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The eTree takes root: Radical artificial plant could bring wifi to cities, charge your phone

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A solar tree with giant square leaves that
 convert sunlight into electricity was unveiled in the central French 
town of Nevers on Monday, allowing passers-by to charge their phones, 
surf the internet...or just enjoy the shade.</div>
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The
 town of 37,000 on the Loire river is the first in Europe to experiment 
with the technology developed by Israeli company Sol-logic.</div>
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Inspired
 by the acacia tree found in the Israeli desert and African savanna, the
 futuristic-looking 'eTree' also supplies water and street lighting.</div>
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The eTree's 'leaves' are solar panels that power it. Solar panels are devices that convert light into electricity</div>
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Le premier <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/etree?src=hash">#etree</a> d'Europe inauguré à <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nevers?src=hash">#Nevers</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/innovation?src=hash">#innovation</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/arbre?src=hash">#arbre</a> <a href="https://t.co/lA3FVnCYZ8">pic.twitter.com/lA3FVnCYZ8</a></div>
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The tree has seating, USB charging and a water fountain, with a separate water trough for pets.</div>
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It's also provides a source of light at night and free WiFi, as well as an integrated LCD screen. </div>
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Its 'leaves' are <a href="http://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/projects/vss/docs/power/1-what-are-solar-panels.html" target="_blank">solar panels</a> that power the eTree. </div>
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The first prototype was unveiled
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It was created in a partnership between French firm JCDecaux, the town of Nevers and Israeli entrepreneurs with Sol-logic.</div>
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The first prototype was unveiled in Israel in 2014. </div>
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climate conference in Paris, and it's that same tree that was <a href="http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bourgogne-franche-comte/nievre/nevers/c-est-premier-etree-europe-arbre-aux-feuilles-photovoltaiques-ete-plante-nevers-1262667.html" target="_blank">re-planted in Nevers</a>. </div>
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Since then solar trees have been planted in around 10 cities in Israel and in the US in North Carolina and California. </div>
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The mayor of Nevers, Denis Thuriot, told <a class="" href="http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bourgogne-franche-comte/nievre/nevers/c-est-premier-etree-europe-arbre-aux-feuilles-photovoltaiques-ete-plante-nevers-1262667.html" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">franceinfo</a> that the eTree was a symbol of the town's digital engagement since 2014. </div>
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He said that the tree will be planted in twenty or so other places, including New York City. </div>
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The eTree takes root: Radical artificial plant could bring wifi to cities, charge your phone

A solar tree with giant square leaves that convert sunlight into electricity was unveiled in the central French town of Nevers on Monday, allowing passers-by to charge their phones, surf the inter…

S-400 Triumph (SA-21 Growler) Air Defense System

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DJI - Introducing Spark

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Meet Spark, DJI’s first ever mini drone. Signature technologies, new 
gesture control, and unbelievable portability make your aerials more fun
 and intuitive than ever before. With five different colors, there’s a 
Spark for everyone.<br />
This is DJI's smallest drone so far, only $499.<br />
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<br />Shenzhen-based group SZ DJI Technology Co, the world's biggest consumer drone maker, launched its new product, Spark, in New York on Wednesday, with key innovations it hopes will see the device take off in the burgeoning market.<br /> <br /> DJI said Spark is an easy-to-use camera drone that can lift off from the palm of a hand.<br />  It is also the first drone that users can control with hand gestures alone, removing the barriers between the user and the camera in the sky.<br /> <br /> Michael Perry, director of strategic partnerships at DJI, introduced Spark to around 200 people at a launch event at Grand Central Station.<br /> <br /> "Controlling a camera drone with hand movements alone is a major step toward making aerial technology an intuitive part of everyone's daily life, from work and adventure to moments with friends and family," said Paul Pan, senior product manager at DJI.<br /> <br /> "Spark's revolutionary new interface lets you effortlessly extend your point of view to the air, making it easier than ever to capture and share the world from new perspectives," Pan added.<br />  Aside from being user-friendly, DJI's drones are also known for being small and lightweight.<br /> <br /> Wired magazine wrote on Wednesday: "Isn't DJI's new drone just the cutest little thing? A one-pound drone just seven or eight inches across is something you can toss into your backpack without a second thought."<br /> <br /> "By far the coolest Spark feature is its gesture-controlled flight mode, allowing you to send the drone overhead to take an aerial photo of you and your buds with just simple hand movements."<br />
<br />  DJI claims to account for 70 percent of the global consumer drone market.<br /> <br /> According to The Economist, the company is at the forefront of the civilian-drone industry. "A Chinese firm has taken the lead in a promising market," it wrote in 2015, comparing DJI to what Boeing Co did with commercial airliners in the 1930s.<br /> <br /> "DJI is today leading the charge in transforming civilian-drone manufacturing from something for hobbyists into a proper business," the magazine wrote.<br /> <br /> The founder of DJI, Wang Tao created the world's leading drone company from his hobby, launching DJI from his dorm at Hong Kong University of Science & Technology in 2006 when he was 26.<br />
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New Ka-62 helicopter conducts 1st flight

