Black-hat hacker turned security consultant #KevinMitnick has died at the age of 59. He had pancreatic cancer. Mitnick’s death was confirmed by Kathy Wattman, spokeswoman for KnowBe4, a security awareness training company that employed him most recentl. Mitnick rose to notoriety following a spree of cybercrimes and a two-year long manhunt by the FBI in the mid-1990s. He also wrote several books on computer security, including The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers. #CyberSecurity #infosec #hacking
This hellish-looking thing is real, and you've actually seen it before: This is what an ant looks like up close. This shot by photographer Eugenijus Kavaliauskas was magnified five times under a microscope.
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Videos on social media reveal how a lightning advance by Ukrainian forces recaptured significant territory in the northern region of Kharkiv, in what is viewed as Ukraine’s biggest victory since the war started in February. https://t.co/q6DNYa6vl9
Marina Ovsyannikova, an employee of Russia's state-run Channel 1, burst onto the live broadcast of the network's most-watched news show on Monday evening, yelling "Stop the war!" and holding up a sign that said "They’re lying to you here." https://t.co/4lLFtZ27Po
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Russian cities on Thursday to protest President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine. The police detained more than 600 people in Moscow alone, according to a rights group. https://t.co/iaolQ8JiZX
More than one million people a day on average are being infected with the coronavirus, according to a global tally by The New York Times. See where cases are rising the fastest. https://t.co/ovnsgmw8Yx
It's still too early to know exactly how, or if, symptoms of Omicron differ from Delta, experts say. Here's what we know so far. https://t.co/GNJBhfySeY
One of the easiest ways to upgrade your mask protection is to wear two at the same time, health experts say. Here are answers to common questions about double masking. https://t.co/lF3GyEKs65
He may be the first person cured of Type 1 diabetes. A new treatment using stem cells that produce insulin has surprised experts and given them hope. https://t.co/bgi9jK2miN
Port workers in Trieste, one of Italy’s largest shipping and transport hubs, blocked access to the port in protest of the country’s new Covid health pass mandate that came into effect on Friday.
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Italy introduced a sweeping Covid vaccine mandate on Friday that requires the country’s entire work force to either be vaccinated or take a test every two days. Workers who do not meet the new requirements must take unpaid leave.
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“Squid Game,” the dystopian Netflix hit, taps into South Korea’s unease over growing inequality and fierce competition for opportunities. The show reflects “the problems and realities of Korean society,” Hwang Dong-hyuk, the show’s creator, said. https://t.co/ZmoGqd1GbT
Breaking News: The WHO approved the first ever malaria vaccine, which could save tens of thousands of children in sub-Saharan Africa. The quest for this vaccine has been underway for a hundred years, a WHO official said, and is a "historic event." https://t.co/i1hcYBhbvb
Devon Rodriguez started drawing strangers on the subway to make a living. Then he became a TikTok sensation and his 20 million followers helped him move from the Bronx to the Lower East Side. https://t.co/fQUHNH9I4v
Breaking News: YouTube is banning several prominent anti-vaccine activists as part of an effort to remove all vaccine misinformation from its platform.
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