# News & Articles **URL:** https://onehack.st/c/news-articles/30.md?page=117 [Latest](https://onehack.st/latest.md) · [Categories](https://onehack.st/categories.md) · [Tags](https://onehack.st/tags.md) **Page:** 118 --- ## [Larry Tesler, Computer Scientist Who Created Cut, Copy, and Paste, Dies At 74](https://onehack.st/t/larry-tesler-computer-scientist-who-created-cut-copy-and-paste-dies-at-74/70516)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/larry-tesler-computer-scientist-who-created-cut-copy-and-paste-dies-at-74/70516 "2020-02-19T23:40:51Z")
Larry Tesler, a computer scientist who created the terms “cut,” “copy,” and “paste,” has passed away at the age of 74. Gizmodo reports: Born in 1945 in New York, Tesler went on to study computer science at Stanford … --- ## [WordPress botnet deploys anti-adblocker script to make sure its spammy ads are profitable](https://onehack.st/t/wordpress-botnet-deploys-anti-adblocker-script-to-make-sure-its-spammy-ads-are-profitable/70515)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/wordpress-botnet-deploys-anti-adblocker-script-to-make-sure-its-spammy-ads-are-profitable/70515 "2020-02-19T23:36:32Z")
WP-VCD botnet operators are having the same problems all site operators are having: Ad blockers! The threat actor behind the internet’s largest WordPress botnet is using an anti-adblocker script to make sure the ads … --- ## [Hacker Scheme Threatens AdSense Customers with Account Suspension](https://onehack.st/t/hacker-scheme-threatens-adsense-customers-with-account-suspension/70402)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 10:48am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/hacker-scheme-threatens-adsense-customers-with-account-suspension/70402 "2020-02-19T10:48:48Z")
Scam threatens to flood sites using Google’s banner-ad program with bot and junk traffic if owners don’t pay $5K in bitcoin. A new e-mail based extortion attack threatens users of Google’s AdSense banner-ad program w… --- ## [Almost Half of Connected Medical Devices Are Vulnerable To Hackers Exploiting BlueKeep](https://onehack.st/t/almost-half-of-connected-medical-devices-are-vulnerable-to-hackers-exploiting-bluekeep/70399)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 10:32am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/almost-half-of-connected-medical-devices-are-vulnerable-to-hackers-exploiting-bluekeep/70399 "2020-02-19T10:32:35Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: Connected medical devices are twice as likely to be vulnerable to the BlueKeep exploit than other devices on hospital networks, putting patients and staff at additional … --- ## [Redbox Enters the Free, Ad-Supported Streaming Market](https://onehack.st/t/redbox-enters-the-free-ad-supported-streaming-market/70398)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 10:28am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/redbox-enters-the-free-ad-supported-streaming-market/70398 "2020-02-19T10:28:57Z")
Redbox has entered the ad-supported streaming market with the launch of Redbox Free Live TV. “But despite its name, Redbox’s new streaming service isn’t offering ‘live TV’ similar to what you’d get on a TV streaming s… --- ## [Google Stadia Is Coming To Samsung, Asus, and Razer Phones On February 20th](https://onehack.st/t/google-stadia-is-coming-to-samsung-asus-and-razer-phones-on-february-20th/70397)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 10:26am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-stadia-is-coming-to-samsung-asus-and-razer-phones-on-february-20th/70397 "2020-02-19T10:26:29Z")
In a blog post today, Google announced that Stadia will work on some Android phones from Samsung, Asus, and Razer starting on February 20th. Up until this point, Stadia only worked on certain Pixel phones. The Verge r… --- ## [Researchers Combine Lasers and Terahertz Waves In Camera That Sees 'Unseen' Detail](https://onehack.st/t/researchers-combine-lasers-and-terahertz-waves-in-camera-that-sees-unseen-detail/70396)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 10:25am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/researchers-combine-lasers-and-terahertz-waves-in-camera-that-sees-unseen-detail/70396 "2020-02-19T10:25:24Z")