Footage of the newest Russian multi-purpose Ka-62 helicopter in 
flight has been released, showing the prototype passing its very first 
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The 
prototype Ka-62 helicopter successfully completed its first test flight 
on Thursday. The flight lasted 15 minutes at a speed of 110 km/h and 
marked a significant milestone in the model’s development, showing that 
the prototype has undergone all the necessary revisions, the Russian 
Helicopters company said in a <a href="http://www.russianhelicopters.aero/ru/press/news/ka_62_sovershil_perviy_polet/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">statement</a>. Before the flight, the prototype had only undergone short hovering tests.<br />
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Russian Vice PM Rogozin posted the footage of the Ka-62 test flight on Twitter, congratulating the engineers and test pilots.<br />
The
 Ka-62 is a multipurpose helicopter based on an experimental military 
model, the Ka-60. The helicopter is designed to carry up to 15 
passengers or 2.5 tons of cargo. It can be flown in harsh conditions, 
namely at sea and in the mountains, as well as in hot and wet climates.<br />
Modern
 polymer materials amount to 60 percent of the helicopter’s mass, which 
makes it lighter, faster, more maneuverable and durable, as well as 
reduces fuel usage.<br />
Serial production of the Ka-62 is expected to start 
in 2020.<br />
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A prototype communication complex C-404 was flight-tested alongside the Ka-62.<br />
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 a next-generation, entirely digital communication complex. It provides a
 constant link between pilots and ground services at multiple 
frequencies, as well as constant emergency signal reception,”</em> a Roselectronica representative told reporters at the HeliRussia-2017 exhibition on Friday.<br />
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The
 Ka-62 helicopter might also get a specialized sea variant to be used on
 helicopter-carrying vessels. The full-scale mockup of this variant has a
 folding propeller blades and tail section to fit into the tightest 
hangars on a sea vessel, according to the director general of the Kamov 
rotorcraft manufacturing company, Sergey Miheev.<br />
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<em>“We created a
 completely unique helicopter, capable to fill a vast niche [on the 
market], capable to be used both in military and civil operations,”</em> Miheev told reporters.<br />
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New Ka-62 helicopter conducts 1st flight

Footage of the newest Russian multi-purpose Ka-62 helicopter in flight has been released, showing the prototype passing its very first flight test. The prototype Ka-62 helicopter succes…

Saab has camouflage that works against infrared and radar for vehicles

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Saab’s Barracuda <i>Mobile Camouflage System (MCS)</i>, provides constant protection to vehicles when stationary, while on the move, and during combat operations.<br />
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The MCS provides wheeled-vehicle and combat vehicle platforms with 
multi-spectral signature management properties that enable the platform 
to blend in with environmental surroundings. It significantly reduces 
the probability of detection visually and by sensors such as Near 
Infrared (NIR), Short-wave Infrared (SWIR), Long-wave Infrared (LWIR), 
Mid-wave Infrared (MWIR) and radar. Each system is engineered to fit 
like a second skin to the vehicle and not interfere with operations, 
vehicle performance or maintenance.<br />
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<a href="http://saabgroup.com/Media/news-press/news/2017-05/mobile-camouflage-system-in-use-by-the-u.s.-army-in-europe//" target="blank">The
 U.S. Army´s 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed in Vilsek, Germany, is now 
evaluating Saab’s Barracuda Mobile Camouflage System (MCS)</a> on their Stryker fighting vehicles. This is the first field evaluation of the MCS conducted by the U.S. Army, during its operational training in Hohenfels, Germany. This training and
 evaluation, conducted alongside other NATO Allies is in support of 
Operation Atlantic Resolve and the Enhanced Forward Presence missions.<br />
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“Mobile camouflage and signature management is more important now than 
at any time in the last 15 years, especially in the European theatre. 
The fact that our systems are now being evaluated by the U.S. Army in 
Europe is a testament to Saab’s dedication to support the soldier and 
continued cooperation with the U.S. military”, says Scott Caldwell, 
director of marketing and sales at Saab business unit Barracuda. <br />
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“Current efforts to support U.S. Army Europe with MCS are ongoing and 
could eliminate field-improvised vehicle camouflage and negate the need 
to re-paint vehicles to match operational environments. The general 
feedback from U.S. Army soldiers was that the MCS successfully reduces 
the overall signature of their vehicles, is very durable and easy to 
use. They also stated they enjoyed working hand-in-hand with Saab to 
develop a signature management system given it helps to increase 
survivability”, says Scott Caldwell.  <br />
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Saab has camouflage that works against infrared and radar for vehicles

Saab’s Barracuda Mobile Camouflage System (MCS), provides constant protection to vehicles when stationary, while on the move, and during combat operations. The MCS provides wheeled-vehicle and combat…

Plasma jet engine breakthrough heralds beginning of new era in space travel

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A major new breakthrough in jet propulsion technology could 
revolutionize the aerospace industry, paving the way for plasma jet 
engines that could carry a craft to the edge of space using only air and
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Berkant
 Göksel, the lead researcher in a new study by the Technical University 
of Berlin, says his team have <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23431264-500-plasma-jet-engines-that-could-take-you-from-the-ground-to-space/" target="_blank">successfully completed tests on plasma engines that could take future aircrafts to altitudes of 30 miles (50km) and beyond</a>.<br />
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<span class="read-more__footer"></span> The challenge was to develop an air-breathing plasma propulsion engine 
that could be used for take-off as well as high-altitude flying.</div>
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<a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23431264-500-plasma-jet-engines-that-could-take-you-from-the-ground-to-space/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&cmpid=SOC%7CNSNS%7C2017-Echobox&utm_source=Facebook#link_time=1495056249" target="blank">We
 are the first to produce fast and powerful plasma jets at ground 
level,” says Göksel. “These jets of plasma can reach speeds of up to 20 
kilometres a second.</a><br />
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The team used a rapid stream of nanosecond-long electric discharges 
to fire up the propulsion mixture. A similar technique is used in pulse 
detonation combustion engines, making them more efficient than standard 
fuel-powered engines.<br />
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* Plasma propulsion was proved on an airship in 2005<br />
* this is a pathway to far more powerful and effective plasma propulsion<br />
* this could enable propulsion beyond the height of existing planes<br />
* nearterm it could be for routine airships at 50-100 km<br />
* it could eventually be used to get to orbit and transform aviation and space access</div>
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While studies into plasma jet engines has largely focused on 
their ability to manoeuvre small satellites in the vacuum of space, 
Göksel told the<a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23431264-500-plasma-jet-engines-that-could-take-you-from-the-ground-to-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-"> New Scientist</a> that his research concentrated on testing the engine in a normal atmosphere.<br />
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It’s the first time anyone has applied pulse detonation to plasma 
thrusters. Jason Cassibry at the University of Alabama in Huntsville is 
impressed. “It could greatly extend the range of any aircraft and lower 
the operational cost,” he says.<br />
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But there are several hurdles to overcome before the technology can 
propel an actual plane. For a start, the team tested mini thrusters 80 
millimetres long, and a commercial airliner would need some 10,000 of 
them to fly, which makes the current design too complex for aircraft of 
that size. Göksel’s team plans to target smaller planes and airships for
 now. Between 100 and 1000 thrusters would be enough for a small plane, 
which the team thinks is feasible.<br />
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A real flight demonstration is the next milestone goal for the project.<br />
The
 team used 80mm-long mini-thrusters in their experiments – 10,000 of 
which would be needed to support a commercial airliner. However, Göksel 
believes the team could test their work on a small plane using between 
100 and 1,000 thrusters.<br />
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Plans are underway to develop a mobile power generator for use in the first flight demonstration onboard the <a href="https://www.festo.com/net/SupportPortal/Files/344798/b_IONIC_Airfish_en.pdf">b-Ionic Airfish</a>. In 2005, the craft became the world’s first airship to be propelled by plasma engines.<br />
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 is hoped this experiment helps overcome the project’s major obstacle, 
which is the huge amount of electricity required to generate and sustain
 the plasma.<br />
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b-Ionic Airfish.
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 array of thrusters would require a small electrical power plant, which 
would be impossible to mount on an aircraft with today’s technology,”</i>  Dan Lev from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology told the New Scientist.<br />
Göksel is hopeful of working around this with solar panels or potentially beaming power wirelessly to the engines.<br />
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DJI drone: Mavic Pro and Phantom 4 Pro

