Once you see it… …read more Source:: CNet

NHTSA data showed fatalities dropped, but the fatality rate rose, even though the number of motorists on the road declined. …read more Source:: CNet

Krebs on Security: Companies victimized by ransomware and firms that facilitate negotiations with ransomware extortionists could face steep fines from the U.S. federal government if the crooks who profit from the attack are already under economic sanctions, the Treasury Department warned today. In its advisory, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said “companies…

From WarGames, to Aaron Swartz, to bug bounties, to Van Buren, here’s what cybersecurity researchers should know about the US’s primary anti-hacking law before it gets its day in the Supreme Court. …read more Source:: DarkReading

The two are very limited, but introduce a few slick touches. …read more Source:: CNet

The deal is expected to close in mid-October. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Michele Solis, writing for Scientific American: In a perfect world, we would learn from success and failure alike. Both hold instructive lessons and provide needed reality checks that may safeguard our decisions from bad information or biased advice. But, alas, our brain doesn’t work this way. Unlike an impartial outcome-weighing machine an engineer might design,…

Users fear hack – really the ‘processing infrastructure was running behind’ Amazon-owned smart home appliance maker Ring has won the world record for biggest game of “ding dong ditch” after a software glitch broadcast erroneous doorbell chimes to countless users yesterday.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Sonos has filed another patent lawsuit against Google, alleging that the search giant is infringing five wireless audio patents across the entire line of Nest and Chromecast products. From a report: Sonos filed its first patent lawsuits against Google in January in California federal court and with the International Trade Commission; the federal case has…

Mosquito haters of the world, rejoice! A few years ago we told you about the first version of this solar-powered mosquito repellent that works by disturbing the surface of standing water. Since then, the project has received worldwide attention, and [Pranav] is back with Solar Scare Mosquito version 2.0 in time for the the 2020…