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Publish or Perish: The Sad Genius of Ignaz Semmelweis

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Of all the lessons that life hands us, one of the toughest is that you can be right about something but still come up holding the smelly end of the stick. Typically this is learned early in life, but far too many of us avoid this harsh truth well into adulthood. And in those cases where being right is literally a matter of life or death, it’s even more difficult to learn that lesson.

For Ignaz Semmelweis, a Hungarian physician-scientist in the mid-19th century, failure to learn that being right is attended by certain responsibilities had a very high cost. …read more

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Hackaday Prize Entry: Ebers – Diabetes Care, Step By Step

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Diabetes is a disease that, among other things, has significant effects on the feet due to a combination of neuropathy, vascular issues, and other factors. You may have seen special diabetes socks with features like non-elasticated cuffs for better circulation and a lack of seams to prevent the formation of blisters. Taking care of  your feet is essential in diabetes to prevent injury and infection. Ebers is a project that seeks to help in just this area.

Ebers monitors plantar pressure, temperature, and humidity in the sole of the shoe. It then feeds this data back to a smartphone for …read more

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U.S. universities race to contain WannaCry ransomware, officials say

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At least five U.S. colleges have been affected by the global ransomware virus known as “WannaCry,” CyberScoop has learned. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Trinity College, the University of Washington, North Dakota State University and the University of Maine confirmed Tuesday that computers connected to their networks were infected by the virus. “We had a handful of computers that were compromised but it didn’t spread,” University of Washington News Office Director Victor Balta told CyberScoop. “Normal operations were not affected in any way, but obviously we’re paying attention to this.” The five schools are among the first known cases of U.S.-based educational institutions becoming victims of the WannaCry ransomware campaign. CyberScoop obtained a list of IP addresses with WannaCry infections that included more than a dozen machines at U.S. higher education institutions. Not all of the schools responded to requests for comment. MIT reported that approximately 100 computers were affected by the attack […]

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WannaCry hit U.S. Army machine, marking first federal government infection

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WannaCry ransomware infected a machine tied to an IP address associated with the Army Research Laboratory, CyberScoop has learned. The information, found on a list of affected IP addresses provided by a security vendor, would mark the first time the ransomware was found on a federal government computer. The security vendor, who provided the data on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive material, observed communications from the victim IP address to the attackers’ known command and control server on May 12; confirming that the ransomware infection involving the ARL was in fact successful. The IP address is tied to a block parked at a host located at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. The type of machine the IP address is attached to is unknown. While ARL is based in Adelphi, Maryland, the laboratory has multiple outposts, including stations at Fort Huachuca. The Arizona base is also home to the Army’s Network Enterprise Technology Command […]

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Spies used malware to eavesdrop on Ukrainian businesses and media, researchers say

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Security researchers have found that a mysterious hacking group is spying on dozens of Ukrainian businesses by infecting their computers with highly sophisticated malware that allows for eavesdropping and data exfiltration. The espionage campaign successfully compromised at least 70 victims, according to research published Wednesday by threat intelligence firm CyberX. Dubbed BugDrop, the clandestine hacking collective […]

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Spies used malware to eavesdrop on Ukrainian businesses and media, researchers say

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Security researchers have found that a mysterious hacking group is spying on dozens of Ukrainian businesses by infecting their computers with highly sophisticated malware that allows for eavesdropping and data exfiltration. The espionage campaign successfully compromised at least 70 victims, according to research published Wednesday by threat intelligence firm CyberX. Dubbed BugDrop, the clandestine hacking collective […]

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