“We have identified a large-scale security breach…” the official announcement begins.
CNBC reports:
Hackers have taken $196 million from crypto trading platform BitMart, a security firm said Saturday.
BitMart confirmed the hack in an official st…
Activist Facebook Group Shuts Down Marketers Selling Dangerous ‘Magic Dirt’ on Facebook
NBC News tells the hair-raising tale of Black Oxygen Organics (or “BOO” for short).
Put more simply, the product is dirt — four-and-a-half ounces of it, sealed in a sleek black plastic baggie and sold for $110 plus shipping. Visitors to the Blac…
The US Military Has Taken Action Against Ransomware Groups and ‘Imposed Costs’
“The U.S. military has gone on the offensive against ransomware groups,” reports CNET, “as U.S. companies increasingly become targets of malware attacks, the nation’s top cyber defender acknowledged on Saturday.”
Up until about nine months ago, reinin…
2021 ‘Web Almanac’ Research Finds Lots of CSS, JavaScript, jQuery – and Not Much WebAssembly
“HTTP Archive is a community-run project that has been tracking how the web is built since 2010,” explains its web site. “Using WebPageTest and Lighthouse under the hood, metadata about nearly 8.2 million websites are tested monthly and included in a p…
‘The Insane Resurgence of Vinyl Records’
“Fueled largely by millenial hipsters under the age of 35, the old, outdated format has risen from the dead,” argues the Hustle:
In the 1970s, vinyl sales peaked at 530 million units per year and accounted for 66% of all music format revenues… [B]y …
The Case for a Four-Day Work Week
Recently a New York Times headlined asked “Is the four-day work week finally within our grasp?”
Kickstarter, Shake Shack and Unilever’s New Zealand unit are among those that have experimented with the four-day workweek, or have announced plans to. And …
Meet the People Living in Simulations of Life on Mars
Smithsonian magazine explores the many Mars simulation facilities around the world, including the Mars Desert Research Station — which is located in Utah, four hours south of Salt Lake City, “but everyone spoke and acted as though they were actua…
Which Developers Were Paid the Most in 2021?
InfoWorld reports reveals this year’s highest-paying software developer roles according to Robert Half’s 2022 Salary Guide (which uses research conducted this summer on America’s average salary range for the 50th and 75th percentile of applicants):
Th…
With New Funding Model, MST3K Attempts Online Comeback, Live Tour
Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland writes: Mystery Science Theatre 3000 will be coming back in 2022 with thirteen new episodes, plus 12 additional shorts and 12 monthly live events. “And this time, we’re doing it without a network,” explains the web…
Someone Stole $120 Million in Crypto From a DeFi Website
The Verge reports:
On Wednesday night, someone drained funds from multiple cryptocurrency wallets connected to the decentralized finance platform BadgerDAO. According to the blockchain security and data analytics Peckshield, which is working with Badg…