Avatarmassivechickenflipped into InSecureFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoChina-Backed RedAlpha APT Builds Sprawling Cyber-Espionage Infrastructuredarkreading.com - Tara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark ReadingThe RedAlpha advanced persistent threat (APT) group, thought to be linked to the Chinese state, has been spying on global humanitarian, think tank, …
Avatarmassivechickenflipped into InSecureAvatarAvatarNever-before-seen malware is nuking data in Russia’s courts and mayors’ officesverified_publisherArs Technica - Dan GoodinCryWiper masquerades as ransomware, but its real purpose is to permanently destroy data. Mayors' offices and courts in Russia are under attack by …
Avatarmassivechickenflipped into The Skeptic - Science and Critical ThoughtAvatarAvatarScientists Found a Way to Boost Human Hearing in Noisy Situationsverified_publisherScienceAlert - David NieldIf you struggle to keep up with fast-paced chatter or conversation in noisy rooms, it might be down to problems with the brain processing rapid …
Avatarmassivechickenflipped into The Skeptic - Science and Critical ThoughtAvatarAvatarNASA's Hubble Captures Magnificent Image of Intergalactic Bridgeverified_publisherCNET - Monisha RavisettiThis ethereal flyover between two galaxies could easily be the backdrop of a Star Trek episode.
Avatarmassivechickenflipped into The Skeptic - Science and Critical ThoughtAvatarAvatarScientists Find a Simple Way to Produce Hydrogen From Water at Room Temperatureverified_publisherScienceAlert - David NieldHydrogen fuel promises to be a clean and abundant source of energy in the future – as long as scientists can figure out ways to produce it …
Avatarmassivechickenflipped into InSecureAvatarAvatarCritical infrastructure is under attack from hackers. Securing it needs to be a priority - before it's too lateverified_publisherZDNET - Danny PalmerA ransomware gang recently infiltrated a water company, and critical infrastructure providers need to take lessons from it to avoid potentially …
Avatarmassivechickenflipped into The Skeptic - Science and Critical ThoughtAvatarAvatarAt Long Last, Mathematical Proof That Black Holes Are StableWIRED - Steve NadisThe solutions to Einstein’s equations that describe a spinning black hole won’t blow up, even when poked or prodded. In 1963, the mathematician Roy …
Avatarmassivechickenflipped into The Skeptic - Science and Critical ThoughtFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWe exist. What can that fact teach us about the Universe?bigthink.com - Ethan SiegelThe anthropic principle has fascinating scientific uses, where the simple fact of our existence holds deep physical lessons. Don't abuse it! For …
Avatarmassivechickenflipped into InSecureFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoEmployee Accidentally Paid 286 Times His Salary Resigns And Vanishes Without a Traceodditycentral.com - By SpookyA Chilean man who was accidentally paid 286 times his salary last month resigned from the company and vanished after promising to return the money …
Avatarmassivechickenflipped into The Skeptic - Science and Critical ThoughtAvatarAvatarThis ghostly particle may be why dark matter keeps eluding usverified_publisherPopular Science - Rahul RaoPhysicists in Russia think they’re on the trail of a new particle that's everywhere, but nowhere. Every second, 100 trillion phantasmic little particles called neutrinos pass through your body. Nearly all of them shoot through your skin without interacting at all. Their shyness makes these particles …
Avatarmassivechickenflipped into The Skeptic - Science and Critical ThoughtAvatarAvatar‘Super-Earths’ Could Host Alien Life for 84 Billion Years, Study Findsverified_publisherVICE - Becky FerreiraLife on a rogue Super-Earth would be difficult, but organisms have been shown to thrive even in very extreme conditions on regular Earth. A special class of planets could potentially host life for as long as tens of billions of years, according to a new study. Super-Earths, which are rocky planets …
Avatarmassivechickenflipped into InSecureFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoCarnival Cruises agrees to pay $6m+ after cyberattackstheregister.com - Jeff BurtCarnival Cruise Lines will cough up more than $6 million to end two separate lawsuits filed by 46 states in the US after sensitive, personal …