Day: September 10, 2020

BlindSide: Watch speculative memory probing bypass kernel defenses, give malware root control

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Boffins in America, the Netherlands, and Switzerland have devised a Spectre-style attack on modern processors that can defeat defenses that are supposed to stop malicious software from hijacking a computer’s operating system. The end result is exploit code able to bypass a crucial protection mechanism and take over a device to hand over root access. Read more about BlindSide: Watch speculative memory probing bypass kernel defenses, give malware root control[…]

Several Fish Can Secretly Walk on Land, Study Suggests

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A surprising number of hillstream loaches—a family of Asian fish—are capable of walking on land using all four limbs, according to a new study. It’s a discovery that could explain how some of the earliest animals managed to stroll on solid ground. South Asian hillstream loaches are a family of small fish that can often Read more about Several Fish Can Secretly Walk on Land, Study Suggests[…]

How Britain can help you get away with stealing millions: a five-step guide

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Step 1: Forget what you think you know If you want to commit significant financial crime, therefore, you need a bank account, because electronic cash weighs nothing, no matter how much of it there is. But that causes a new problem: the bank account will have your name on it, which will alert the authorities Read more about How Britain can help you get away with stealing millions: a five-step guide[…]

Researchers reveal a much richer picture of the past with new DNA recovery technique

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Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new technique to tease ancient DNA from soil, pulling the genomes of hundreds of animals and thousands of plants—many of them long extinct—from less than a gram of sediment. The DNA extraction method, outlined in the journal Quarternary Research, allows scientists to reconstruct the most advanced picture ever Read more about Researchers reveal a much richer picture of the past with new DNA recovery technique[…]