Day: June 20, 2018

Don’t be fooled: Fortnite for Android links on YouTube aren’t legit – CNET

Beware of scams offering downloads of the Android version of the video game, which hasn’t actually been released yet. …read more Source:: CNet


Private sector needs a little sumthin’ sumthin’ to get it sharing threat intel – US security chap

Sharing’s caring, intone government bods Israel Cyber Week The UK’s National Cyber Security Center, the information assurance division of GCHQ, might be getting a regulatory function or charging for its services before settling into the role of encouraging better cybersecurity.… …read more Source:: Register


Apple Watch Series 4: Rumored specs, price, release date – CNET

Will the fourth time around be the biggest change ever? …read more Source:: CNet


New Phishing Scam Reels in Netflix Users to TLS-Certified Sites

Researchers are warning of a new Netflix phishing scam that leads to sites with valid TLS certificates. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Instagram debuts IGTV, a standalone app for videos from creators – CNET

At a splashy event in San Francisco, the Facebook-owned photo service announces a bigger push into video. …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft agrees to acquire AI startup Bonsai to boost Azure smarts – CNET

Machines that think better are a huge deal in computing these days. …read more Source:: CNet


WD’s Purple reign continues: 12TB helium disks for vid spy tech

Eight platters serving up 1.5TB each for data-belching surveillance cameras Video surveillance is an insatiable monster, constantly needing more digital storage – and Western Digital is now feeding it 12TB drives.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Some Rivers Are So Drug-Polluted, Their Eels Get High on Cocaine

Joshua Rapp Learn, reporting for National Geographic: Critically endangered eels hyped up on cocaine could have trouble making a 3,700-mile trip to mate and reproduce — new research warns. And while societies have long grappled with ways to cope with the use of illicit drugs, less understood are the downstream effects these drugs might have…


Hexabitz, Modular Electronics Made Easier

Over the years there have been a variety of modular electronic systems allowing the creation of complex circuits by the interconnection of modules containing individual functions. Hexabitz, a selection of interlocking polygonal small PCBs, is just such a system. What can it bring to the table that others haven’t done already? The problem facing designers…


Inside a SamSam Ransomware Attack

Here’s how hackers use network tools and stolen identities to turn a device-level compromise into an enterprise-level takedown. …read more Source:: DarkReading