In this week’s News of Note, ransomware continues to ravage institutions—including a 157-year-old college and the government of Costa Rica—AI learns to accurately predict a patient’s race based on their medical images, cryptocurrency crashes, and more.
- Threat intelligence research firm AdvIntel claims that the Conti ransomware organization has splintered into several new groups. (Alexander Culafi, TechTarget)
- A ransomware attack on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic forces historically Black 157-year-old Lincoln College to close. (Kate Gibson, CBS News)
- The TerraUST collapse ignites the crypto market crash. (Andrew R. Chow, Time)
- The UK Information Commissioner fines facial recognition company Clearview AI for using data of UK residents. (Shiona McCallum, BBC News)
- Conti ransomware hackers attack 27 Costa Rican government institutions. (Joe Tidy, BBC News)
- Studies show that AI can use a patient’s medical images to reliably predict their race. (Rachel Gordon, MIT News)
- The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center is offering two new virtual reality exhibits that feature testimonies of survivors. (Emma Barnett, NBC News)
- ’90s Brooklyn becomes a 21st century destination in Notorious B.I.G.’s Metaverse space. (Serena Tara, Thrillist)
- Digital investors struggle with financial loss after backing overvalued NFTs endorsed by celebrities. (Jesselyn Cook, NBC News)
- GeneNFTs? A genomics company believes tokenizing genetic profiles will facilitate the use of precision medicine. (Rachel Wolfson, Cointelegraph)
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