Day: December 13, 2018

Brazilian mobile users hit with banking malware

An Android-based trojan was accidentally downloaded by over 2000 users. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Luminar lidar can tell what you’re thinking – Roadshow

Volvo is using a new lidar and AI to guess your next move by scanning your arms and legs. …read more Source:: CNet


Virgin Galactic plane touches edge of space in historic test flight – CNET

NASA congratulates Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic for sending two humans nearly space-high on a commercial launch. …read more Source:: CNet


Secure Critical Infrastructure Top of Mind for U.S.

Attacks targeting critical infrastructure system are ramping up – and defense has become a top priority for the U.S. government. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Google Beefs Up Android Key Security for Mobile Apps

Changes to how data is encrypted can help developers ward off data leakage and exfiltration. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Virgin Galactic test flight reaches space for the first time, lugging NASA cargo in place of tourists

SpaceShipTwo goes faster and higher than ever before Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo took its first trip into space today as the company launched the reusable rocket-powered craft on its fourth test flight above the Mojave desert in southern California.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Tiny Art Etched into Silicon Wafers with Electron Beam Lithography

Looks like [Sam Zeloof] got bored on his Thanksgiving break, and things got a little weird in his garage. Of course when your garage contains a scanning electron microscope, the definition of weird can include experimenting with electron-beam lithography, resulting in tiny images etched into silicon. You’ll probably remember [Sam] from his 2018 Hackaday Superconference…


Telcos enlist Google, Amazon to help protect Europe’s data from Big Tech

Orange, DT’s plan to take on firms that create ‘competitive asymmetries’ Comment Nothing sums up Europe’s tech dilemma like the deep and meaningful partnership two of its biggest telcos touted this week. The CEOs of Orange (Stéphane Richard) and Deutsche Telekom (Timotheus Höttges) see more than €120bn a year flow through their combined cash tills….


The Economics Fueling IoT (In)security

Attackers understand the profits that lie in the current lack of security. That must change. …read more Source:: DarkReading


See Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame trailer in Lego – CNET

Even the minifigures are upset. …read more Source:: CNet