Working remotely, attackers conducted “extensive reconnaissance” of the Ukraine power system’s networks, stole the credentials of operators and learned how to switch off the breakers, plunging more than 225,000 Ukrainians into darkness. Source: Utilities Cautioned About Potential for a Cyberattack After Ukraine’s – The New York Times
Scientists still aren’t sure why the virus remains in semen for months. Source: You’re unlikely to catch Ebola from a survivor — unless you have sex with them – The Washington Post
When it comes to Ebola, new research suggests that the risk of catching the virus from a survivor is very low. The recent Ebola outbreak happened at an unprecedented scale. Previously only seen in comparatively small clusters of cases, the virus erupted last year in a significant fashion, affecting thousands and easily launching the largest… Read More »
Google has prided itself on the fact that its self-driving car fleet has never been responsible for any of its crashes — they’ve always been caused by another (decidedly more human) force — but that may have just changed. According to a California DMV filing first reported by writer Mark Harris, one of Google’s self-driving Lexus… Read More »