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Free WannaCry decryption tools released online

The private cybersecurity industry has faced a series of 
unprecedented global crises so far in 2017, including WannaCry and 
Adylkuzz malware attacks. In the face of such rampant digital crime, a 
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Adrien Guinet, a French security researcher from <a href="https://www.quarkslab.com/">Quarkslab</a>, discovered a method for finding the ransomware’s decryption key.<br />
WannaCry encryption creates two keys – <em>“public”</em> and <em>“private”</em> – that are based on prime numbers and are responsible for encrypting and decrypting the system’s files respectively.<br />
However, WannaCry <em>"does not erase the prime numbers from memory before freeing the associated memory,"</em> Guinet said, as cited by <a href="https://thehackernews.com/2017/05/wannacry-ransomware-decryption-tool.html?m=1">The Hacker News</a>.<br />
The aptly-named “<em>WannaKey”</em> tool is available for free <a href="https://github.com/aguinet/wannakey">here</a> but only functions on computers running the Windows XP operating system.<br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I got to finish the full decryption process, but I confirm that, in this case, the private key can recovered on an XP system <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wannacry?src=hash">#wannacry</a>!! <a href="https://t.co/QiB3Q1NYpS">pic.twitter.com/QiB3Q1NYpS</a></p>— Adrien Guinet (@adriengnt) <a href="https://twitter.com/adriengnt/status/865168794586632192">May 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WannaCry?src=hash">#WannaCry</a> Ransomware Decryption Tool Released; Unlock Your Files Without Paying Ransom <a href="https://t.co/TZnU3sSxfb">https://t.co/TZnU3sSxfb</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/security?src=hash">#security</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wanakiwi?src=hash">#wanakiwi</a> <a href="https://t.co/vJ3wmhDXaw">pic.twitter.com/vJ3wmhDXaw</a></p>— The Hacker News (@TheHackersNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHackersNews/status/865480077647069184">May 19, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Given the very specific way in which the tool works, it only 
functions if the infected computer has not been rebooted since the 
WannaCry ransomware and the associated memory has not been allocated and
 erased by another process.<br />
In yet another win for open source 
online collaboration by private cybersecurity firms and researchers, 
another tool was quickly developed based on Guinet’s findings that has 
broader applications.<br />
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Benjamin Delpy developed the WanaKiwi tool, available for free download <a href="https://github.com/gentilkiwi/wanakiwi/releases">here</a>,
 which simplifies the decryption process somewhat and is applicable to 
infected computers that run the Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows Vista, 
Windows Server 2003 and 2008 operating systems.<br />

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Almost all WannaCry victims were running Windows 7 <a href="https://t.co/wEVgoyUmhV">https://t.co/wEVgoyUmhV</a> <a href="https://t.co/bVw3LLk4Z9">pic.twitter.com/bVw3LLk4Z9</a></p>— The Verge (@verge) <a href="https://twitter.com/verge/status/865626404385193984">May 19, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Nearly all <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WannaCry?src=hash">#WannaCry</a> victims were running Windows 7, according to security firm <a href="https://twitter.com/kaspersky">@Kaspersky</a> Lab <a href="https://t.co/q0qbVuU7YV">https://t.co/q0qbVuU7YV</a> <a href="https://t.co/aJropxn7V2">pic.twitter.com/aJropxn7V2</a></p>— CNET (@CNET) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNET/status/865693552537456643">May 19, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Comae Technologies founder and CEO Matt Suiche has also provided a <a href="https://blog.comae.io/wannacry-decrypting-files-with-wanakiwi-demo-86bafb81112d">series</a> of blogs and demonstrations on how to use WanaKiwi to decrypt your files.<br />
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While both WannaKey and WanaKiwi are limited in what they can accomplish
 for victims of the cyberattack that affected hundreds of thousands of 
computers across the globe, this can still be seen as a major win for 
open source counter-hacking.<br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Wannacry?src=hash">#Wannacry</a> decrypting files tested by <a href="https://twitter.com/EC3Europol">@EC3Europol</a> & found to recover data in some circumstances: <a href="https://t.co/E9j59j4p0c">https://t.co/E9j59j4p0c</a> <a href="https://t.co/3n8hd4hrQi">https://t.co/3n8hd4hrQi</a></p>— Europol (@Europol) <a href="https://twitter.com/Europol/status/865604532419543041">May 19, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Star Trek: Discovery - First Look Trailer

