Day: May 21, 2021

Driving Simulator Lets a Player Feel a Car’s Motions by Short-Circuiting Their Sense of Balance

Posted on by Robin Edgar

[…] It turns out a process called galvanic vestibular stimulation—also known as GVS—can be used to alter a human’s sense of balance by electrically stimulating a nerve in the ear using electrodes. Researchers haven’t quite figured out the best uses of the technology—medical, military, and entertainment companies are all investigating it—but when used properly it Read more about Driving Simulator Lets a Player Feel a Car’s Motions by Short-Circuiting Their Sense of Balance[…]

Russian malware will often not install on computers with a Russian virtual keyboard installed

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 KrebsOnSecurity noted that virtually all ransomware strains have a built-in failsafe designed to cover the backsides of the malware purveyors: They simply will not install on a Microsoft Windows computer that already has one of many types of virtual keyboards installed — such as Russian or Ukrainian […] DarkSide and other Russian-language affiliate moneymaking programs Read more about Russian malware will often not install on computers with a Russian virtual keyboard installed[…]

Colonial Pipeline hackers Darkside received $90 million in bitcoin

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DarkSide, the hacker group behind the recent Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, received a total of $90 million in bitcoin ransom payments before shutting down last week, according to new research. Colonial Pipeline was hit with a devastating cyberattack earlier this month that forced the company to shut down approximately 5,500 miles of pipeline in the Read more about Colonial Pipeline hackers Darkside received $90 million in bitcoin[…]

Just 100 Companies Create 90% of Plastic Waste

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Plastic producers have tried to make us think that individuals can solve pollution by improving our recycling and shopping habits. A new study makes it clear why that’s their tactic. Just 20 companies are responsible for more than half of the world’s trashed single-use plastic. The Plastic Waste Makers Index, published Tuesday by the Australian Read more about Just 100 Companies Create 90% of Plastic Waste[…]