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Parcelcopter Drone Project Delivers In Rough Terrain

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It’s a known fact that the last mile is also the longest mile in the parcel delivery service. The further removed from a hub city a delivery location is, the more required stops in between. Every part of the process slows to a glacial pace when the drop-off spot is inaccessible by land or air. Now apply this in the case of a medical emergency, and timing is everything.

Enter the joint project between [DHL and Wingcopter] dubbed Parcelcopter 4.0. The half plane, half helicopter drone design was recently tested over a six month period by making medical supply drops …read more

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Maliciously Changing Someone’s Address

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Someone changed the address of UPS corporate headquarters to his own apartment in Chicago. The company discovered it three months later. The problem, of course, is that in the US there isn’t any authentication of change-of-address submissions: According to the Postal Service, nearly 37 million change-of-address requests ­ known as PS Form 3575 ­ were submitted in 2017. The form,… Continue reading Maliciously Changing Someone’s Address→

“Celebrating Stephen Hawking” with a 419 scam

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Scammers are using the good name of the recently deceased scientist Stephen Hawking to lure potential victims into a 419 scam, complete with a quiz and large cash prize for the winner.
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Cybercrime
Social engineering

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Facebook Will Verify the Physical Location of Ad Buyers with Paper Postcards

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It’s not a great solution, but it’s : The process of using postcards containing a specific code will be required for advertising that mentions a specific candidate running for a federal office, Katie Harbath, Facebook’s global director of policy progra… Continue reading Facebook Will Verify the Physical Location of Ad Buyers with Paper Postcards→