Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) An international cast of law enforcement agencies has struck a blow at a cybercrime linchpin that’s as obscure as it is instrumental in the mass-infection of devices: so-called droppers, the sneaky software that’s used to install ransomware, spyware, and all manner of other malware. Europol said Wednesday it made four arrests,...
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Mystery malware destroys 600,000 routers from a single ISP during 72-hour span
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) One day last October, subscribers to an ISP known as Windstream began flooding message boards with reports their routers had suddenly stopped working and remained unresponsive to reboots and all other attempts to revive them. “The routers now just sit there with a steady red light on the front,” one user...
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Best Smoked Beer Can Chicken Recipe
This smoked beer can chicken is a flavorful and juicy dish where a whole chicken is cooked upright on a beer can in a smoker with hickory wood. We used an original soul food seasoning blend and our favorite dry rub which results in tender meat infused with rich, smoky flavors and crispy skin. Hey...
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What Kendrick Lamar taught me about facing my enemies
Kendrick Lamar has spent the last couple of months airing out more than a decade of built-up tension and ill will he’s had for his rap rival, Drake. Lamar has dropped five diss records since the end of March, with three coming in rapid succession over the course of a weekend. He’s channeled all that...
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Black women voters will be a force to reckon with in upcoming elections
As the United States gears up for the 2024 elections, new polling data underscores the influential voting power of women of color, particularly within the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI), Black, and Latina/x communities. This demographic is poised to have a significant impact on the political landscape, with a focus on issues that directly...
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Jamaican Rice and Peas
This authentic Jamaican rice and peas recipe is an easy side dish with lots of flavour! Scotch bonnet pepper adds a kick, while coconut milk makes it delicious. Rice and peas is a quintessential Jamaican side dish. It’s almost a requirement at any kind of dinner, get-together, or celebration, and it’s also one of the...
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Once a Sheriff’s Deputy in Florida, Now a Source of Disinformation From Russia
In 2016, Russia used an army of trolls to interfere in the U.S. presidential election. This year, an American given asylum in Moscow may be accomplishing much the same thing all by himself.
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What to Know About the Open Versus Closed Software Debate
A.I. companies are divided over whether the technology should be freely available to anyone for modifying and copying, or kept close for safekeeping.
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Mark Zuckerberg is Popular Again Thanks to Meta’s Open-Source AI
After some trying years during which Mr. Zuckerberg could do little right, many developers and technologists have embraced the Meta chief as their champion of “open-source” artificial intelligence.