A team of physicists at the University of Sussex has successfully developed the first nonlinear camera capable of capturing high-resolution images of the interior of solid objects using terahertz (THz) radiation. Phys… --- ## [Protein-Powered Device Creates Electricity From Moisture In the Air](https://onehack.st/t/protein-powered-device-creates-electricity-from-moisture-in-the-air/70395)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 10:22am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/protein-powered-device-creates-electricity-from-moisture-in-the-air/70395 "2020-02-19T10:22:57Z")
Report from Phys.Org: Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a device that uses a natural protein to create electricity from moisture in the air, a new technology they say could have sign… --- ## [Why Are HIV Drugs Being Used To Treat the New Coronavirus?](https://onehack.st/t/why-are-hiv-drugs-being-used-to-treat-the-new-coronavirus/70394)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 10:20am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/why-are-hiv-drugs-being-used-to-treat-the-new-coronavirus/70394 "2020-02-19T10:20:10Z")
Gizmodo’s Ed Cara explains why HIV drugs are being used to treat the new coronavirus. An anonymous reader shares the report: On Tuesday, the Japanese government announced it will begin clinical trials to test treatmen… --- ## [Unsigned Firmware running on peripherals could expose Windows, Linux systems to hack](https://onehack.st/t/unsigned-firmware-running-on-peripherals-could-expose-windows-linux-systems-to-hack/70347)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/unsigned-firmware-running-on-peripherals-could-expose-windows-linux-systems-to-hack/70347 "2020-02-19T00:42:29Z")
Peripheral devices with unsigned firmware can expose Windows and Linux machines to hack, warn experts from firmware security firm Eclypsium. Experts at firmware security firm Eclypsium have discovered that … --- ## [Microsoft has a subdomain hijacking problem](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-has-a-subdomain-hijacking-problem/70345)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 12:10am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-has-a-subdomain-hijacking-problem/70345 "2020-02-19T00:10:34Z")
Spammers hijack Microsoft subdomains to advertise poker casinos. Many other subdomains have been vulnerable for years. A security researcher has pointed out today that Microsoft has a problem in managing its thousand… --- ## [20 Years After Dot-Com Peak, Tech Dominance Keeps Investors on Edge](https://onehack.st/t/20-years-after-dot-com-peak-tech-dominance-keeps-investors-on-edge/70333)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/20-years-after-dot-com-peak-tech-dominance-keeps-investors-on-edge/70333 "2020-02-18T21:43:40Z")
As Wall Street approaches the 20th anniversary of the piercing of the dot-com bubble, today’s decade-old rally led by a few small players shows some similarities that cautious investors are keeping an eye on. From a r… --- ## [Dell Sells RSA To Symphony Technology Group Consortium For $2.075 Billion](https://onehack.st/t/dell-sells-rsa-to-symphony-technology-group-consortium-for-2-075-billion/70332)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/dell-sells-rsa-to-symphony-technology-group-consortium-for-2-075-billion/70332 "2020-02-18T21:41:44Z")
Dell said it will sell RSA to a consortium led by Symphony Technology Group for $2.075 billion in a move to simplify its portfolio of businesses. From a report: RSA provides security technologies for threat detection … --- ## [The Paywalled Garden: iOS is Adware](https://onehack.st/t/the-paywalled-garden-ios-is-adware/70331)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/the-paywalled-garden-ios-is-adware/70331 "2020-02-18T21:39:34Z")
Software developer Steve Streza: Over the years, Apple has built up a portfolio of services and add-ons that you pay for. Starting with AppleCare extended warranties and iCloud data subscriptions, they expanded to App… --- ## [Elon Musk Says All Advanced AI Development Should Be Regulated](https://onehack.st/t/elon-musk-says-all-advanced-ai-development-should-be-regulated/70329)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 9:37pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/elon-musk-says-all-advanced-ai-development-should-be-regulated/70329 "2020-02-18T21:37:39Z")
