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Edgybees’s new developer platform brings situational awareness to live video feeds

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San Diego-based Edgybees today announced the launch of Argus, its API-based developer platform that makes it easy to add augmented reality features to live video feeds. The service has long used this capability to run its own drone platform for first responders and enterprise customers, which allows its users to tag and track objects and […] Continue reading Edgybees’s new developer platform brings situational awareness to live video feeds→

Port of San Diego Suffers Ransomware Attack

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The FBI and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are investigating a ransomware attack that affected at least some of the information systems belonging to the Port of San Diego. Port officials first reported the attack on Tuesday. Port of San Diego… Continue reading Port of San Diego Suffers Ransomware Attack→

Global ‘Wana’ Ransomware Outbreak Earned Perpetrators $26,000 So Far

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As thousands of organizations work to contain and clean up the mess from this week’s devastating Wana ransomware attack, the fraudsters responsible for releasing the digital contagion are no doubt counting their earnings and congratulating themselves on a job well done. But according to a review of the Bitcoin addresses hard-coded into Wana, it appears the perpetrators of what’s being called the worst ransomware outbreak ever have made little more than USD $26,000 so far from the scam. Continue reading Global ‘Wana’ Ransomware Outbreak Earned Perpetrators $26,000 So Far→

Global ‘Wana’ Ransomware Outbreak Earned Perpetrators $26,000 So Far

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As thousands of organizations work to contain and clean up the mess from this week’s devastating Wana ransomware attack, the fraudsters responsible for releasing the digital contagion are no doubt counting their earnings and congratulating themselves on a job well done. But according to a review of the Bitcoin addresses hard-coded into Wana, it appears the perpetrators of what’s being called the worst ransomware outbreak ever have made little more than USD $26,000 so far from the scam. Continue reading Global ‘Wana’ Ransomware Outbreak Earned Perpetrators $26,000 So Far→

“Alexa, Order Everyone In San Diego A Doll House”

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Every day it seems there is a new Alexa story in the news, as for the moment the Amazon voice assistant is in the ascendant over its rivals from Google, Apple, and Microsoft. Today’s slice of Alexa weirdness comes courtesy of a newsreader in San Diego, who inadvertently triggered Alexa-enabled devices within hearing distance of a television to buy doll houses when he reported on a Dallas child’s accidental purchase.

It’s unclear whether any doll houses were dispatched or whether the Echos and Dots merely started the process and asked their owners for confirmation, but we hope it serves to …read more

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