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Jul 27, 2022
Cybersecurity firms expose the role of Israeli-made spyware in attack on journalists
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in category: cybercrime/malcode
An Israel-based company was exposed for employing a malware that exploited a vulnerability in Google’s search engine to access the personal data of co.
Cybersecurity researchers were able to link a zero-day vulnerability in Google’s search engine to a US-sanctioned Israeli spyware company that targets journalists throughout West Asia.
On 21 July, cybersecurity company Avast reported that the Israeli spyware company, Candiru, was behind the DevilsTongue malware that has targeted dozens of journalists in Lebanon, Turkey, Yemen, and Palestine.
Jul 27, 2022
This New eVTOL Concept Is Like a Flying Sports Car That Parks in Your Garage
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: sustainability, transportation
Circa 2021
With its sleek exterior and spacious interior, the Leo Coupe is more automotive than other electric aircraft. It looks like a car with wings.
Jul 27, 2022
The levitating Evaro Lightbulb Teardrop lamp will instantly capture attention in any interior space
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: innovation, space
Jul 27, 2022
Microsoft warns Windows 10 USB printing breaks due to recent updates
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in category: futurism
Microsoft is warning customers that Windows updates released since June 28 will trigger printing issues on devices connected using USB.
“Microsoft has received reports of issues affecting some printing devices following installation of Windows updates released June 28 (KB5014666) and later,” Redmond explained.
Affected platforms include both client (Windows 10, version 20H2, 21H1, and 21H2) and server (Windows Server, version 20H2).
Jul 27, 2022
LinkedIn phishing target employees managing Facebook Ad Accounts
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in categories: business, cybercrime/malcode
A new phishing campaign codenamed ‘Ducktail’ is underway, targeting professionals on LinkedIn to take over Facebook business accounts that manage advertising for the company.
The operators of Ducktail have a narrow targeting scope and select their victims carefully, trying to find people who have admin privileges on their employer’s social media accounts.
The discovery of this campaign comes from researchers at WithSecure, who have been tracking what they believe to be a Vietnamese threat actor since 2021, and collected evidence of activity dating going back to 2018.
Jul 27, 2022
China plans to build world’s largest water canal from Three Gorges Dam to Shanghai
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in categories: economics, food
To boost economic activity and food output, China’s ambitious project takes off and might take a decade or more to be completed.
Jul 27, 2022
50,000-year-old Meteorite Could Revolutionize Electronics And Fast-Charging
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in categories: electronics, futurism
New discoveries from 50,000 year old ‘Diablo Canyon’ meteorite could have interesting potential applications for future electronics.
Jul 27, 2022
Cross-pollination among neuroscience, psychology and AI research yields a foundational understanding of thinking
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: neuroscience, robotics/AI
To build a true artificial mind, first map out how thinking works. Enter the Common Model of Cognition.
Jul 27, 2022
Coronavirus may enter the brain by building tiny tunnels from the nose
Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience
How the virus behind covid-19 enters the brain was somewhat of a mystery, but new evidence hints it may build tiny tubes from nose cells to brain cells that it can shuttle through.