Tesla and SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk said on Monday that “all org\[anizations\] developing advance AI should be regulated, including Tesla.” Musk was responding to a new Technology Review report on OpenAI, an orga… --- ## [Are Plastic Containers Safe For Our Food? Experts Say It's Hard To Know](https://onehack.st/t/are-plastic-containers-safe-for-our-food-experts-say-its-hard-to-know/70328)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/are-plastic-containers-safe-for-our-food-experts-say-its-hard-to-know/70328 "2020-02-18T21:36:15Z")
Many of us have an overflowing kitchen cupboard of plastic containers to store our leftovers. But as awareness grows over the health and environmental pitfalls of plastic, some consumers may be wondering: Is it time t… --- ## [China Enlists Tech Titans To Help It Track Coronavirus With Color-Based QR Codes](https://onehack.st/t/china-enlists-tech-titans-to-help-it-track-coronavirus-with-color-based-qr-codes/70327)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/china-enlists-tech-titans-to-help-it-track-coronavirus-with-color-based-qr-codes/70327 "2020-02-18T21:34:24Z")
In its latest dystopian stab at curbing the spread of COVID-19, the Chinese government has employed two of the biggest tech giants in Asia to help it roll out a nationwide color-based tracking system to keep tabs on t… --- ## [This Could Be Microsoft's Most Important Product in 2020. If it Works](https://onehack.st/t/this-could-be-microsofts-most-important-product-in-2020-if-it-works/70326)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/this-could-be-microsofts-most-important-product-in-2020-if-it-works/70326 "2020-02-18T21:31:39Z")
Alfred Ng, writing for CNET: Building 83 doesn’t stand out on Microsoft’s massive Redmond, Washington, headquarters. But last week, the nameless structure hosted what might be the software giant’s most important produ… --- ## [Can Solar Power Compete With Coal? In India, It's Gaining Ground](https://onehack.st/t/can-solar-power-compete-with-coal-in-india-its-gaining-ground/70325)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/can-solar-power-compete-with-coal-in-india-its-gaining-ground/70325 "2020-02-19T00:33:20Z")
Electricity from sunlight costs less, a hopeful sign for developing nations building out their power grids. From a report: In a dusty northwest India desert dotted with cows and the occasional camel, a solar-power pla… --- ## [The Messy, Secretive Reality Behind OpenAI's Bid To Save the World](https://onehack.st/t/the-messy-secretive-reality-behind-openais-bid-to-save-the-world/70302)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/the-messy-secretive-reality-behind-openais-bid-to-save-the-world/70302 "2020-02-18T15:45:04Z")
OpenAI has a glossy exterior. In the four short years of its existence, it has catapulted itself to a spot among the leading AI research labs in the world. Part of it is its consistency in producing headline-grabbing … --- ## [World's First Opioid Vending Machine Opens In Vancouver](https://onehack.st/t/worlds-first-opioid-vending-machine-opens-in-vancouver/70300)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 3:42pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/worlds-first-opioid-vending-machine-opens-in-vancouver/70300 "2020-02-18T15:42:30Z")
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: A vending machine for powerful opioids has opened in Canada as part of a project to help fight the Canadian city’s overdose crisis. The MySafe project, which rese… --- ## [US Mulls Cutting Huawei Off From Global Chip Suppliers](https://onehack.st/t/us-mulls-cutting-huawei-off-from-global-chip-suppliers/70299)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/us-mulls-cutting-huawei-off-from-global-chip-suppliers/70299 "2020-02-18T15:40:34Z")
The Trump administration is considering changing U.S. regulations to allow it to block shipments of chips to Huawei from companies such as Taiwan’s TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker. Reuters reports: New re… --- ## [Don't Use the Word 'Did' Or a Dumb Anti-Piracy Company Will Delete You From Google](https://onehack.st/t/dont-use-the-word-did-or-a-dumb-anti-piracy-company-will-delete-you-from-google/70297)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/dont-use-the-word-did-or-a-dumb-anti-piracy-company-will-delete-you-from-google/70297 "2020-02-19T02:40:44Z")
