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A US gas pipeline operator was infected by malware—your questions answered

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Tuesday’s news that a ransomware infection shut down a US pipeline operator for two days has generated no shortage of questions, not to mention a near-endless stream …

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Anatomy of a dumb spear-phish: Hitting librarians up for Zelle, CashApp cash

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Here’s a clue for would-be Internet financial scammers: do not target librarians. They will catch on fast, and you will have wasted your time.

Yesterday, the …

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Why fixing security vulnerabilities in medical devices, IoT is so hard

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The complex web of software and hardware components and their licensing schemes makes it difficult for healthcare organizations to upgrade or patch systems that prove to be vulnerable.

Enlarge / The complex web of software and hardware components and their licensing schemes makes it difficult for healthcare organizations to upgrade or patch systems that prove to be vulnerable.

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Hackers exploit critical vulnerability found in ~100,000 WordPress sites

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Hackers are actively exploiting a critical WordPress plugin vulnerability that allows them to completely wipe all website databases and, in some cases, seize complete control of affected sites.

The flaw …

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Driver stranded after connected rental car can’t call home

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One of GIG Car Share's Toyota Priuses on a street in Berkley, California.

Enlarge / One of GIG Car Share’s Toyota Priuses on a street in Berkley, California.

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Over the weekend, a trip to the Californian boonies …

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Data shows Tesla owner experienced repeated glitch days before deadly 2018 crash

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A crashed sedan has been torn in half.

Enlarge / Walter Huang’s Model X in a tow yard days after his fatal crash.

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On March 23, 2018, a glitch in Tesla’s Autopilot technology contributed to …

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Coronavirus cancels F1 and Formula E races, could make EU miss CO2 target

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A man wearing a face mask rides his bicycle along an empty street in Beijing on February 12, 2020.

Enlarge / A man wearing a face mask rides his bicycle along an empty street in Beijing on February 12, 2020.

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Charging into the mainstream: Volvo electrifies its first class-8 truck

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This is the Volvo VRN Electric, the company’s first electric class-8 truck.
Volvo has been testing the VNR Electric in a range of configurations, like this tractor-trailer.
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The Fairey Rotodyne, the vertical take off and landing airliner time forgot

By admin 5 years ago

If things had gone a little differently, the Rotodyne could have been a more convenient way to short haul air travel than the regional jets we now use. [credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images ]