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Cyber expert who stopped 'WannaCry' attack arrested in U.S. on hacking charges

SAN FRANCISCO/LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A cyber security researcher widely credited with helping to neutralize the global "WannaCry" ransomware attack earlier this year has been arrested on unrelated hacking charges, according to court documents unsealed on Thursday.

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Bill Nye Alleges Disney Ripped Him, Fellow Science Guys Off For $28.1 Million

Bill Nye the Science Guy, whose eponymous show wrapped up two decades ago in 1997 but been airing in syndication ever since, has some unfinished business with Disney.

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Inside an Epic Hotel Room Hacking Spree

A global vulnerability in hotel keycard locks was a security disaster-and the opportunity of a lifetime for one burglar.

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How the Global Audit Firms, Led by Deloitte, Are Using Their Lobbying Clout to Dilute Sarbanes-Oxley Reforms -

A look at the Big Four's congressional lobbying activity shows the auditors and their trade association taking advantage of the "Trump" window to roll back the 2002 reforms that changed their business. While congressional Republicans, bank executives, and conservative Washington D.C.

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The great British Brexit robbery: how our democracy was hijacked

"The connectivity that is the heart of globalisation can be exploited by states with hostile intent to further their aims.[...] The risks at stake are profound and represent a fundamental threat to our sovereignty." Alex Younger, head of MI6, December, 2016 "It's not MI6's job to warn of internal threats.

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At Peter Thiel's Palantir, Allegations of Theft and Deception

Marc Abramowitz thought he'd found kindred spirits in the founders of Palantir Technologies Inc. Like Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp and billionaire Chairman Peter Thiel, Abramowitz was a Stanford University alumnus looking to build a business empire. In 2006, Abramowitz made an investment in their then unknown startup and became a regular ar...

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Overhyped 'Miracle' Metal Hydrogen Miraculously 'Disappears'

Lots of people went wild last month at the news that scientists had suddenly discovered some sort of physics holy grail: metallic hydrogen, hydrogen that turned into a metal. Gizmodo didn't buy the hype. Well, according to ScienceAlert, that metal hydrogen sample has now disappeared.

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Tourists Kill Bahamas' Swimming Pigs Because We Can't Have Anything Nice

Some days, humans just generally suck. And then there are days when you realize why this planet is trying so hard to just wipe us out. Today is one of the days that we recognize humanity's total worthlessness because seven of the swimming pigs who live in the Bahamas are now dead thanks to some tourist jerk offs.

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Data from connected CloudPets teddy bears leaked and ransomed, exposing kids' voice messages

Only a couple of weeks ago, there were a lot of news headlines about how Germany had banned an internet-connected doll called "Cayla" over fears hackers could target children. One of their primary concerns was the potential risk to the privacy of children: conversations between the child and others can

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Here's why flight attendants avoid drinking tap water on aeroplanes

If you're on an aeroplane and the food cart comes by - should you order any drinks? We spoke to one flight attendant who told us, "Flight attendants will not drink hot water on the plane. They will not drink plain coffee, and they will not drink plain tea."

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