Experts crack Petya ransomware, enable hard drive decryption for free
Security experts have devised a method that allows users to recover data from computers infected with the Petya ransomware program without paying money to cybercriminals.Petya appeared on researchers' radar last month when criminals distributed it to companies through spam emails that masqueraded as job applications. It stood out from other file-encrypting ransomware programs because it overwrites a hard disk drive's master boot record (MBR), leaving infected computers unable to boot into the o..>> view originalHuge python may be world's longest snake
Climate Change An Imminent Health Risk, White House Reports
A new report released by the White House warns that climate change is an imminent and growing threat to public health, and that extreme heat will kill around 27,000 US residents per year by 2100. A science advisor to the Obama administration by the ...>> view originalThe big dry threatens world's small islands
Mili Atoll in the Marshall Islands, as viewed by a drone during the scientists' research work in the western tropical Pacific. Photo: Jeffrey Donnelly Islanders are in for tough times. As if rising sea levels were not enough to contend with, about 16 million people living on three-quarters of the world's small islands face the daunting prospect of seriously dwindling freshwater supplies as a consequence of climate change.Australia's Cocos Island and Christmas..>> view originalNew report calls for ban on 'killer robots' amid UN meeting
Technology allowing a pre-programmed robot to shoot to kill, or a tank to fire at a target with no human involvement, is only years away, experts say. A new report called Monday for a ban on such "killer robots." The report by Human Rights Watch and the Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic was released as the United Nations kicked off a week-long meeting on such weapons in Geneva. The report calls for humans to remain in control over all weapons systems at a time of rapid techno..>> view originalSymantec Internet Security Threat Report - Australia is a top 10 target
Symantec has today released their 81 page, annual Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR), Vol. 21 that reveals an organisational shift by cybercriminals - they are establishing professional businesses and adopting corporate best practices in order to increase the efficiency of their attacks against enterprises and consumers. This new class of professional cybercriminal spans the ecosystem of attackers, extends the reach of enterprise and consumer threats, and fuels the growth of online crime...>> view originalUltrasound makes for palm-based computer displays you can feel
Electronics Ultrasound makes for palm-based computer displays you can feel Nick Lavars April 11, 2016 From buzzing phones to quivering console controllers, haptic feedback has become indispensable in modern computing, and developers are already wondering how it will be felt in systems of the future. Sending ultrasound waves through the back of the hand to deliver tactile sensations to the fro..>> view originalLegal Action In Air As Telstra Inks $1.6bn NBN Deal
Legal Action In Air As Telstra Inks $1.6bn NBN Deal By Computer Daily News | Tuesday | 12/04/2016 Telstra yesterday announced it had signed a $1.6 billion contract with NBN Co to provide services for its hybrid fibre coax (HFC) rollout - and has found itself the subject of serious concerns by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The contract comes on top of the $11 billion deal Telstra struck earlier with NBN Co, allowing NBN to take control of Telstra's cable network, followe..>> view originalNASA scientists confirm Earth is tilting the opposite direction; Climate change making Earth's wobble shift
Global warming has yet another victim and this time, it’s our planet’s axis. According to NASA experts, the North Pole, that was drifting towards Canada for decades has changed its course and is now drifting towards the UK. There was a shift in the drift about 15 years ago. Now, it is drifting directly down the Greenwich Meridian. Climate change and global warming is shifting the way our Earth wobbles. “This is the first time we have solid evidence that changes in land water distribution on a g..>> view originalMercedes AMG S65 Cabriolets to be the Most Expensive Car to go On-Road in September
Mercedes-Benz will hit the roads in Australia by September. The German brand has just updated its S-Class cabriolets, with Mercedes AMG S65 Cabriolets. The German Automobile company, Mercedes-Benz had launched the AMG S65 Cabriolet priced at ...>> view original
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