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Threats
Concerns Raised Over Digital Advertising Data and National Security
Nov 20, 2024 An investigation has raised concerns about the implications of digital advertising data collection on U.S. national security, particularly regarding the tracking of military personnel stationed in Germany.
Tools
New Defense Mechanism Proposed Against Model Poisoning in Federated Learning
Nov 20, 2024 Researchers from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China have introduced a new defense mechanism called VERT to combat model poisoning attacks in Federated Learning systems.
Vulnerabilities
Study Examines Data Privacy Risks in Graph Neural Networks
Nov 20, 2024 Researchers from The Pennsylvania State University and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have published a study addressing the risks of data leakage in Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) and introduced a framework called GraphSteal to reconstruct training graphs while safeguarding privacy.
Tools
New Method for Privacy-Preserving Record Linkage Introduced
Nov 13, 2024 Researchers from the University of Tübingen have developed a new method for Privacy-Preserving Record Linkage that enhances medical data privacy and significantly improves the efficiency of linking healthcare records.
Vulnerabilities
Scrutiny of Language Models Due to Extraction Attack Vulnerabilities
Nov 12, 2024 Language models are under scrutiny for their vulnerability to extraction attacks, which can reveal sensitive information from their training data.
Threats
Cybersecurity Challenges in Mobility-as-a-Service Systems
Nov 11, 2024 Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) integrates various transportation modes into a single platform, utilizing artificial intelligence to optimize journeys while facing significant cybersecurity and privacy challenges.
Threats
Data Forging Attacks Threaten Machine Learning Model Integrity
Nov 11, 2024 Data forging attacks threaten the integrity of machine learning models by creating deceptive evidence of training datasets, complicating data governance and compliance with regulations.
Threats
FBI Reports Increase in Misuse of Emergency Data Requests
Nov 11, 2024 The FBI has reported a notable increase in the misuse of Emergency Data Requests (EDRs) as of late 2023, prompting a warning to U.S. businesses and law enforcement agencies.
Tools
Study Introduces Privacy-Preserving Name Matching for Finance
Nov 11, 2024 A recent study has introduced a privacy-preserving fuzzy name matching scheme for the financial sector, utilizing fully homomorphic encryption and clustering techniques to enhance secure data sharing while complying with privacy regulations.
Vulnerabilities
Study Reveals Vulnerabilities in Chase-Shen Encryption Scheme
Nov 11, 2024 A recent study has introduced a query reconstruction attack on the Chase-Shen substring-searchable symmetric encryption scheme, marking the first leakage cryptanalysis of this technology designed for secure querying of encrypted databases.