In 2018, the owner of Two-Bit History, a site dedicated to computer history, wrote a successful article about mathematician Ada Lovelace, who some credit as being the first computer programmer. Sadly, if you search Go… --- ## [Samsung Wins 5-Nanometer Modem Chip Contract From Qualcomm](https://onehack.st/t/samsung-wins-5-nanometer-modem-chip-contract-from-qualcomm/70296)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/samsung-wins-5-nanometer-modem-chip-contract-from-qualcomm/70296 "2020-02-18T15:35:02Z")
Samsung Electronics semiconductor manufacturing division has won a contract to make new Qualcomm 5G chips using its most advanced chip-making technology, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the ma… --- ## [Five Years After the Equation Group HDD Hacks, Firmware Security Still Sucks](https://onehack.st/t/five-years-after-the-equation-group-hdd-hacks-firmware-security-still-sucks/70295)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/five-years-after-the-equation-group-hdd-hacks-firmware-security-still-sucks/70295 "2020-02-18T15:33:18Z")
In a report published today, Eclypsium, a cyber-security firm specialized in firmware security, says that the issue of unsigned firmware is still a widespread problem among device and peripheral manufactures. From a r… --- ## [FDA Clears 'World's First' Portable, Low-Cost MRI Following Positive Clinical Research](https://onehack.st/t/fda-clears-worlds-first-portable-low-cost-mri-following-positive-clinical-research/70233)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 5:17am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/fda-clears-worlds-first-portable-low-cost-mri-following-positive-clinical-research/70233 "2020-02-18T05:17:39Z")
Magnetic resonance imaging is no longer confined to radiology departments. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced this month that it has provided clearance to the “world’s first” bedside MRI system, according… --- ## [The Countdown To Bitcoin Halving 2020 Begins](https://onehack.st/t/the-countdown-to-bitcoin-halving-2020-begins/70232)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 11:30am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/the-countdown-to-bitcoin-halving-2020-begins/70232 "2020-02-18T11:30:54Z")
Ali Raza from InsideBitcoins discusses the expected Bitcoin Halving in May 2020, and the impact it will have on the market valuation. From the report: The next Bitcoin Halving will take place on May 20th 2020. It will… --- ## [Google Confirms It Again Removed Alleged Spying Tool ToTok From Google Play](https://onehack.st/t/google-confirms-it-again-removed-alleged-spying-tool-totok-from-google-play/70231)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 5:12am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-confirms-it-again-removed-alleged-spying-tool-totok-from-google-play/70231 "2020-02-18T05:12:50Z")
Google has confirmed that the popular messaging app ToTok, which is actually a spying tool used by the United Arab Emirates to track the activities of those who download it, has again been removed from the Play Store.… --- ## [New Email-Based Extortion Scheme Targets Website Owners Serving Ads Via Google AdSense](https://onehack.st/t/new-email-based-extortion-scheme-targets-website-owners-serving-ads-via-google-adsense/70230)
**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 5:09am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/new-email-based-extortion-scheme-targets-website-owners-serving-ads-via-google-adsense/70230 "2020-02-18T05:09:44Z")
Brian Krebs sheds light upon a new email-based extortion scheme targeting website owners serving banner ads through Google’s AdSense program. “In this scam, the fraudsters demand bitcoin in exchange for a promise not … --- ## [Israeli Soldiers Tricked Into Installing Malware by Hamas Agents Posing as Women](https://onehack.st/t/israeli-soldiers-tricked-into-installing-malware-by-hamas-agents-posing-as-women/70193)
**Author:** [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/israeli-soldiers-tricked-into-installing-malware-by-hamas-agents-posing-as-women/70193 "2020-02-17T23:27:01Z")
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