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Star Trek Discovery is set ten years before the first Kirk and Spock 
space mission. The CBS All Access Original Series arrives this Fall.<br />
Set roughly ten years before the events of the original Star Trek, 
the series follows the crew of the USS Discovery as they discover new 
worlds and civilizations, while exploring the franchise’s signature 
contemporary themes. The season-long storyline revolves around “an 
incident and an event in Star Trek history that’s been talked about but 
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(FAMILY GUY, “Ted”) and directed by Jon Favreau (“The Jungle Book,” 
“Iron Man”), THE ORVILLE is a one-hour science fiction series set 400 
years in the future that follows the adventures of the U.S.S. Orville, a
 mid-level exploratory vessel. Its crew, both human and alien, faces the
 wonders and dangers of outer space, while also dealing with the 
familiar, often humorous problems of regular people in a workplace…even 
though some of those people are from other planets, and the workplace is
 a faster-than-light spaceship.<br />
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In the 25th century, Earth is part of 
the Planetary Union, a far-reaching, advanced and mostly peaceful 
civilization with a fleet of 3,000 ships. Down on his luck after a 
bitter divorce, Planetary Union officer ED MERCER (MacFarlane) finally 
gets his chance to command one of these ships: the U.S.S. Orville. 
Determined to prove his worth and write a new chapter in his life, Ed 
finds that task all the more difficult when the First Officer assigned 
to his ship is his ex-wife, KELLY GRAYSON (Adrianne Palicki, “Agents of 
S.H.I.E.L.D.,” “Friday Night Lights”).<br />
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assembles a qualified, but eccentric crew, including his best friend, 
GORDON MALLOY (Scott Grimes, “ER,” “Justified”), who has problems with 
authority, but is the best helmsman in the fleet; DR. CLAIRE FINN (Penny
 Johnson Jerald, “24,” “The Larry Sanders Show”), one of the Union’s 
most accomplished physicians; BORTUS (Peter Macon, “Shameless,” 
“Bosch”), an alien from a single-sex species; ISAAC (Mark Jackson, “That
 Royal Today”), an artificial life-form from a machine society that 
thinks biological life-forms are inferior; navigator JOHN LAMARR (J. 
Lee, FAMILY GUY, “The Cleveland Show”), whose casual humor cuts through 
even the most dire situations; ALARA KITAN (Halston Sage, “Neighbors,” 
“Goosebumps”), a young, inexperienced security officer whose home 
planet’s high gravity gives her superior physical strength; and YAPHIT, a
 gelatinous creature voiced by comedian Norm Macdonald (“The Middle,” 
“Saturday Night Live”).<br />
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Somehow, Ed and Kelly must put the past behind 
them and, with the help of the crew, navigate fascinating and sometimes 
dangerous adventures in outer space, as well as the tumultuous and 
captivating day-to-day personal relationships with their colleagues.<br />
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WannaCry XXL? 2nd even bigger global cyber attack already underway

