Siemens Contractor Pleads Guilty to Planting ‘Logic Bomb’ in Spreadsheets

A former Siemens contractor has pledged guilty in federal court Friday to secretly planting code in automated spreadsheets he had created for the company over a decade ago that deliberately crashes the program every few years.

David Tinley, a 62-year-… Continue reading Siemens Contractor Pleads Guilty to Planting ‘Logic Bomb’ in Spreadsheets

Bye Aerospace's two-seater electric flyer gets more powerful motor

Gearing up for FAA certification, Bye Aerospace says that the two-seat eFlyer 2 will change the ...

Last year, Bye Aerospace’s Sun Flyer 2 took to the skies for the first time, and now the renamed eFlyer 2 has flown past another milestone towards FAA certification. A high power motor has now been installed, and a new phase of testing commenced.

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Siemens LOGO!, a PLC for small automation projects, open to attack

LOGO!, a programmable logic controller (PLC) manufactured by Siemens, sports three vulnerabilities that could allow remote attackers to reconfigure the device, access project files, decrypt files, and access passwords. About LOGO! LOGO! is an intellige… Continue reading Siemens LOGO!, a PLC for small automation projects, open to attack

Unveiling its latest cohort, Alchemist announces $4 million in funding for its enterprise accelerator

The enterprise software and services-focused accelerator Alchemist has raised $4 million in fresh financing from investors BASF and the Qatar Development Bank, just in time for its latest demo day unveiling 20 new companies. Qatar and BASF join previous investors, including the venture firms Mayfield, Khosla Ventures, Foundation Capital, DFJ and USVP, and corporate investors […] Continue reading Unveiling its latest cohort, Alchemist announces $4 million in funding for its enterprise accelerator

Hackaday Links: May 5, 2019

Simulacra and simulation and Kickstarter videos. The Amigo Robot is a 4-wheeled omnibot robot on Kickstarter. It does STEM or STEAM or whatever. Oh neat, injection molded magnetic pogo pins, that’s cool. Watch the video for this Kickstarter, it is a work of postmodern horror. We live in a post-reality …read more

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Middle East oil and gas companies are unprepared to address OT cyber risk

Cyber security breaches in the Middle East are widespread and frequently undetected, with 30 percent of the region’s attacks targeting operational technology (OT), finds a new study by Siemens and Ponemon Institute. The study, which examines the region… Continue reading Middle East oil and gas companies are unprepared to address OT cyber risk

New Survey: 75% of Middle East Oil & Gas Companies Have Suffered a Security Compromise

The oil and gas sector in the Middle East has become a top target for cybercriminals, enduring 50 percent of all cyber-attacks in the region, revealed a new report. The study, conducted by industrial giant Siemens and the Ponemon Institute, polled arou… Continue reading New Survey: 75% of Middle East Oil & Gas Companies Have Suffered a Security Compromise