Category: conspiracy

YouTube’s tweaks to recommend fewer conspiracy videos seem to be working

Post author By Randall
Post date March 3, 2020
Categories In algorithm, av, berkeley, conspiracy, conspiracy theories, Entertainment, Google, Internet, longitudinal study, Politics, Research, streaming, streaming video, study, Tech, Video, Youtube, youtube algorithm

[ad_1] The team trained its computers by having them analyze hundreds of conspiracy and non-conspiracy videos, helping them “learn” how to differentiate between the two. Once they were trained, the computers analyzed eight million recommended videos over the course of one year. Unfortunately, they were unable to classify the videos by actually watching them — […]

US charges China-based hacking group for massive 2015 Anthem breach

Post author By Randall
Post date May 10, 2019
Categories In Anthem, business, charges, China, conspiracy, data breach, fbi, fuji wang, gear, Hack, hackers, hacking group, indictment, john doe, justice department, malware, Security, spearphishing, Tech

[ad_1] Wang and Doe reportedly used “extremely sophisticated techniques,” including specially-tailored spear-phishing emails with embedded hyperlinks. When employees of the targeted businesses clicked the hyperlinks, a file downloaded and deployed malware, which created a backdoor to the computer systems. In some cases, the defendants waited months before taking further action. Then, they allegedly encrypted the […]