Cyber attacks on the USA (catch all)

[davidbfpo]

I was puzzled at now spotting this story in the UK media and on looking there are a number of reports. First this has become public as thee is a coroners inquest underway and second the actual death was in March 2015 - 3.5yrs ago (the operation was in February 2015). That is a long time to wait for an inquest (not that far more political and contentious matters can wait a very long time for an inquest).

The inquest's final BBC report:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-46143940

This linked article has a video advert for the robot:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6363243/Pioneering-robot-KNOCKED-medics-hand-middle-heart-operation.html

[AdamG]

This linked article has a video advert for the robot:

SKYNET has a sense of humor.

[AdamG]

No cell phones in the SKIF!

A recently introduced feature for iPhones and AirPods called "Live Listen" is going viral.
It enables a person to use an iPhone's microphone to listen in to conversations wirelessly through AirPods.
Some people are creeped out by the feature, suggesting it could be used to spy, but it was originally intended to help people with hearing aids or hearing loss to clearly hear conversations in crowded environments.

https://www.businessinsider.com/appl...ng-loss-2019-1

[AdamG]

Chinese hackers singled out over two dozen universities in the US and around the world in an apparent bid to gain access to maritime military research, according to a report by cybersecurity firm iDefense, which was obtained by The Wall Street Journal.

The hackers sent universities spear phishing emails doctored to appear as if they came from partner universities, but they unleashed a malicious payload when opened. Universities are traditionally seen as easier targets than US military contractors, and they can still contain useful military research.

Twenty-seven universities were found to have been targeted by the group, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Washington, and other colleges in Canada and Southeast Asia. iDefense didn’t name every school in the report due to ongoing investigations, but anonymous sources told the WSJ that Penn State and Duke University were two of the other targets.

https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/5/18...-cybersecurity