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An employee of Russian blogging platform Habrahabr recently discovered that the ATMs operated by the state-owned bank Sberbank running Windows XP has inherent security vulnerabilities that can be easily exploited by hackers. According to the user, a full screen lock that prevents access to various components of an ATM operating system could be bypassed by turning on the Sticky Keys when special keys like SHIFT, CTRL, ALT, and WINDOWS were pressed 5 times....

According to a recall advisory posted by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, there were eight reports of the Beats Pill XL malfunctioning speakers due to overheating. These included instances of a customer’s finger getting burned and another involved damage to a desk. In the voluntary recall of the Beats Pill XL speakers made by Apple on Wednesday would involve recalling of more than 200,000 speakers in total. Apple asked people to stop using Beats Pill XL speakers....

Introduced in 2013, the new contact lens is a more advanced model of a prototype, which is 1.55 millimetres thick and features a very thin, reflective telescope that enables the user to zoom in and out in factually a wink. The telescopic contacts are made with stiff lens known as a scleral lens, which are bigger in diameter than the more acquainted soft contacts, but useful for special cases, such as for people with unevenly shaped corneas....

“Goodbye meme triangle, hello $9k+ targets. Some people were screaming triple top when the more obvious conclusion is retest after retest of resistance will finally lead to a break to the upside. Bitcoin could cool off, run sideways but IMO will continue to move up over $9k,” said Crypto trader Josh Rager who is expecting more gains with BTC pushing past $9k. At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at $8,737....

“The very same New Shepard booster that flew above the Karman line and then landed vertically at its launch site last November has now flown and landed again, demonstrating reuse,” Bezos wrote in his blogpost. The Karman Line is the widely recognized border between Earth and space, about 62 miles (100 kilometers) above the surface. Now Blue Origin is the first to relaunch a used sub-orbital rocket. According to the release, the New Shepard rocket flew to the edge of space at 333,582 feet (63....

Last year BMW announced their ‘Light and Charge’ project; however they showcased the first prototype of this new technology last week during an annual Low Carbon Oxford Week that was held in UK. During the event, BMW Mini team presented the prototype of their smart street light which are equipped with sockets which can directly charge an electric car. Light and Charge smart street lights: Basically these the ‘Light and Charge’ street light comprises of a combined effect of Light Emitting Diodes (LED) and BMW’s ChargeNow recharging stations which can be connected to the city’s main electric supply....

It is a surprisingly small portable system equipped with a two kilowatt laser, which can be transported in a few medium-sized boxes, and two techs can set it up in minutes. When set up, it looks to be about the size of a large microwave oven perched sideways on a heavy-duty tripod. The device directs at a silent, invisible laser target and tracks it as it moves and sets a drone aflame, which takes about 15 seconds to burn a in a UAV or a quadcopter....

Another option for the FBI will be to go to extreme measures, which in other words mean that they could just use a corpse’s fingerprint or some old prints on file to bypass the Lock screen. Could they actually pull it off though? It is possible, and according to Marina Medvin, lawyer and owner of Medvin Law, she states that after you have expired, you do not possess a legal standing to assert a 4th Amendment privacy violation....

To be sure, online sites like Craigslist advertise helpful services–car washers, dog walkers, or landscapers. But even when used for practical purposes, these sites have their flaws. Other than the buyer’s own discretion, traditional online marketplaces have a difficult time screening genuine postings from fake ones. Those that want to hire a helper can be duped by someone with a made up profile. Additionally, centralized marketplaces like Fiverr, Etsy, and Upwork take huge cuts of the profits via transaction and shipping fees (often as much as 20%)....

Officially, China has always maintained that it does not sponsor or support any form of hacking. These denials however came to naught when a latest update in top security military document mentions the existence of such cyber warfare units in China. The updated The Science of Military Strategy which is a top level military document and an authoritative analysis of China’s military thinking, includes references to China’s cyber-warfare units. The Science of Military Strategy which was first published in Chinese in 2001 and translated into English in 2007 has been giving meaningful insights into the workings of the largest army in the world....

