This vicious WordPress plugin bug could wipe your whole site
Vulnerability weaponized popular Wordpress plugin, giving any user the ability to reset the entire website......»»
Ground surface conditions found to impact speed and distance of leaking natural gas
When natural gas leaks from a subsurface pipeline, a ground cover of water/snow saturation, asphalt paving or a combination of these can cause the gas to migrate away from the leak site up to three to four times farther than through dry soil, a new s.....»»
Scientists find a natural quicksand trap dated to more than one million years ago in the "elephant graveyard" of Orce
Scientists at the University of Malaga have shown, in an unprecedented way, how the so-called "elephant graveyard" of the Early Pleistocene archaeological site of Orce—a name given due to the amount of remains of the extinct elephant species Mammut.....»»
Nearby star cluster houses unusually large black hole
Fast-moving stars imply that there's an intermediate-mass black hole there. Enlarge / From left to right, zooming in from the globular cluster to the site of its black hole. (credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. Häberle) Super.....»»
Report: Z-Library admins on the lam ahead of US extradition; officials shocked
Z-Library defends admins and vows to expand access after domain seizures. Enlarge (credit: fcscafeine | iStock / Getty Images Plus) Two Russian citizens arrested for running the pirate e-book site Z-Library have reported.....»»
Geochronological study analyzes the most ancient sedimentary levels at the Galería site
Isabel Hernando-Alonso, a researcher at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), is the lead author of a geochronological study published in the journal Quaternary Geochronology, in which the electron spin resonance.....»»
This new ransomware scam will hassle you with phone calls until you pay up
Since there is no dedicated data leak site, the operators call the victims on the phone and threaten them......»»
Egalitarian oddity found in the Neolithic
Men, women, and immigrants all seemed to have similar dietary inputs. Enlarge / A skeleton found during 1950's excavations at the Barman site. (credit: Université de Genève) Did ancient people practice equality? While.....»»
The “Netflix of anime” piracy site abruptly shuts down, shocking users
Animeflix shutters amid intensifying global crackdown on anime piracy. Enlarge / Disney+ promotional art for The Fable, an anime series that triggered Animeflix takedown notices. (credit: Disney+) Thousands of anime fans.....»»
How an "always-on" work culture can create a vicious cycle that damages workers and employers
The glamorization of high-pressure work environments, like the infamous "996" culture (where staff work from 9am until 9pm six days a week), often portrays relentless dedication and long hours as key to career success......»»
AI-assisted technology detects nanoplastics in water—instantly
A McGill-led research team has developed the first real-time, on-site technology capable of detecting and deciphering nanoplastics from all other particles in water, a capacity akin to being able to find a needle in a haystack within milliseconds......»»
Tesla gets German environmental authority approval for controversial site expansion
The expansion is part of a wider plan by CEO Elon Musk to double the plant’s capacity to 100 gigawatt hours of battery production and 1 million cars per year, setting it up to dominate Europe's EV market......»»
384,000 sites pull code from sketchy code library recently bought by Chinese firm
Many website admins, it seems, have yet to get memo to remove Polyfill[.]io links. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) More than 384,000 websites are linking to a site that was caught last week performing a supply-chain attac.....»»
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: July 3, 2024
CISO Atera | Israel | On-site – View job details The CISO will oversee our company’s information, cyber, and technology security and will have end to end full responsibility developing, implementing, and enforcing security polic.....»»
It"s a challenging drive to Washington"s ocean beaches as state spends billions to help fish
It took 50 million years for salmon to evolve and only about 50 years to nearly wipe them out. Now, Washington's native salmon and steelhead populations are getting a reprieve—one stream at a time......»»
Firefly is building fast and breaking things on path to a reusable rocket
"For our base design, we're designing around return to launch site propulsive landing." Enlarge / A test version of Firefly's Miranda engine fires up on a test stand in Briggs, Texas. (credit: Firefly Aerospace) BRIGGS,.....»»
NYT targets Street View Worldle game in fight to wipe out Wordle clones
Worldle creator surprised by fight, refuses to bow to NYT. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) The New York Times is fighting to take down a game called Worldle, according to a legal filing viewed by the.....»»
Compromised courtroom recording software was served from vendor’s official site
Courtroom recording software JAVS Viewer has been saddled with loader malware and has been served from the developer’s site since at least April 2, a threat researcher has warned last month. After analyzing a flagged installer detected in a cus.....»»
Compromised recording software was served from vendor’s official site, threat researchers say
Legitimate recording software JAVS Viewer has been saddled with loader malware and has been served from the developer’s site since at least April 2, a threat researcher has warned last month. After analyzing a flagged installer detected in a cu.....»»
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: May 22, 2024
Associate Director, Cyber Security AstraZeneca | Sweden | On-site – View job details You will develop and implement security policies, procedures, and operating practices in this role. You will coordinate risk profile development and.....»»
The first lithic study of level VI-B at the Mumba site in Tanzania reveals Middle Stone Age industry
Irene Solano Megías, a predoctoral researcher at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), has just published the first techno-typological study of the most ancient lithic industry of level VI-B at the Mumba rockshel.....»»