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    A US official on Tuesday put the number of computers infected by WannaCry at over 300,000.<br />
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The Shadow Brokers hacking group is responsible for the release of the National Security 
Agency’s (NSA) hacking exploits which highlighted a Windows 
vulnerability used by hackers in the recent WannaCry global ransomware 
attack.<br />
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The worm, known variously as WannaCry, WanaCryptor, and WannaCrypt, 
targets computers running Microsoft operating systems. It is built on an
 exploit named <a class="linkTargets-processed external" href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/04/nsa-leaking-shadow-brokers-just-dumped-its-most-damaging-release-yet/" target="_blank">EternalBlue</a>, one of many NSA “cyber-weapons” released by a group known as the Shadow Brokers, who first started leaking NSA <a class="linkTargets-processed" href="http://www.popsci.com/who-hacked-nsa">tools late last summer</a>.<b>  </b><br />
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It isn’t clear where the Shadow Brokers got the NSA 
hacking tools, but the arrest of former NSA contractor Harold T. Martin 
III last August for stealing a massive amount of data has made him the 
most likely suspect.<br />
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Former NSA officials have claimed the Shadow Brokers’ tools are <i>“identical”</i> to those taken by Martin, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/nsa-officials-worried-about-the-day-its-potent-hacking-tool-would-get-loose-then-it-did/2017/05/16/50670b16-3978-11e7-a058-ddbb23c75d82_story.html?utm_term=.ef445aea4ca9">reports</a> The Washington Post.<br />
The US government said it seized <a href="https://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2016/10/20/feds-seized-50tb-of-data-and-arsenal-of-guns-from-accused-nsa-thief/&refURL=https://www.google.ie/&referrer=https://www.google.ie/">50</a>
 terabytes of confidential data from Martin’s home which was stolen from
 the NSA and other intelligence agencies. A veteran contractor, Martin 
had access to classified information as part of his work in the 
intelligence-gathering division of the NSA named Tailored Access 
Operations.<br />
He has been in custody since his arrest and is facing espionage charges.
 Another NSA employee was also arrested in 2015, but no information has 
been released about the individual.<br />
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The exploits leaked by The Shadow Brokers are allegedly identical to those stolen by former contractor Harold Martin <a href="https://t.co/TUeEXh4eKV">https://t.co/TUeEXh4eKV</a> <a href="https://t.co/w7W5uExiQC">pic.twitter.com/w7W5uExiQC</a></div>
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"We are tracking over 110 different ransom Trojan gangs. This is just one of them."<br />
- <a href="https://twitter.com/mikko">@Mikko</a> on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WannaCry?src=hash">#WannaCry</a> <a href="https://t.co/KlEL8Q5j9P">https://t.co/KlEL8Q5j9P</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nscnn?src=hash">#nscnn</a></div>
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The EternalBlue code formed the basis of the WannaCry ransomware, which 
struck networks on Friday in one of the biggest cyberattacks ever 
recorded<br />
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<b>It spread without exploiting user interactions.</b><br />
Unlike phishing
 or spearphishing attacks, where a computer is compromised because a 
user clicks a link in a targeted email, WannaCry works without 
exploiting any human error.<br />
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Kaspersky Lab, a well-known cybersecurity company, wrote in <a class="linkTargets-processed external" href="https://securelist.com/blog/research/78411/wannacry-faq-what-you-need-to-know-today/" target="_blank">a richly detailed FAQ about the attack</a>
 that “Perhaps the main reason why Wannacry was so successful is the 
fact that the EternalBlue exploit works over the Internet without 
requiring any user interaction." Because it strikes over networks, it 
can still wreak havoc inside a local network even with the killswitch 
active, as the killswitch needs the internet to work.</div>
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<b>Kaspersky recommendations:
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<ul>
<li>Install the MS Security Bulletin patches for <a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms17-010.aspx" target="_blank">MS17-010</a>. Please note 
that Microsoft also released an emergency patch for Windows XP, which is
 out of support!</li>
<li>Disable SMBv1.</li>
<li>Backup your data on a regular basis and be sure to store the backups offline.</li>
<li>Limit administrative privileges in the network.</li>
<li>Segment your network.</li>
<li>Make sure all nodes have security software installed and updated.</li>
<li>Kaspersky users: make sure System Watcher is enabled and the 
software updated. System watcher will ensure rollback of any encrypted 
files.</li>
<li>For those who do not use Kaspersky Lab solutions, we suggest installing the free <a href="https://go.kaspersky.com/Anti-ransomware-tool_soc.html?utm_source=smm_sl&utm_medium=ww_sl_o_170515" target="_blank">Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool for business</a> (KART).</li>
<li>WannaCry is also targeting embedded systems. We recommend ensuring that <a href="https://www.kaspersky.com/enterprise-security/embedded-systems" target="_blank">dedicated security solutions</a> for embedded systems are installed, and that they have both anti-malware protection and Default Deny functionality enabled. </li>
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<i><b>An Evil Lair?</b></i><br />
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">Unlikely the attackers will be able to do anything with the bitcoins. Even 
