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Power grid stations in Pacific Northwest fall victim to recent attacks
Washington law enforcement sources say they received a memo from the FBI warning them about attacks to power stations in the Pacific Northwest. The memo read: “Power companies in Oregon and Washington have reported physical attacks on substations, using hand tools, arson, firearms and metal chains possibly in response to an online call for attacks…
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University Student invents invisibility coat that to hide wearers from Artificial Intelligence surveillance cameras
How does this work? University students have successfully developed a coat that can make people invisible to security cameras. The coat looks the same as regular camouflaged clothing, but it can trick digital cameras, especially ones with AI. This is achieved by patterning of the coat that was developed using a complex algorithm. The coat also…
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Lensa is transforming selfies into virtual avatars that many have shared online.
This is Lensa App. Lensa, lets users upload 10 to 20 photos of their selfies or portraits, and then it creates dozens, even hundreds, of digital images called “Magic Avatars.” Quite beautiful avatars. Artificial Intelligence best in play.
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Condoms to be free for young people in France
Young people in France will be able to get condoms free of charge in an effort to reduce the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). French President Emmanuel Macron said that condoms would be made available for free in pharmacies for 18- to 25-year-olds in a bid to reduce unwanted pregnancies among young people. In…
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EU court: Google must delete inaccurate search info if asked
Google has to delete search results about people in Europe if they can prove that the information is clearly wrong, the European Union’s top court said Thursday. The European Court of Justice ruled that search engines must “dereference information” if the person making the request can demonstrate that the material is “manifestly inaccurate.” People in…
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Costa Rica State of Emergency Declared After Ransomware Attacks
Costa Rica declared a state of emergency. Newly-elected President Rodrigo Chaves took this measure, usually reserved to deal with natural disasters, to free up the government to react more decisively to the incident. The Russian-based Conti gang has claimed they launched the attack.
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Rackspace-Hosted Exchange Service Gets Hit with Ransomware Attack
Rackspace’s hosted Microsoft Exchange e-mail service was disrupted by a ransomware attacks. Rackspace is still estimating the damage from the attack, but it suggested the ransomware attack could affect its hosted Exchange business, including a substantial revenue loss for the company. Its hosted Exchange business “generates approximately $30 million of annual revenue in the Apps &…
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South Pacific vacations for hacked with Ransomware
New Zealand government reels, Vanuatu’s spent weeks entirely offline.
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Little Rock schools in the U.S to pay hackers to end ransomware attack
Little Rock schools in the U.S to pay hackers to end ransomware attack. The Little Rock School District will pay $250,000 after a cyber attack on its computer network, which was discovered Nov. 11. https://www.thv11.com/video/news/education/little-rock-schools-to-pay-hackers-to-end-ransomware-attack/91-d492d592-062b-4d1a-ad78-9dd1a3a82f4d
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Ransomware attack forces French hospital to transfer patients
The André-Mignot teaching hospital in the suburbs of Paris had to shut down its phone and computer systems because of a ransomware attack. Currently, the hospital only accepts walk-ins and consultations as it had to partially cancel operations. It was also forced to transfer six patients from its neonatal and intensive care units to other…