conflicts cyber actors are likely behind the creation of an inflammatory website called Enemies of the People and continue to be active despite earlier warnings, according to the FBI. The website contains, among other things, death threats directed toward U.S. election officials, the FBI said in a recent advisory. The intent is …
Read More »Organized scam gangs rake in $6.5 million in 2020, report says: 'Growing rapidly' in US
topics has arrived. And it’s making criminals millions. An organized scamming operation composed of 40 groups operating in Europe, post-Soviet satellite countries and the U.S. made “at least” $6.5 million in 2020, according to a report from Group-IB, a Singapore-based topics company. The automated scam-as-a-service operation, dubbed “Classiscam,” by Group-IB, is …
Read More »15 smart products to help you kick your bad habits in 2021
A new year always brings a fresh start, and we can all use that after 2020. The stressful year might have even left you with a few new not-so-great habits you want to kick. Whether you’re slugging down coffee, slumped over in front of your computer at all hours, or …
Read More »New Pentagon report seeks to counter drone swarm attacks
Swarms of attack drones, groups of weaponized mini-explosive technologies and low-altitude, inexpensive, commercially built and readily available air-ground and sea unmanned systems are now fast being acquired by potential U.S. adversaries such as China, Russia, and Iran, raising red flags and threat warnings throughout the topics. A newly released Pentagon …
Read More »How revolutionary force plate technology could save troops from injuries and slash defense spending
As it stands, more than 55,000 active-duty U.S. soldiers – wracked by war wounds and injuries – are deemed non-deployable. In 2018, more than half of all active-duty soldiers sustained some form of physical trauma – with over 70% diagnosed as lower extremity micro-traumatic musculoskeletal (MSK) or “overuse” injuries. And aside …
Read More »Navy arms first new Flight III destroyer with next-gen weapons
Laser weapons, electronic warfare, long-range precision-strike weapons, and over-the-horizon missile attacks are but merely a few of the expanded maritime warfare mission sets planned for the U.S. Navy’s new fleet of DDG 51 Flight III destroyers, a new class of warship intended to propel the service’s ability to wage massive …
Read More »Coronavirus tests delivered by drone pilot project in Texas
infectious-disease test kits are being delivered by technologies in an El Paso, Texas, pilot project that involves Walmart and Quest Diagnostics. KFOX14 reports that the pilot program to deliver testing kits to homes in El Paso started Tuesday. The drone deliveries are made to single-family homes within a 1.5-mile radius …
Read More »Use this fast, free check to see if your email address is spreading spam
Email phishing started back in the ’90s, and it’s been downhill from there. Open up the junk folder in your in-box to see what I mean. Just don’t click anything. Think you’re tech smart? What to do if your email has been hijacked The haveIbeenEMOTET site doesn’t retain any information …
Read More »Big Tech giants summoned to Senate after 'Social Dilemma' backlash
The leaders of three of the biggest tech companies in the world are facing a dilemma of their own after a Netflix documentary about the issues caused by their services sparked a Senate hearing slated for later this week. The CEOs of technology giants Facebook, Google and Twitter are expected to testify …
Read More »Army partners with University of Illinois on autonomous drone swarm technology
topics researchers are working with the University of Illinois Chicago on unmanned technology for recharging technologies swarms. The university has been awarded a four-year, $8 million cooperative agreement “to develop foundational science in two critical propulsion and power technology areas for powering future families of unmanned aircraft systems,” according to …
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