though the wallet owners are anonymous, the transactions are visible to 
everybody and can be tracked. Once the bitcoins reach a payment point, 
where the attackers use them to purchase something in the real world, 
that payment can be tracked to shipment details, services, or other IPs,
 effectively, increasing the chances of getting caught.</span><br />
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As the world reels from the WannaCry ransomware attack, it’s <i><b>now
 emerged that a second, potentially larger attack, is already under way</b></i>.
 It seems the widespread proliferation of military-grade cyberweapons 
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Cyber
 bandits have again deployed both the EternalBlue and DoublePulsar 
exploits developed and used by the NSA which were released by the 
ShadowBrokers hackers back in April.<br />
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<i>“Initial statistics 
suggest that this attack may be larger in scale than WannaCry, affecting
 hundreds of thousands of PCs and servers worldwide: because this attack
 shuts down SMB networking to prevent further infections with other 
malware (including the WannaCry worm) via that same vulnerability, it 
may have in fact limited the spread of last week's WannaCry infection,” </i><a href="https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-insight/post/adylkuzz-cryptocurrency-mining-malware-spreading-for-weeks-via-eternalblue-doublepulsar">wrote</a> a security researcher who goes by the alias Kafeine at cybersecurity company Proofpoint.<br />
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This
 latest attack uses the two exploits to install the cryptocurrency miner
 Adylkuzz over corporate Local Area and wireless networks but, rather 
curiously, may actually have helped slow the spread of WannaCry.<br />
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However, in an apparent case of <i>“picking your poison,”</i>
 the Adylkuzz miner dramatically slows PC and server performance as it 
extracts cryptocurrency but it does not lock users out of their machines
 and data, as WannaCry did.<br />
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Researchers at Proofpoint estimate that the Adylkuzz attack may have 
begun as early as April 24 but was subsequently overshadowed in the 
hysteria that followed the WannaCry ransomware attacks.<br />
The attack
 is launched from multiple virtual private servers which scour the 
internet for vulnerabilities to install the Adylkuzz miner.<br />
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Adylkuzz is believed to have infected more computers than<br />
WannaCry, using the same vulnerabilities. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The malware infection occurs as follows:</b></span><br />
The
 EternalBlue exploit opens the door for infection with DoublePulsar on a
 target machine. DoublePulsar then downloads and runs Adylkuzz on the 
computer.<br />
Adylkuzz then stops any preexisting versions of itself 
on a target machine, while also blocking SMB network communications with
 other machines to prevent any further malware infections from 
disrupting its operations. It initially prevents cybersecurity 
professionals from identifying that there is a problem.<br />
Once the 
door has been held open and detection risks have been minimized, 
Adylkuzz then downloads mining instructions, the cryptocurrency miner 
itself and a variety of cleanup tools to mask its activities. <br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WannaCry?src=hash">#WannaCry</a> XXL? 2nd even bigger global cyber attack already underway <a href="https://t.co/agSMftskRQ">https://t.co/agSMftskRQ</a> <a href="https://t.co/zjq66mrZBT">pic.twitter.com/zjq66mrZBT</a></div>
— RT (@RT_com) <a href="https://twitter.com/RT_com/status/864949638411030529">May 17, 2017</a></blockquote>
While the term cryptocurrency is typically associated with Bitcoin, Adylkuzz actually mines <a href="https://getmonero.org/home">Monero</a>,
 a similar but more heavily encrypted digital currency. Monero recently 
saw a significant uptick in usage after it was adopted in the AlphaBay market on the Dark Web.<br />
As with other cryptocurrencies, Monero expands in market cap through self-proliferation via digital mining. One monero is <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/monero/">roughly equivalent</a> to $27 at <a href="https://www.worldcoinindex.com/coin/monero">current exchange rates</a>.<br />
During
 its research, Proofpoint identified three addresses which had already 
generated $7,000, $14,000 and $22,000 respectively, before being shut 
down.<br />
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To cover their tracks, whoever is behind the attack regularly changes 
the online payment address to avoid attracting too much attention.<br />
As in the case of the WannaCry attack, hackers have leveraged the NSA’s 
weaponized exploits of legacy Microsoft operating systems to infect 
hundreds of thousands of machines worldwide with malware. Since the 
Shadow Brokers’ leak of these NSA exploits there have been two high 
profile attacks with many more expected in the future. <br />
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— actual ransom (@actual_ransom) <a href="https://twitter.com/actual_ransom/status/864994024733716480">May 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WannaCry?src=hash">#WannaCry</a> ransomware attack: How it works and how to protect yourself... <a href="https://t.co/sg2f9Ua23e">https://t.co/sg2f9Ua23e</a> <a href="https://t.co/K34trlQxjB">pic.twitter.com/K34trlQxjB</a></div>
— Sophos (@Sophos) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sophos/status/864985164375625729">May 17, 2017</a></blockquote>
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A US official on Tuesday put the number of computers infected by WannaCry at over 300,000. The Shadow Brokers hacking group is responsible for the release of the National Security Agency’s (NSA)…

