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Deepfake Defense
Zoom and Financial Firms Deploy Iris-Scanning 'Proof of Human' Credentials
5 sources · 3d ago
Cold Storage Security
Hackers Steal $90 Million in Hardware Exploit Targeting Ledger Wallets
4 sources · 4d ago
IoT Security
Anthropic Warns Self-Replicating AI Worms Could Soon Target Smart Devices
5 sources · 9d ago
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