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Blackmoon Banking Trojan Goes Modular
Dark Reading - 5 May 2017 20:55
Threat actors have begun using a new and unique framework to deliver malware to web users in South Korea, Fidelis says.
How To Report on a Hack Without Becoming a Puppet
Motherboard - 5 May 2017 16:30
Journalists are increasingly relying on data provided by hackers rather than whistleblowers. But with that comes an ethical and professional minefield.
FBI: Business- and Email Account Compromise Attack Losses Hit $5 Billion
Dark Reading - 5 May 2017 16:20
The FBI's IC3 division reports a 2,370% spike in exposed losses resulting from BEC and EAC between January 2015 and December 2016.
How Driverless Trucks In China Could Put 16 Million People Out Of A Job
Forbes - 5 May 2017 08:30
Last year, the Chinese internet giant Baidu unveiled its self-driving truck, made in collaboration with Foton Motor Group, a step forward in revolutionizing the $300 billion Chinese transportation industry. But who stand...
Uber faces DOJ criminal investigation over creating evasive Greyball software
Digital Trends - 5 May 2017 06:55
Yet another problem for the embattled rideshare company to deal with, Uber is facing a federal investigation over the usage of software to target and evade government regulators in at least one U.S. city. The post Uber f...
SpaceX will start launching more than 4,000 broadband internet satellites in 2019
Digital Trends - 5 May 2017 05:55
Potentially ideal for people currently residing in rural areas of the world, SpaceX is moving forward with launching a mesh network of satellites that will provide internet service within the next few years. The post Spa...
Elon Musk laughs off the idea of Apple buying Tesla
BGR - 5 May 2017 05:03
During the first three months of 2017, Apple managed to add a cool $10 billion to its bank account. When the company released its earnings report earlier this week, it revealed that its cash on hand now totals more than ...
FBI director complains again about encryption making his job difficult
BGR - 5 May 2017 03:01
Appearing before the Senate oversight committee yesterday, FBI director James Comey said that the agency during the first half of 2016 was granted legal permission to access more than 6,000 individual mobile devices. How...
TensorFlow, an open source software library for machine learning: The smart person's guide
TechRepublic - 5 May 2017 22:19
TensorFlow is an open source software library developed by Google for numerical computation with data flow graphs. This TensorFlow guide covers why the library matters, how to use it, and more.
Amazon Prime Video Finally Headed to Apple TV
The Mac Observer - 5 May 2017 17:22
Amazon seems to warming up to the idea of bringing Prime Video to the Apple TV, and it could come as early as this summer. Insider sources say Amazon and Apple have finally come to terms, which should make many Apple TV ...
How to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo Without Being an Ignorant Jerk
Life Hacker - 5 May 2017 17:00
It's Cinco de Mayo, a day where a lot of people drink tequila and eat Mexican food in commemoration of...
See Amsterdam and Its Artificial Islands from Space | Video
SPACE.com - 5 May 2017 16:33North Korea Thinks the CIA Hired a Lumberjack to Assassinate Kim Jong Un With Nano Weapons?
Gizmodo - 5 May 2017 16:25
The North Korean government is famous for coming up with some peculiar theories. But have you heard the one about how the CIA and South Korea's intelligence agency paid a "lumberjack" $20,000 to kill Kim Jong Un and his ...
New Android malware found every 10 seconds, report says
TechRepublic - 5 May 2017 16:19
A report from security company G DATA said that 8,400 new Android malware samples are discovered every day, stemming from the fragmentation issues with the OS.
These Flowers Hold Clues to Spreading Life Beyond Earth
Gizmodo - 5 May 2017 16:05
It feels like we're constantly searching for a friend out there in the cosmos, only to be repeatedly disappointed. But what if, in our quest to discover life beyond Earth, we've overlooking a more important question? Wha...
Here's Your First Look at Nintendo's Latest Handheld Games
Time - 5 May 2017 16:00
And the soon-to-be-released 2DS XL
Neptune Convertible Art Lens System
Photography Blog - 5 May 2017 16:00
The Lomographic Society has announced the Neptune Convertible Art Lens System.
PC World worker charged with stealing $30k of Apple gear
Cult of Mac - 5 May 2017 15:53
An employee of PC World, a U.K.-based computer superstore, has admitted to stealing 27,000 euros ($30,000) worth of Apple products from his workplace. Oh, the irony! 21-year-old Eoin Giles of Dublin, Ireland, pleaded gui...
What Should Elon Musk Name His Tunneling Machine?
Gizmodo - 5 May 2017 15:49
Elon Musk, best known for running Tesla and SpaceX, has recently turned his attention back to Earth. Specifically, under the earth: His Boring Company wants to build a tunnel under Los Angeles to alleviate its traffic pr...
This iPhone 8 concept video might just blow your mind
BGR - 5 May 2017 15:39
Jony Ive's grand vision for the perfect iPhone design hasn't exactly been a well-kept secret. Nearly one year ago, the Wall Street Journal published an article claiming that Apple was breaking from its longstanding tradi...
Your next car will change color, take directions like a NASA rover, and wink
Digital Trends - 5 May 2017 15:35
CES 2017 has finally come to a close, and in an automotive context, there's plenty to digest. Inside, we wrap-up all the action from Las Vegas, including Faraday's Future first pre-production vehicle, Toyota's adorable A...
Researchers achieve direct counterfactual quantum communication
Phys.org - 5 May 2017 15:30
(Phys.org)--In the non-intuitive quantum domain, the phenomenon of counterfactuality is defined as the transfer of a quantum state from one site to another without any quantum or classical particle transmitted between th...