Day: April 17, 2020

ESO Telescope Sees Star Dance Around Supermassive Black Hole, Proves Einstein’s Theory of Relativity

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Observations made with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed for the first time that a star orbiting the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way moves just as predicted by Einstein’s general theory of relativity. Its orbit is shaped like a rosette and not like an ellipse as predicted by Newton’s Read more about ESO Telescope Sees Star Dance Around Supermassive Black Hole, Proves Einstein’s Theory of Relativity[…]

India says ‘Zoom is a not a safe platform’ and bans government users

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India has effectively banned videoconferencing service Zoom for government users and repeated warnings that consumers need to be careful when using the tool. The nation’s Cyber Coordination Centre has issued advice (PDF) titled “Advisory on Secure use of Zoom meeting platform by private individuals (not for use by government offices/officials for official purpose)”. The document Read more about India says ‘Zoom is a not a safe platform’ and bans government users[…]

The secret behind “unkillable” Android backdoor called xHelper has been revealed

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In February, a researcher detailed a widely circulating Android backdoor that’s so pernicious that it survives factory resets, a trait that makes the malware impossible to remove without taking unusual measures. The analysis found that the unusual persistence was the result of rogue folders containing a trojan installer, neither of which was removed by a Read more about The secret behind “unkillable” Android backdoor called xHelper has been revealed[…]

ICANN’s founding CEO and chair accuse biz of abandoning principles in push for billion-dollar .org sale

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ICANN has been accused by its founding CEO and original chair of abandoning the organization’s core principles and accepting commitments it knows it cannot enforce in order to push through the sale of the .org registry later this week. In a furious letter [PDF] from Mike Roberts and Esther Dyson to the attorney generals of Read more about ICANN’s founding CEO and chair accuse biz of abandoning principles in push for billion-dollar .org sale[…]

Linksys forces password reset for Smart Wi-Fi accounts after router DNS hack pointed users at COVID-19 malware

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Router biz Linksys has reset all its customers’ Smart Wi-Fi account passwords after cybercrims accessed a bunch and redirected hapless users to COVID-19 themed malware. The mass reset took place after all user accounts were locked on 2 April, following infosec firm Bitdefender revealing that malicious persons were pwning Linksys devices through cred-stuffing attacks. Hackers Read more about Linksys forces password reset for Smart Wi-Fi accounts after router DNS hack pointed users at COVID-19 malware[…]