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Jun 10, 2022

Researchers Find Bluetooth Signals Can be Fingerprinted to Track Smartphones

Posted by in category: mobile phones

A new study has shown for the first time that the Bluetooth signals constantly emitted by our smartphones have a unique fingerprint.

Jun 10, 2022

Researchers Disclose Critical Flaws in Industrial Access Control System from Carrier

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, finance

Researchers have taken the wraps off “Symbiote,” what they call a “nearly-impossible-to-detect” Linux malware that’s targeting the financial sector.

Jun 10, 2022

Symbiote: A Stealthy Linux Malware Targeting Latin American Financial Sector

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, finance, mobile phones

Cybersecurity researchers have taken the wraps off what they call a “nearly-impossible-to-detect” Linux malware that could be weaponized to backdoor infected systems.

Dubbed Symbiote by threat intelligence firms BlackBerry and Intezer, the stealthy malware is so named for its ability to conceal itself within running processes and network traffic and drain a victim’s resources like a parasite.

The operators behind Symbiote are believed to have commenced development on the malware in November 2021, with the threat actor predominantly using it to target the financial sector in Latin America, including banks like Banco do Brasil and Caixa, based on the domain names used.

Jun 10, 2022

Researchers Detail How Cyber Criminals Targeting Cryptocurrency Users

Posted by in categories: blockchains, cryptocurrencies, finance

Cybercriminals are impersonating popular crypto platforms such as Binance, Celo, and Trust Wallet with spoofed emails and fake login pages in an attempt to steal login details and deceptively transfer virtual funds.

“As cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) become more mainstream, and capture headlines for their volatility, there is a greater likelihood of more individuals falling victim to fraud attempting to exploit people for digital currencies,” Proofpoint said in a new report.

“The rise and proliferation of cryptocurrency has also provided attackers with a new method of financial extraction.”

Jun 10, 2022

Whole human genome sequencing for $100

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry, computing, genetics, health

“When the Human Genome Project began in 1990, it had a projected budget of $3 billion. […] Now, one company claims to have achieved the major milestone of whole genome sequencing for just $100.”


Ultima Genomics, a biotech company based in California, has emerged from stealth mode with a new high-throughput, low-cost sequencing platform that it claims can deliver a $100 genome.

When the Human Genome Project began in 1990, it had a projected budget of $3 billion. Some researchers believed it would take centuries to map all 20,000+ genes and to determine the sequence of chemical base pairs making up DNA, though in the end it took 13 years. Since then, genome sequencing has undergone technology and cost improvements at a rate faster than Moore’s Law (a long-term trend in the computer industry that involves a doubling of performance every two years). What used to require billions of dollars and many years of work is now several orders of magnitude cheaper and possible in a matter of hours.

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Jun 10, 2022

Europe will launch a ‘lurking’ probe in 2029 to watch for an interstellar comet

Posted by in category: space

The probe will wait in space for a yet unknown, but very exciting, object to arrive.


Europe’s Comet Interceptor probe will lurk in space, waiting for a pristine interstellar comet to zoom by.

Jun 10, 2022

Elon Musk could be left with $33.5bn bill after spooking Twitter investors

Posted by in category: Elon Musk

World’s richest man may have to find eye-watering sum in cash.

Jun 10, 2022

Room-temperature molecular switch discovery paves the way for faster computers, longer-lasting batteries

Posted by in categories: computing, mathematics, quantum physics

University of Queensland scientists have cracked a problem that’s frustrated chemists and physicists for years, potentially leading to a new age of powerful, efficient, and environmentally friendly technologies.

Using , Professor Ben Powell from UQ’s School of Mathematics and Physics has discovered a “recipe” which allows molecular switches to work at room temperature.

“Switches are materials that can shift between two or more states, such as on and off or 0 and 1, and are the basis of all digital technologies,” Professor Powell said. “This discovery paves the way for smaller and more powerful and energy efficient technologies. You can expect batteries will last longer and computers to run faster.”

Jun 10, 2022

New Microchip Based on Biomolecules is No Alien Technology

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing

Roswell Biotechnologies wants you to believe its new chip will revolutionize the detection of viruses, DNA, and more. But it still has to prove itself.

Jun 10, 2022

NASA announces a new investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena

Posted by in category: space

The agency will release a report on UAPs sometime next year after a nine-month investigation.


NASA will fund a “no more than $100,000 study” looking at what astrophysical data exists with unexplained origins led by astrophysicist David Spergel.