City Plans to Shell Out $20,000 for TMNT-Styled Manhole Covers
A small city in Massachusetts, one which has a strong connection to the classic comic series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,…
2023
Friday Squid Blogging: We’re Almost at Flying Squid Drones
Researchers are prototyping multi-segment shapeshifter drones, which are “the precursors to flying squid-bots.” As usual, you can also use this…
The New Alien Film Has Cast Even More Xenomorph Fodder
The next Alien film—directed by Fede Alvarez (2013’s Evil Dead)—has just added more cast members, joining the previously announced Cailee…
EV Charging Infrastructure Offers an Electric Cyberattack Opportunity
Attackers have already targeted electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, and experts are calling for cybersecurity standards to protect this necessary…
Hundreds of thousands of websites hacked as part of redirection campaign
Thousands of Websites Hijacked Using Compromised FTP Credentials Researchers reported that threat actors compromised thousands of websites using legitimate FTP…
Blew It: Ericsson Has to Pay $206 Million Fine for Violating a Bribery Deal With the Feds
Swedish multinational tech giant Ericsson pled guilty this week to bribery and agreed to pay the Department of Justice $206…
Several Amazon Go Stores Are Crumbling
Amazon is closing eight of its Amazon Go stores including two in New York City, effective early this Spring. The…
Worf’s Picard Calmness Was Inspired by the Star Trek Spinoff Michael Dorn Always Wanted
While Worf was never quite the always-angry kind of Klingon in Star Trek—to give him that push and pull between…
Here’s Why ATMs Are Becoming Harder to Find
It would appear that the days of crisp dollar bills and shiny pennies are falling behind us. The number of…
Indigo Books Refuses LockBit Ransomware Demand
Canada’s largest bookseller rejected the pressure of the ransomware gang’s countdown timer, despite data threats.