The decision comes after a probe into the tech giant was ordered in December 2020 over its monopolistic practices and abusing its dominant market position for several years. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) said it had found that Alibaba had been “abusing market dominance” since 2015 by preventing its merchants from selling products on rival e-commerce platforms — a practice known as “choosing one from two.” The practice, which the SAMR has previously pointed out as illegal, violates China’s antimonopoly law and suppresses competition in the country’s online retail market....

Chingari – a video sharing app that’s similar to TikTok – said it finally replaced Instagram at the top of the charts, thanks to a surge in interest that resulted from its recent moves to embrace cryptocurrency. The app’s creators – Sumit Ghosh, Deepak Salvi, Aditya Kothari and Biswatma Nayak – announced their digital currency push earlier this year with the launch of the platform’s $GARI token at a special event hosted by brand ambassador Khan....

As an employee at any job, you can’t help but feel sometimes that you are a victim of the unresolved issues of one boss or another – bullies. This leads to a lot of resentment in the employees, which in turn makes them take drastic steps knowingly or unknowingly. Such, is the case of a Dallas man who worked at Citibank Regents Campus in Irving, Texas, in 2012 and 2013....

The San Diego Union-Tribune reported yesterday that Rep. Duncan D. Hunter (R-Calif.) listed $1,302 worth of video games on a campaign finance disclosure form as a “personal expense — to be paid back,” but hasn’t yet done so. Federal election regulators are questioning a U.S. congressman over how the money was spent. The spokesman for Hunter said Hunter’s teenage son actually is the one responsible for the purchases, getting hold of his father’s credit card to buy one game....

An attacker could take advantage of Compromised websites, websites that accept or host user-provided content or advertisements, emails, or Social networks, to trick user to visit a specially crafted content that could exploit the vulnerability. the attacker then could gain the same user rights as the current user and take complete control of the affected system.Researchers at FireEye who had reported this vulnerability to Microsoft said that this zero-day bypasses both ASLR and DEP protections....

“The practice of leveraging worldwide events by basing malicious emails on current important topics has become common among cybercriminals. Such a strategy is able to trick more victims into clicking malicious links or opening malicious files, ultimately increasing the effectiveness of a malware campaign,” IBM Security said in its report. The first major malware campaign was detected by IBM’s X-Force targeted at Japan, mainly the major population centres of Gifu, Osaka and Tottori....

Automated trading is gaining in popularity because it takes the human out of trading decisions. Traders have another option—a forex trading plan. Most trading mistakes are caused by a lack of discipline. A trading plan will instil discipline in your trading by establishing rules for trading. What Is a Forex Trading Plan? A forex trading plan is your strategy for when and how to enter and exit trades. Imagine you are a basketball player with no strategy for setting up a winning shot....

The company revealed that the attack exposed email addresses and travel details of approximately nine million EasyJet customers, including 2,208 customers whose credit card details were also stolen. The airline said it has engaged leading forensic experts to investigate the incident and has also informed the National Cyber Security Centre and the ICO, the UK’s data protection watchdog. According to the BBC, EasyJet first learned of the attack in January but was only able to notify the affected 2,208 credit card customers in early April....

ESTI Inc., a company based in Tel Aviv, Israel has designed a case for iPhones called the ‘Eye’ that has built-in Android phone. In other words, ESTI has essentially attached an Android smartphone at the back of the iPhone with its case. The smartphone case will be compatible with the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 7, and iPhone 7 Plus. The Eye case will come in both 4....

“Seeing too many photos of your uncle’s new cat? Is your friend tempting you with endless photos of ramen on her Japan trip? It turns out, you’re not alone,” Shruthi Muraleedharan, Facebook product manager said in an announcement blog post. “With Snooze, you don’t have to unfollow or unfriend permanently, rather just stop seeing someone’s posts for a short period of time. The people, Pages, and groups you snooze will not be notified....