00 -0400 2024-05-09T12:34:18-04:00 $50 billion retail behemoth Simon Property has granted police access to its AI car surveillance feeds via startup Flock Safety, monitoring vehicles visiting its malls, public records requests reveal. getty Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Premium Content premiumcontent Editors' Pick editors-pick technology premium http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/2024/05/02/xiaomi-vulnerabilities-pose-a-threat-to-all-users-researchers-warn/ Researchers uncover 20 vulnerabilities affecting a range of Xiaomi apps that ship on the Chinese giant’s smartphones. Users have been encouraged to update their phones. Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_663294b083ee305f30d43439 Thu, 02 May 2024 12:30:42 -0400 2024-05-09T12:29:49-04:00 Researchers uncover 20 vulnerabilities affecting a range of Xiaomi apps that ship on the Chinese giant’s smartphones. Users have been encouraged to update their phones. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Premium Content premiumcontent Editors' Pick editors-pick technology premium http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/2024/04/24/ex-pentagon-hacker-raises-20-million-to-stop-chatgpt-fueled-cyberattacks/ A cyber startup founded by an ex-Defense Department hacker announces a $20 million raise and a presidential candidate as a customer. Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_66280dd86f827b09b33cd275 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:00:06 -0400 2024-05-09T12:24:37-04:00 A cyber startup founded by an ex-Defense Department hacker announces a $20 million raise and a presidential candidate as a customer. © chris conroy photography Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Premium Content premiumcontent Editors' Pick editors-pick technology premium http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/2024/04/23/axon-ai-police-reports-/ Axon says its AI will help get more police out of the office and on the streets. Critics worry it’ll make cops lazy and potentially introduce errors into crucial evidence. Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_6626f29a0f94a46e0b767ed9 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 09:30:00 -0400 2024-05-09T12:24:34-04:00 Axon says its AI will help get more police out of the office and on the streets. Critics worry it’ll make cops lazy and potentially introduce errors into crucial evidence. Courtesy Axon Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Premium Content premiumcontent Editors' Pick editors-pick technology premium http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/2024/04/17/google-hosted-over-100-youtube-videos-promoting-ai-deepfake-porn/ The company removed more than 100 YouTube videos after Forbes found the platform was promoting AI nudifiers used by school bullies and a convicted pedophile. Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_661fe388516208515a4d7289 Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:30:31 -0400 2024-05-08T14:11:39-04:00 The company removed more than 100 YouTube videos after Forbes found the platform was promoting AI nudifiers used by school bullies and a convicted pedophile. AFP via Getty Images Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Premium Content premiumcontent Editors' Pick editors-pick technology premium http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/2024/03/28/she-fled-iran-and-became-an-israeli-spy-now-shes-raised-30-million-for-a-cyber-startup/ Sanaz Yashar spent 15 years in Israel’s vaunted Unit 8200 intelligence division after immigrating from Iran. Now she’s got billionaires backing her to be cyber’s next big thing. Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_660440455f1fdf31ef996f9c Thu, 28 Mar 2024 06:30:00 -0400 2024-05-09T12:24:23-04:00 Sanaz Yashar spent 15 years in Israel’s vaunted Unit 8200 intelligence division after immigrating from Iran. Now she’s got billionaires backing her to be cyber’s next big thing. Eric Sultan Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Premium Content premiumcontent Editors' Pick editors-pick technology premium http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/2024/03/26/hackers-breach-hundreds-of-ai-compute-servers-researchers-say/ Cyberattacks target AI compute power to mine cryptocurrency using a vulnerability in popular open source software called Ray, according to researchers at Oligo Security. Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_6601d7216af5ae43287522d3 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 06:30:00 -0400 2024-05-09T12:24:32-04:00 Cyberattacks target AI compute power to mine cryptocurrency using a vulnerability in popular open source software called Ray, according to researchers at Oligo Security. getty Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Premium Content premiumcontent Editors' Pick editors-pick technology premium http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/2024/03/19/experian-tries-to-force-whatsapp-to-hand-over-user-data/ Credit reporting giant says WhatsApp is refusing to respond to subpoenas. Meta says it doesn’t have the user data Experian wants. Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_65f9bb47338d9a501da98fdf Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:39:59 -0400 2024-05-08T14:12:02-04:00 Credit reporting giant says WhatsApp is refusing to respond to subpoenas. Meta says it doesn’t have the user data Experian wants. NurPhoto via Getty Images Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Premium Content premiumcontent Editors' Pick editors-pick News news technology premium http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/2024/02/27/flock-safety-surveillance-broke-state-law/ Flock became a law enforcement juggernaut with its AI-powered license plate readers. But officials in multiple states told Forbes Flock had violated state laws designed to guarantee driver safety. Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_65d51f9937d0333d3b29c2d9 Tue, 27 Feb 2024 06:30:00 -0500 2024-05-09T12:25:01-04:00 Flock became a law enforcement juggernaut with its AI-powered license plate readers. But officials in multiple states told Forbes Flock had violated state laws designed to guarantee driver safety. Hero Image ILLUSTRATION BY STEPHANIE CUI FOR FORBES; PHOTO BY ELEGANTCROWCG Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Daily Cover daily-cover Editors' Pick editors-pick Premium Content premiumcontent technology premium http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/2024/02/23/att-t-mobile-geofence-orders/ After Google made “geofence” data warrants on its users technically infeasible, feds are still making similar demands on telecoms giants, even if the location data is, by law enforcement’s own admission, often inaccurate. Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_65d89f073e51df1d51e00147 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 09:38:40 -0500 2024-06-04T01:30:05-04:00 After Google made “geofence” data warrants on its users technically infeasible, feds are still making similar demands on telecoms giants, even if the location data is, by law enforcement’s own admission, often inaccurate. Getty Images Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Editors' Pick editors-pick News news technology premium http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/2024/02/13/spy-cams-on-amazon-and-ebay-used-for-child-exploitation/ Despite cases of abuse, spy cams remain for sale across major online retailers. In some cases, the sellers explicitly use racy images to sell the surveillance devices. Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_65cb43a5b37b0f32d45994c3 Tue, 13 Feb 2024 11:35:07 -0500 2024-05-09T12:32:19-04:00 Despite cases of abuse, spy cams remain for sale across major online retailers. In some cases, the sellers explicitly use racy images to sell the surveillance devices. getty Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Editors' Pick editors-pick News news technology premium http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/2023/12/14/apple-and-corellium-settle-copyright-fight/ After four years of court hearings and plenty of controversy, Apple and cyber startup Corellium are settling a copyright lawsuit. Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_657b9227888a6f4d2a1015eb Thu, 14 Dec 2023 18:50:12 -0500 2024-05-09T12:33:49-04:00 After four years of court hearings and plenty of controversy, Apple and cyber startup Corellium are settling a copyright lawsuit. NurPhoto via Getty Images Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Editors' Pick editors-pick News news technology premium http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/2023/12/04/russian-hacker-lawsuit-exposes-flaws-in-apples-ios-16/ A Moscow legal battle strongly indicates that phone forensics tools used by both the FBI and FSB are exploiting security loopholes in Apple’s operating system. Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_6554dafb02b36a416f73d690 Mon, 04 Dec 2023 13:52:18 -0500 2024-05-09T12:34:17-04:00 A Moscow legal battle strongly indicates that phone forensics tools used by both the FBI and FSB are exploiting security loopholes in Apple’s operating system. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Editors' Pick editors-pick News news technology premium http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/2023/08/08/protonmail-fbi-search-led-to-a-suspect-threatening-a-2020-election-official/ After a Wisconsin official was harassed via an anonymous Protonmail user, the FBI began investigating, grabbing data from the encrypted email provider and other tech giants. Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_64d278d64c602e52fba3cb20 Tue, 08 Aug 2023 13:26:53 -0400 2024-06-03T07:04:25-04:00 After a Wisconsin official was harassed via an anonymous Protonmail user, the FBI began investigating, grabbing data from the encrypted email provider and other tech giants. AFP via Getty Images Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity technology premium http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/2023/07/29/exclusive-pentagon-suffers-critical-compromise-of-air-force-communications/ FBI communications may also have been compromised by an engineer working on Tennessee Air Force base, search warrant reveals. Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_64c3b58692f91a02ab2c521d Sat, 29 Jul 2023 07:30:00 -0400 2024-06-17T04:13:17-04:00 FBI communications may also have been compromised by an engineer working on Tennessee Air Force base, search warrant reveals. getty Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Editors' Pick editors-pick News news Remove From Breaking Bar remove-from-breaking technology premium http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/2023/06/14/exclusive-dhs-used-hacker-convicted-of-child-exploitation-as-a-source/ The FBI uses information from a foreign national convicted of a child sexual abuse material crime to investigate a $10,000 assassination plot. Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/thomasbrewster/ content_6489e12dfd2e28765d41480d Wed, 14 Jun 2023 12:12:15 -0400 2024-06-04T01:39:58-04:00 The FBI uses information from a foreign national convicted of a child sexual abuse material crime to investigate a $10,000 assassination plot. getty Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Innovation /innovation Cybersecurity /cybersecurity Breaking breaking-news Editors' Pick editors-pick News news technology premium