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Kevin Collier

Kevin Collier is a reporter covering cybersecurity, privacy and technology policy for NBC News.

Kevin Collier is a reporter covering cybersecurity, privacy and technology policy for NBC News.


Latest from Kevin Collier

3d ago

More AI-generated child sex abuse material is being posted online

The amount of AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) posted online is increasing, a report published Monday found.
5d ago

What we know about the global Microsoft outage

A routine software update caused cascading chaos Friday that has engulfed global businesses from airports and banks to retail and law enforcement.
5d ago

Mass IT outage hits airports, businesses and broadcasters around the world

Major airlines, media organizations and businesses around the world were affected by a massive IT glitch caused by a problem with cloud computing services.

Surgeries and doctor's appointments canceled amid global IT outage

U.S. hospitals were forced to cancel surgeries and appointments amid the global IT outage. There is no indication of criminal activity, but hospital systems are no stranger to massive computer outages.
61d ago

TikTok says it disrupted 15 influence operations this year — including one from China

TikTok released its first report detailing efforts to remove “covert influence operations” from its platform, noting 15 such campaigns including one from China that targeted people in the U.S. with the intent to promote “Chinese policy and culture.”
125d ago

DMV services disrupted nationwide by system outage

Multiple states reported disrupted services at DMV offices Thursday in a "national outage" that halted license related transactions due to "a loss in cloud connectivity."
126d ago

FBI resumes outreach to social media companies over foreign propaganda

The FBI has resumed some of its efforts to share information with some American social media companies about foreign propagandists using their platforms.

Big Tech says AI watermarks could curb misinformation, but they're easy to sidestep

Watermarking has been floated by big tech as one of the most promising methods to combat misinformation in the age of artificial intelligence.
129d ago

A TikTok ban could embolden authoritarian censorship, experts warn

The proposed TikTok ban could embolden censorship abroad, experts warn, and shatter the U.S.’s reputation as a free speech champion.

Experts war-gamed what might happen if deepfakes disrupt the 2024 election. Things went sideways fast.

Experts war-gamed what might happen if bad actors used deepfakes to disrupt the 2024 election. The results of the exercise were "jarring" for the participants.
133d ago

What would a TikTok ban look like for users?

The House passed a bill Wednesday that could lead to what amounts to an effective ban on TikTok unless TikTok’s parent company sells the app.