In a surprising turn of events, the U. S. Treasury Department revealed that their systems were breached by Chinese hackers. The intrusion happened after a third-party software service provider was compromised. This allowed hackers to access some workstations and unclassified documents. The Treasury
UnitedHealth Group is set to break financial records this year, with revenue already reaching over $299 billion by September. The company's CEO, Andrew Witty, has shared this good news with executives, aiming to boost morale after the tragic murder of Brian Thompson, the CEO of their insurance divis
Smart cities, with their data-driven approaches, are revolutionizing urban living. But as these cities grow smarter, concerns about data privacy, security, and citizen participation grow too. So, how do we balance innovation with protecting people’s rights? That’s where regulations come in. One key
Elon Musk, a close ally of Donald Trump, has raised some eyebrows. A former US military chief, Lt Gen Russel Honoré, recently voiced concerns about Musk's strong ties with China. He's worried that these ties could put the country's security at risk. Musk has plenty of business interests in China. T
Imagine this: US Treasury computers were hacked recently. It wasn't just any hacker, though. Officials say it was a Chinese state-sponsored group. Here's how it went down. A third-party software provider called BeyondTrust discovered something fishy on December 2. It seemed hackers had stolen a key
Congress recently passed the Social Security Fairness Act, which is good news for teachers, police officers, firefighters, and other public employees. This new law means they can now get their full Social Security benefits back. These benefits were taken away by two old laws called the Windfall Elim
Living in Palm Beach, Florida, has always been synonymous with luxury and exclusivity. However, the recent surge in real estate prices, dubbed the "Trump bump, " has brought about an unexpected side effect: a rise in opportunistic crimes. Local authorities have been quietly warning residents to keep
Cryptojacking, the sneaky act of using other people's devices for mining cryptocurrency, is a big problem, especially in wireless sensor networks (WSN) and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Researchers have found a smart way to fight this by combining time series analysis with graph neural networks
Cryptocurrency is back in the spotlight, with coins like Bitcoin and Ethereum hitting new highs. Experts say this surge is due to factors like President Trump's positive remarks on crypto, renewed interest from investors, and increased institutional involvement. But with the hype comes risk. Crypto
In a surprising move, outgoing President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to hit the pause button on a law that could potentially shut down the popular app TikTok. This comes as his administration seeks a negotiated solution to address national security concerns while keeping the app availab
