These adware scams don’t download any code to the user’s computer. Instead, when the user clicks a link to visit an infected page, an advert displays, and the code runs in the background while the webpage is active. That code mines currency. These are the two most common methods and...
Another method involves the use of electromagnetic waves. This identifies the location of metallic minerals or the salinity of groundwater. In EM surveys, a magnetic field is generated, which is used to detect the 3-D conductivity variations in the soil and rock near the surface. There are in...
Since 2022, Russian forces have used at least 13 types of anti-personnel mines, which target people. Russia never signed the 1997 Ottawa Convention banning the use of anti-personnel mines, but the use of such mines is nonetheless considered a violation of its obli...
Kernel rootkits are advanced and complex pieces of malware and require advanced technical knowledge to properly create one. If the rootkit has numerous bugs and glitches, then this heavily impacts a computer’s performance. On a more positive note, a buggy kernel rootkit is easier to detect since...
Pegasus was developed by the Israeli cyberintelligence firmNSO Group, which claims to largely sell the tech to governments to detect and prevent terrorism globally, tackle criminal activity, and surveil dissident behavior. However, in the last decade, NSO's Pegasus malware hasreportedl...
Scientists are investigating how well manatees can detect low-frequency sounds and if they use their vibrissae to do so. With adaptations like these, manatees naturally compensate for their lackluster vision. And perhaps in a manatee's eyes, the mermaid mix-up isn't too far off the mark. ...
How far away the officer is depends upon the robot -- tethered robots are limited by the length of the cable connecting the machine to its power source or control center, while wireless robots can operate any distance within its capacity to detect radio signals. In the next section, we'll...
Canary is a development version of Chrome where Google tests new features. It runs separately from the default Chrome installation and is easily identified by its yellow icon—anod to the canariesonce used in mines to detect poisonous gases. ...
Cisco is best known for enterprise networking and cybersecurity. Fewer people know that for more than 15 years we’ve also been helping industrial organizations around the globe to digitize their operations. We’ve worked with manufacturers, energy and water utilities, mines, ports, railways, roadw...
Detainees have been forced to scout and film inside tunnel networks where soldiers believed fighters were still hiding. They have entered buildings rigged with mines to find hidden explosives. They have been told to pick up or move objects like generators and water tanks that Israeli soldiers ...