The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved an application by Elon Musk's SpaceX, allowing the aerospace company to provide broadband services using satellites in the U.S. and worldwide.
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Russia Has Figured Out How to Jam U.S. Drones in Syria, Officials Say
The Russian military has been jamming some U.S. military drones operating in the skies over Syria, seriously affecting American military operations, according to four U.S. officials.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/russia-has-figured-out-how-jam-u-s-drones-syria-n863931
P.F. Chang’s Security Flaw Revealed, Following Panera Bread’s Leak
P.F. Chang's Rewards website contained a serious flaw dealing with 2 APIs - a "conductor" API to retrieve Rewards member records and "Soil" API giving access to restaurant location data and mostly public information.
Cyber Defense Tool Is an Early Warning System for Grid Attacks
A new tool will enable grid operators to better detect not only a brutal physical attack, but also a hacker probing for vulnerabilities.
Researchers Create Malware That Steals Data via Power Lines
A team of academics has successfully developed and tested malware that can exfiltrate data from air-gapped computers via power lines. The team - from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel- named their data exfiltration technique PowerHammer.
Google is Pursuing the Pentagon’s Giant Cloud Contract Quietly, Fearing An Employee Revolt
A fierce internal debate may undermine the company's bid for the JEDI program.
US, UK Accuse Russia of Hacking Home Routers and ISPs to Conduct MitM Attacks
A joint alert issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns that Russian state-sponsored cyber actors are actively targeting home and enterprise routers.
Sophisticated APT Surveillance Malware Comes to Google Play
Hackers pushing nation-state-style surveillance malware recently scored a major coup by getting three advanced malicious applications hosted in Google's official Play marketplace, researchers said. Google removed the apps after receiving notification of their presence.
U.S. Bans American Companies From Selling to Chinese Phone Maker ZTE
The U.S. Department of Commerce has banned American companies from selling components to leading Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp for seven years for violating the terms of a sanctions violation case, U.S. officials said on Monday.
WhatsApp Photo Drug Dealer Caught by ‘Groundbreaking’ Work
A pioneering fingerprint technique used to convict a drugs gang from a WhatsApp message "is the future" of how police approach evidence to catch criminals.
