Annoying hospital beeps are causing hundreds of deaths a year

Hospital workers hear up to 1,000 alarm noises per shift, and that sensory overload is costing hundreds of lives. New research suggests there’s a fix that could make a significant difference – while also making key equipment far less annoying.Continue … Continue reading Annoying hospital beeps are causing hundreds of deaths a year

Hackaday Links: July 2, 2023

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Members of Pixelbar woke up to shocking news on Wednesday morning this week as they learned that a fire had destroyed the building housing their Rotterdam hackerspace. Pictures of the …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: July 2, 2023

Conti Ransomware Group Diaries, Part III: Weaponry

Part I of this series examined newly-leaked internal chats from the Conti ransomware group, and how the crime gang dealt with its own internal breaches. Part II explored what it’s like to be an employee of Conti’s sprawling organization. Today’s Part III looks at how Conti abused a panoply of popular commercial security services to undermine the security of their targets, as well as how the team’s leaders strategized for the upper hand in ransom negotiations with victims. Continue reading Conti Ransomware Group Diaries, Part III: Weaponry