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Oct 5, 2024

An interstellar instrument takes a final bow

Posted by in category: space travel

They planned to fly for four years and to get as far as Jupiter and Saturn.


Built by MIT researchers, the Plasma Science Experiment aboard the Voyager 2 spacecraft took measurements for the last 47 years and 15 billion miles, before shutting down on Sept. 26.

Oct 5, 2024

US Navy could get world’s first 6th-gen fighter as Air Force pauses NGAD

Posted by in category: futurism

On October 2, the highest-ranking official in the Navy stated that a…


The US Navy is moving forward in its efforts to develop the first sixth-generation fighter, while the Air Force has temporarily halted its program due to concerns about high costs and its effectiveness against new threats.

On October 2, the highest-ranking official in the Navy stated that a contract for the next-generation, carrier-based fighter is anticipated to be awarded.

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Oct 5, 2024

Technologies enable 3D imaging of whole human brain hemispheres at subcellular resolution

Posted by in categories: mapping, neuroscience

Observing anything and everything within the human brain, no matter how large or small, while it is fully intact has been an out-of-reach dream of neuroscience for decades.


Three new innovations from an MIT-based team enables high-resolution, high-throughput imaging of human brain tissue at a full range of scales, and mapping connectivity of neurons at single-cell resolution.

Oct 5, 2024

Do AI companies work?

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Do #AI companies work?

“The market needs to be irrational for you to stay solvent.”

Oct 5, 2024

INTERPOL Arrests 8 in Major Phishing and Romance Fraud Crackdown in West Africa

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

INTERPOL arrests 8 cybercriminals in West Africa linked to phishing scams and romance fraud, defrauding victims globally.

Oct 5, 2024

LockBit Ransomware and Evil Corp Members Arrested and Sanctioned in Joint Global Effort

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

Europol and allies dismantle LockBit ransomware’s infrastructure, arresting key figures and sending a strong message to cybercriminals.

Oct 5, 2024

New Perfctl Malware Targets Linux Servers for Cryptocurrency Mining and Proxyjacking

Posted by in categories: cryptocurrencies, cybercrime/malcode, internet

“When a new user logs into the server, it immediately stops all ‘noisy’ activities, lying dormant until the server is idle again. After execution, it deletes its binary and continues to run quietly in the background as a service.”

It’s worth noting that some aspects of the campaign were disclosed last month by Cado Security, which detailed an activity cluster that targets internet-exposed Selenium Grid instances with both cryptocurrency mining and proxyjacking software.

Specifically, the fileless perfctl malware has been found to exploit a security flaw in Polkit (CVE-2021–4043, aka PwnKit) to escalate privileges to root and drop a miner called perfcc.

Oct 5, 2024

Apple Releases Critical iOS and iPadOS Updates to Fix VoiceOver Password Vulnerability

Posted by in category: mobile phones

Apple’s iOS 18.0.1 fixes a VoiceOver password vulnerability and an audio bug in iPhone 16. Update now!

Oct 5, 2024

Cloudflare Thwarts Largest-Ever 3.8 Tbps DDoS Attack Targeting Global Sectors

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

Cloudflare mitigates a record-breaking 3.8 Tbps DDoS attack, marking a surge in global cyber threats.

Oct 5, 2024

WordPress LiteSpeed Cache Plugin Security Flaw Exposes Sites to XSS Attacks

Posted by in category: security

LiteSpeed Cache plugin vulnerability (CVE-2024–47374) exposes WordPress sites to XSS attacks. Update to version 6.5.1 now.

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