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Hackers collecting bitcoin following Friday’s cyberattack have 
not yet withdrawn any of the digital currency from their accounts, and 
could have a hard time doing so without getting caught, experts say.

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With the help of leaked software developed by the National 
Security Agency (NSA), malicious ransomware called the Wanna Decryptor –
 or WannaCry – spread to 150 countries until Mei, 15.<br />
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The malware instructs people to pay up to £460 to
 one of three bitcoin addresses in order to retain their files, and also
 displays a countdown clock giving a deadline for the payments.<br />
The
 hackers, who have locked files on 200,000 computers worldwide, have 
only made around $500,000 so far, despite the magnitude of the attack. 
Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) is urging victims not to pay the 
ransom.<br />
Nothing has yet been withdrawn from any of the bitcoin 
accounts, and law enforcement agencies watching them say the 
perpetrators could be difficult to trace until they access some of the 
ransom money.<br />
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Ransomware bounties are usually paid in bitcoin, a digital currency 
that keeps its users anonymous. Bitcoin is also traceable, however, as 
every transaction is tied to publicly-accessible accounts, typically 
called wallets. The wallets show each payment that victims have sent in 
hopes of regaining access to their files.<br />
New payments are coming 
in regularly, according to Ransom Tracker, a Twitter bot that is sending
 out automated messages and posting every time a payment is made to one 
of the three bitcoin addresses.<br />
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[2017-05-15 14:20:47] Ransom paid to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WannaCry?src=hash">#WannaCry</a>: 0.18BTC = $314 (<a href="https://t.co/qfSLWet6Dj">https://t.co/qfSLWet6Dj</a>).<br />
WannaCry total: 31.39BTC = $54,140.</div>
— Ransom Tracker (@ransomtracker) <a href="https://twitter.com/ransomtracker/status/864123925122383872">May 15, 2017</a></blockquote>
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What you need to know about <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bitcoin?src=hash">#Bitcoin</a> after the WannaCry ransomware attack <a href="https://t.co/PGa55BNjXL">https://t.co/PGa55BNjXL</a> <a href="https://t.co/9iDhlF0KaM">pic.twitter.com/9iDhlF0KaM</a></div>
— Bitcoin_Friend (@Bitcoin_Friend) <a href="https://twitter.com/Bitcoin_Friend/status/864250327268077569">May 15, 2017</a></blockquote>
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This is how <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WannaCry?src=hash">#WannaCry</a> is being shown on German television. <a href="https://twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurity">@SwiftOnSecurity</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hackerfantastic">@hackerfantastic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/x0r">@x0r</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/lumines">@lumines</a> <a href="https://t.co/v9jOCy8ct6">pic.twitter.com/v9jOCy8ct6</a></div>
— Dennis MH (@D2KX_) <a href="https://twitter.com/D2KX_/status/864140925433511938">May 15, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Oliver Gower, the deputy director of the NCA’s national cybercrime unit, has vowed to track down the hackers.<br />
<i>“Cybercriminals may believe they are anonymous but we will use all the tools at our disposal to bring them to justice,”</i> he told the Times.<br />
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Rob
 Wainwright, the director of Europol, told the newspaper that security 
officials believe the hack is the work of criminals, rather than a 
state-sponsored attack.<br />
<i>“Our working assumption, as with every
 other major ransomware attack, is that this is a cybercriminal attack. 
Unless we have something definitive to point us in another direction 
that’s our assumption at the moment. As in any investigation, we keep 
our mind open.”</i><br />
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Public awareness is <i>“absolutely critical for preventing cyberattacks,”</i> Neil Walsh, the head of the Global Program on Cybercrime launched by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), told. <i>“Such
 threats could theoretically be averted if the public is aware of what a
 cyberattack looks like and is [cautious] with opening emails and 
especially emails with attachments that they were not expecting to get,”</i> he said.<br />
At the same time, he warned that the WannaCry ransomware could potentially <i>“propagate further”</i> as people around the world got back to work Monday. <br />
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People still refuse to accept the sad truth <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WannaCry?src=hash">#WannaCry</a> <a href="https://t.co/NviBJcozm5">pic.twitter.com/NviBJcozm5</a></div>
— Florian Roth (@cyb3rops) <a href="https://twitter.com/cyb3rops/status/864223978906365952">May 15, 2017</a></blockquote>
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VIDEO: More than 200,000 victims in 150 countries have been the target of a cyber attack called <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ransomware?src=hash">#ransomware</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WannaCry?src=hash">#WannaCry</a> <a href="https://t.co/qLh8OFTMdp">pic.twitter.com/qLh8OFTMdp</a></div>
— dwnews (@dwnews) <a href="https://twitter.com/dwnews/status/864208531385270272">May 15, 2017</a></blockquote>
<i>“A
 challenge with any ransomware or cyberattack is that when people come 
back to work they turn on potentially insecure systems, which are not 
updated with the latest security patches. Perhaps, they are unaware of 
how this threat arises through email or opening attachments,”</i> Walsh said.<br />
He went on to call on all countries to join their efforts in combating cyberthreats <i>“irrespective of politics and politicizing.”</i> He also urged the governments to <i>“use
 law enforcement channels such as Interpol, Europol and bilateral 
cooperation as well as to work together politically to help to mitigate 
these threats.”</i><br />
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On Sunday, Europol Director Rob Wainwright 
told the ITV network that the cyberattack that began on Friday has hit 
some 200,000 victims in over 150 countries so far.<br />
<i>“The global
 reach is unprecedented. The latest count is over 200,000 victims in at 
least 150 countries, and those victims, many of those will be 
businesses, including large corporations,”</i> he said.<br />
<i>“At 
the moment, we are in the face of an escalating threat. The numbers are 
going up; I am worried about how the numbers will continue to grow when 
people go to work and turn [on] their machines on Monday morning,”</i> he added.<br />
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<b>WannaCry</b> 2.0 arrives with no kill switch<br />
<a class="twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav" data-query-source="hashtag_click" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WannaCry?src=hash"><s>#</s><b><b>WannaCry</b></b></a> <a class="twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav" data-query-source="hashtag_click" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WannaCry2?src=hash"><s>#</s><b>WannaCry2</b></a><br />
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Tech giant Microsoft recently lashed out at NSA for the role it 
played in the chain of events that led to the recent WannaCry epidemic.<br />
<i>“We
 have seen vulnerabilities stored by the CIA show up on WikiLeaks, and 
now this vulnerability stolen from the NSA has affected customers around
 the world,”</i> Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith <a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2017/05/14/need-urgent-collective-action-keep-people-safe-online-lessons-last-weeks-cyberattack/#sm.00171hptc1696eybqyy2miju9b8bn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">said </a>in a blog post on Sunday.<br />
<i>“This attack provides yet another example of why the stockpiling of vulnerabilities by governments is such a problem.”</i><br />
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2.7 - WannaCry Ransomware: Microsoft Calls Out NSA For 'Stockpiling' Vulnerabilities : The Two-Way : NPR <a href="https://t.co/UdFSzLuGlS">https://t.co/UdFSzLuGlS</a></div>
— Alatitude77-infosec (@AL77_infosec) <a href="https://twitter.com/AL77_infosec/status/864250327008235520">May 15, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Theft of the insidious software was reported in April. Who deployed it now is unknown. It's hit U.S., Asia, Europe.  <a href="https://t.co/dB6JcVN1wv">https://t.co/dB6JcVN1wv</a></div>
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WannaCry hackers have not withdrawn any ransom bitcoin, surveillance shows

