Ars’ next conference is coming October 29 in Washington, D.C.
After a great event last month in San Jose, Ars is switching coasts for October and descending in force on our nation’s capital. If you’re on the East Coast and want to come hang out…
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Relyance lands $32M to help companies comply with data regulations
As the demand for AI surges, AI vendors are devoting greater bandwidth to data security issues. Not only are they being compelled to comply with emerging data privacy regulations (e.g. the EU Data Act), but…
Fidelity says data breach exposed personal data of 77,000 customers
Fidelity Investments, one of the world’s largest asset managers, has confirmed that 77,000 customers had personal information compromised during an August data breach. The Boston, Mass.-based investment firm said in a filing with Maine’s attorney…
The Internet Archive slammed by DDoS attack and data breach
The Internet Archive, the nonprofit organization that digitizes and archives materials like web pages, came under attack Wednesday. Several users – including over at The Verge – confronted a pop-up when visiting the site, reading,…
Archive.org, a repository storing the entire history of the Internet, has been hacked
Archive.org, possibly one of the only entities to preserve the entire history of the Internet, was recently compromised in a hack that revealed data of roughly 31 million users. A little after 2 PM California…
Is China pulling ahead in AI video synthesis? We put Minimax to the test
In the spirit of not cherry-picking any results, everything you see was the first generation we received for the prompt listed above it. “A highly intelligent person reading ‘Ars Technica’ on their computer when the…
India’s Star Health confirms data breach after cybercriminals post customers’ health data online
Star Health and Allied Insurance, one of the largest health insurance firms in India, has confirmed it was the target of a “malicious cyberattack,” some two weeks after cybercriminals claimed to post customers’ health records and…
Hackers targeted Android users by exploiting zero-day bug in Qualcomm chips
On Monday, chipmaker Qualcomm confirmed that hackers exploited a zero-day — meaning a security flaw that was unknown to the hardware maker when it was abused — in dozens of its chipsets found in popular…
Amazon revamps Ring subscriptions with AI video search
Amazon is revamping its subscription offerings for its Ring video doorbells and cameras. A new service, called Ring Home Premium, will include features like 24/7 recording and AI-powered video search, starting at $19.99 per month…
Two never-before-seen tools, from same group, infect air-gapped devices
The components in GoldenJackal’s latest toolset. Credit: ESET The components in GoldenJackal’s latest toolset. Credit: ESET The newly discovered toolkit is composed of many different building blocks, written in multiple languages and capabilities. The overall…