Hackers Target US Defense Firms With Malicious USB Packages
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned US companies in a recently updated flash alert that the financially motivated FIN7 cybercriminals group is targeting the US defense industry with packages containing malicious USB devices. BleepingComp.....»»
NASA Desperately Needs New Spacesuits. Private Firms Are Struggling to Make Them
Collins Aerospace is expected to back out of a contract with NASA, while high interest rates and a difficult supply chain environment have affected Axiom......»»
Building Up Excitement for Teardown 2024
Each year in Portland, Oregon, hackers, artists, and enthusiasts congregate at the behest of open-source crowdfunding platform Crowd Supply. This year’s event is a particular cause for excitement for me, a) because I’m attending and b) because t.....»»
Google’s greenhouse gas emissions jump 48% in five years
Google's 2030 "Net zero" target looks increasingly doubtful as AI use soars. Cooling pipes at a Google data center in Douglas County, Georgia. (credit: Google) Google’s greenhouse gas emissions have surged 48 percent i.....»»
Check Point VPN zero-day exploited since beginning of April (CVE-2024-24919)
Attackers have been exploiting CVE-2024-24919, a zero-day vulnerability in Check Point Security Gateways, to pinpoint and extract password hashes for local accounts, which they then used to move laterally in the target organizations’ network. &.....»»
Hackers claim they’re selling the user data of 560 million Ticketmaster customers
ShinyHunters hacking group claims responsibility for Ticketmaster data breach, which exposes customer personal data, including credit card information......»»
Tracing the evolution of ferns" surprisingly sweet defense strategy
Plants and the animals that eat them have evolved together in fascinating ways, creating a dynamic interplay of survival strategies. Many plants have developed physical and chemical defenses to fend off herbivores. A well-known strategy in flowering.....»»
Virtual flying lessons for Hera asteroid mission
As ESA's Hera spacecraft for planetary defense goes through pre-flight testing, the system that will steer it around its target binary asteroid system is also undergoing its final checks for space......»»
Sleight of hand: Australia"s Net Zero target is being lost in accounting tricks, offsets and more gas
In announcing Australia's support for fossil gas all the way to 2050 and beyond, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pushed his government's commitment to net zero even further out of reach......»»
Fossil places extinct saber-toothed cat on Texas coast
Important scientific finds don't always come in the biggest, buzziest packages. Sometimes new discoveries come in little ugly rocks. Such is the case of a 6-centimeter-wide, nondescript mass of bone and teeth that helped a scientist at The University.....»»
New modified CRISPR protein can fit inside virus used for gene therapy
Researchers have developed a novel version of a key CRISPR gene-editing protein that shows efficient editing activity and is small enough to be packaged within a non-pathogenic virus that can deliver it to target cells. Hongjian Wang and colleagues a.....»»
Beats Solo Buds shipping on June 20, preorders on June 18
Apple subsidiary Beats by Dre will be releasing its Beats Solo Buds on June 20, with one color exclusive to Apple and Target.Beats Solo Buds worn by Naomi OsakaIntroduced in April, the Beats Solo Buds are wireless earbuds with a highly compact chargi.....»»
Rich nations met $100 bn climate finance goal two years late: OECD
Wealthy countries met their target of providing $100 billion in annual climate aid to poorer countries for the first time in 2022 though two years later than promised, the OECD said Wednesday......»»
Check Point confirms VPN services targeted by hackers
Hackers are after poorly protected VPN accounts as they look for easy ways into corporate infrastructure......»»
EV charging firms must provide an array of technologies to satisfy commercial fleets
Charging companies are under pressure to provide the latest and greatest in expensive charging technology to meet myriad customer needs......»»
Hackers hijack Arc browser Windows launch with malvertising campaign
Bad ads on Google are leading people to malicious sites offering infostealers for download......»»
SpaceX reveals target date for next test of Starship megarocket
SpaceX has for the first time named a specific target date for the fourth test launch of the Starship, the most powerful rocket ever to fly......»»
NASA now aiming to launch Starliner astronauts flight next month
Following multiple delays over the last month, NASA has announced a new target launch date for the first crewed flight of the Starliner capsule......»»
NASA now aiming to launch Starliner astronaut flight next month
Following multiple delays over the last month, NASA has announced a new target launch date for the first crewed flight of the Starliner capsule......»»
Canada orders dissolution of two firms, citing national security concerns
Canada orders dissolution of two firms, citing national security concerns.....»»
There’s a Missing Human in Misinformation Fixes
Misinformation solutions target a rational, ethical ideal who doesn’t exist; to combat misinfo, we need to start with a richer concept of the human.....»»