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Inside the Cunning, Unprecedented Hack of Ukraine’s Power Grid - Wired “The hackers who struck the power centers in Ukraine weren’t opportunists who just happened upon the networks and launched an attack to test their abilities.. they were skilled and stealthy strategists who carefully planned their assault over many months, first doing reconnaissance.. then launching a synchronized assault in a well-choreographed dance.” *** Hacker Says He Can Hijack a $35K Police Drone a Mile Away - Wired “By exploiting a lack of encryption between the drone and its controller module known as a “telemetry box,” any hacker who’s able to reverse engineer the drone’s flight software can impersonate that controller to send navigation commands, meanwhile blocking all commands from the drone’s legitimate operator.” *** The SkyWall 100 bazooka captures drones with a giant net - TechCrunch “The shoulder-mounted device uses an intelligent system that locks onto a drone, assisting the operator in firing and targeting. The scope identifies and then calculates a firing pattern based on the drone’s distance and vector.” *** We're Already Violating Virtual Reality's First Code of Ethics - Motherboard Vice “The code of ethics serves as an important counterpoint to all the hype centered on virtual reality’s clinical or educational benefits by examining the risks of inhabiting a virtual surrogate body.. Unlike other forms of media, VR can create a situation in which the user’s entire environment is determined by the creators of the virtual world.” *** Facebook Is Using Those New "Like" Emojis to Keep…

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