Collaborate Disseminate
I’ve previously written about people cheating in marathon racing by driving — or otherwise getting near the end of the race by faster means than running. In China, two people were convicted of cheating in a pigeon race: The essence of the plan involved training the pigeons to believe they had two homes. The birds had been secretly raised not… Continue reading Cheating in Bird Racing
The Professional Golfers Association of America has been hit with a ransomware attack, locking employees out of crucial files hours before the start of the association’s namesake tournament. According to GolfWeek, PGA employees found they were locked out of systems Tuesday that housed various banners, logos and signage to be used for the upcoming PGA Championship. The tournament, which starts Thursday at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, is one professional golf most prestigious tournaments. Employees were also locked out of similar files related to the upcoming Ryder Cup, a golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. “Your network has been penetrated,” a message on PGA-owned computers read. “All files on each host in the network have been encrypted with a strong algorythm [sic]. We exclusively have decryption software for your situation. No decryption software is available in the public.” The attackers asked for a unidentified amount […]
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By Waqas
Polar Flow, an app developed by Polar, a Finland based sports
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Another day, another data breach – Adidas believes hackers did
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The British betting site BetVictor allegedly left several administrative logins and passwords exposed through a search feature on its site, potentially allowing hackers to break into its internal systems. Continue reading Online Betting Site Left Employees’ Logins and Passwords Open to Hackers
Info on the coded signals used by the Colorado Rockies…. Continue reading Baseball Code
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Another day, another phishing scam – This time apparently the
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Two weeks ago, I blogged about the myriad of hacking threats against the Olympics. Last week, the Washington Post reported that Russia hacked the Olympics network and tried to cast the blame on North Korea. Of course, the evidence is classified, so the… Continue reading Russians Hacked the Olympics
Two weeks ago, I blogged about the myriad of hacking threats against the Olympics. Last week, the Washington Post reported that Russia hacked the Olympics network and tried to cast the blame on North Korea. Of course, the evidence is classified, so there’s no way to verify this claim. And while the article speculates that the hacks were a retaliation… Continue reading Russians Hacked the Olympics
The world after golfing is a greener, more accessible one. Continue reading Reclaim the Golf Courses