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EternalRocks network worm uses 7 NSA hacking tools
While you won’t be forgetting the WannaCry ransomware attack, it is likely you will be hearing a lot more about the alleged NSA-linked EternalBlue exploit and DoublePulsar backdoor as it seems a wide range of bad guys have them in their toyboxes. At least one person is leveraging seven leaked NSA hacking tools for a new EternalRocks network worm.
EternalBlue and DoublePulsar
Malwarebytes believes WannaCry did not spread by a malicious spam email campaign, but by an scanning operation that searched for vulnerable public facing SMB ports, then used EternalBlue to get on the network and DoublePulsar to install the ransomware.
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‘Pepper’ robot uses trial-and-error learning to master a child’s game
Robots, much like children, are now using simple games to learn important skills. Pepper, SoftBank’s adorable humanoid robot, recently learned to play ball-in-a-cup (also called ring and pin) in an effort to better understand optimal trajectory. In the beginning, SoftBank’s team demonstrated the game to the robot by guiding its arm. By the end of the video below, Pepper no longer required their assistance. It took 100 tries, but each failed attempt left Pepper to analyze and try to improve upon past performance, much like a human. After each failed attempt, the robot attempted to alter the movement slightly in an…
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Robots Replacing Developers? This Startup Uses Artificial Intelligence To Build Smart Software
The role of technology within our personal and professional lives continues evolving at an exceptionally fast pace. From utility-based mobile apps and wearable devices, to the emergence of augmented and virtual reality, the digital revolution is expanding to cover every aspect of the human experience.
Indian police gets first fleet of drones, uses them to monitor illegal mining
The police in the southern Indian state of Karnataka has become of the first in the country to acquire and use a fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The state police is deploying the drones to detect illegal sand mining.
For now, Karnataka Police has acquired 12 South Korean drones, which are being operated by 20 police officials in six districts of the state. The Phantom 4 UAVs have been purchased for Rs 150,000 each, and are equipped with 18.2 MP cameras and night vision. They can rise to a height of 1 km, and remain in the air for over half-an-hour. Read more…
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This Flexible Film Uses Liquid Metal to Absorb Radar and Cloak What It Covers
If you want to fly under the radar, you could do with a sheet of this material. Using a series of liquid-metal absorbers, the new film can soak up radar in order to cloak whatever it happens to be covering.
Ledge uses Venmo to make borrowing money and paying it back dead simple
We’ve all been there – sometimes you simply need to borrow money. Whether it’s for a big investment, moving to a new place or life just getting a little rough, Ledge aims to make it dead simple to borrow money from friends, family and others – and actually pay them back. It essentially works like a crowdfunding platform, but with a few twists. After borrowers create a campaign explaining how much cash they need, they give the loan interest rate (which adds a lending incentive), and specify the number of installments payments will be made over. Like on several other platforms, funds aren’t available…
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