Mysterious hacking collective called 'The Shadow Brokers' stole NSA superweapon and caused global cyber attack that is causing chaos in 74 countries

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   Several computers at a university in Italy were also randomly targeted in the cyber attack<br />
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A global cyber attack using hacking tools 
widely believed to have been developed by the US National Security 
Agency and leaked online by a group called the Shadow Brokers has  
caused chaos around the world.</div>
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British 
hospitals, the Russian government, German railways and big companies 
like FedEx were among those affected on Friday when they were crippled 
by the 'ransomware' that rapidly spread across the globe and infected 
tens of thousands of computers in 74 countries.</div>
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Security
 experts say the malicious software behind the onslaught appeared to 
exploit a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows that was identified by the 
US National Security Agency for its own intelligence-gathering 
purposes.<br />
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The NSA documents were stolen and then released to the world last month by a mysterious group known as the Shadow Brokers.</div>
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The
 hackers, who have not come forward to claim responsibility, likely made
 it a 'worm', or self spread malware, by exploiting a piece of NSA code 
known as Eternal Blue, according to several security experts.<br />
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The
 Shadow Brokers released Eternal Blue last month as part of a trove of 
hacking tools that they said belonged to the US spy agency. It has 
stoked fears that the spy agency's powerful cyber weapons had been 
stolen and repurposed by hackers with nefarious goals. </div>
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The
 malicious software was blocking access to computers and demanding 
payments of as much as $600 to restore access and scrambling data. It is
 thought to have impacted at least 57,000 computers, including machines 
in the Russian government.  </div>
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The
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when more than 40 NHS organisations including hospitals and GP surgeries
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But with the 
virus spreading at a rate of five million emails per hour, tens of 
thousands of victims have now been reported in more than 74 countries 
including the US, Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and Mexico.</div>
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Russia
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reports that 1,000 computers in the country's Interior Ministry were 
affected, but sources say no information was leaked.</div>
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Ministry
 spokeswoman Irina Volk told Russian news agencies it had 'recorded a 
virus attack on the ministry's personal computers controlled by a 
Windows operating system.' </div>
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<b>What is ransomware? </b></div>
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Ransomware is a type of malicious software that criminals use to attack computer systems.</div>
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Hackers often demand the victim to pay ransom money to access their files or remove harmful programs.</div>
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The
 aggressive attacks dupe users into clicking on a fake link – whether 
it's in an email or on a fake website, causing an infection to corrupt 
the computer.</div>
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In some instances, 
adverts for pornographic website will repeatedly appear on your screen, 
while in others, a pop-up will state that a piece of your data will be 
destroyed if you don't pay.</div>
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The WannaCry virus targets Microsoft's widely used Windows operating system.</div>
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The virus encrypts certain files on the computer and then blackmails the user for money in exchange for the access to the files.</div>
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It leaves the user with only two files: Instructions on what to do next and the Wanna Decryptor program itself.</div>
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When
 opened the software tells users that their files have been encrypted 
and gives them a few days to pay up or their files will be deleted.</div>
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It can quickly spread through an entire network of computers in a business or hospital, encrypting files on every PC.</div>
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5. If you do receive a ransom note, disconnect from the Internet</div>
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6. Alert authorities </div>
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Leading international shipper FedEx Corp 
was among the companies whose Microsoft Corp Windows systems were 
affected. They said they were 'implementing remediation steps'.</div>
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The
 German rail system was also experiencing issues due to the ransomware. 
Photos surfaced on social media appeared to show ticketing computers at 
train stations having been affected by the cyber attack.  </div>
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In
 Spain, the Telefonica mobile phone network, power firm Iberdrola and 
utility provider Gas Natural all suffered from the virus. </div>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">More than 45,000 ransomware attacks have hit more than 74 countries in last 10 hours, global security firm reports <a href="https://t.co/yNZvT6p92R">https://t.co/yNZvT6p92R</a> <a href="https://t.co/XLW0Emh3X1">pic.twitter.com/XLW0Emh3X1</a></p>— CNN (@CNN) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN/status/863204904420212738">May 13, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There’s a massive ransomware attack happening around the world — here’s how to protect yourself <a href="https://t.co/1fGtPDEvN3">pic.twitter.com/1fGtPDEvN3</a></p>— Business Insider (@businessinsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/businessinsider/status/863191333598486529">May 13, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">"Massive Disturbances" In German Rail System Due To <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ransomware?src=hash">#Ransomware</a> Attack <a href="https://t.co/NkElUYgVfU">https://t.co/NkElUYgVfU</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/investing?src=hash">#investing</a> <a href="https://t.co/btlWgxI5x7">pic.twitter.com/btlWgxI5x7</a></p>— InvestopiaUk (@InvestopiaUk) <a href="https://twitter.com/InvestopiaUk/status/863160163250786304">May 12, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Some
 big firms in Spain took pre-emptive steps to thwart ransomware attacks 
following a warning from the National Cryptology Centre of 'a massive 
ransomware attack'.</div>
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Iberdrola and Gas 
Natural, along with Vodafone's unit in Spain, asked staff to turn off 
computers or cut off internet access in case they had been compromised.</div>
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Security
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plans for defending like Telefonica get hit is going to get 
everybody worried.against cyber attacks, according to executives with 
private cyber security firms.Chris
 Wysopal, chief technology officer with cyber security firm Veracode, 
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The German rail system was also 
experiencing issues due to the ransomware. Photos surfaced on social 
media showing ticket machines at train stations having been affected. <i>dailymail</i></div>
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Computer expert Lauri Love, who is facing 
extradition to the US over the alleged theft of data from government 
computers, said the attack is being powered by a 'top of the range cyber
 weapon' used by spies in the US. </div>
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'It
 appears the cyber attack affected so many computers in the UK in the 
NHS and in Spain by taking advantage of a very nasty vulnerability in 
Microsoft Windows, which was dumped by hacking group Shadow Brokers who 
obtained it from the NSA in America.'</div>
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<span class="mol-style-bold"><b>The UK's National Health Service</b>:</span> British hospitals and clinics were forced to send patients away and cancel appointments.</div>
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<span class="mol-style-bold"><b>Russia</b>:</span>
 The country was believed to be among the worst hit when computers in 
the interior ministry were hit. Megafon - Russia's second largest phone 
network - had also been affected.</div>
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<span class="mol-style-bold"><b>German railway stations</b>: </span>Photos surfaced on social media appeared to show ticketing computers at train stations having been affected by the cyber attack.</div>
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<span class="mol-style-bold"><b>Spanish companies</b>:</span> Telecoms giant Telefonica, power firm Iberdrola and utility provider Gas Natural all suffered from the virus.</div>
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<span class="mol-style-bold"><b>FedEx</b>: </span>The shipping company confirmed they were affected and were implementing remediation steps.</div>
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In December last year it 
was revealed about 90 per cent of NHS Trusts were still running Windows 
XP, two and a half years after Microsoft stopped supporting the system.</div>
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Citrix,
 an American software company, sent a Freedom of Information request to 
63 NHS Trusts, 42 of which responded. It revealed that 24 Trusts were 
unsure when they would even upgrade, The Inquirer reported.</div>
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Windows
 XP was released more than 15 years ago and is now particularly 
vulnerable to viruses. Microsoft stopped providing virus warnings for 
the ageing Windows XP in 2015.</div>
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A number of UK hospitals continue to run 
the outdated software, including East Sussex, Sheffield's Children's 
hospital and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust.</div>
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Hours
 after news of the cyber attacks broke, a Microsoft spokesman revealed 
that customers who were running the company's free antivirus software 
and who had enabled Windows updates were 'protected' from the attack.</div>
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It raises questions about why NHS computers using the operating system were not shielded from the ransomware.</div>
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The
 spokesman said: 'Today our engineers added detection and protection 
against new malicious software known as Ransom:Win32.WannaCrypt.</div>
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'In March, we provided a security update which provides additional protections against this potential attack.</div>
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'Those who are running our free antivirus software and have Windows updates enabled, are protected.</div>
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'We are working with customers to provide additional assistance.'</div>
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One
 message circulated online claims the hackers demand 300 US dollars 
(£230) in the virtual currency bitcoins  to relinquish control of their 
IT systems.</div>
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The pop-up contains a 
countdown clock with a deadline of next Friday. At least 10 payments of 
around USD$ 300 have been made to Bitcoin accounts that the hackers have
 asked to be paid on Friday.</div>
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But, 
although all Bitcoin transactions are public, we cannot see who made the
 payments so cannot know if they have been made by anyone in the NHS. </div>
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'Non
 urgent' appointments and operations were postponed across the UK and 
some hospitals diverted ambulances to neighbouring ones to ensure 
patient safety.</div>
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Computer systems were 
switched off or immobilised and key services including the  bleeper 
system for doctors were also believed to be down.</div>
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In
 the minutes after the attack one doctor in the UK tweeted: 'Massive NHS
 hack cyber attack today. Hospital in shut down. Thanks for delaying 
emergency patient care & endangering lives. A******s'.</div>
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NHS
 Digital, which is responsible for the health service's cyber security, 
says computer systems are believed to have been hit by a ransomware 
cyber attack using malware called 'Wanna Decryptor'.  Three hospitals in
 America were hit in the same way last year.</div>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">this is what a digital pandemic looks like <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WannaCry?src=hash">#WannaCry</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/worm?src=hash">#worm</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/infosec?src=hash">#infosec</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ShadowBrokers?src=hash">#ShadowBrokers</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ITsecurity?src=hash">#ITsecurity</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ciochat?src=hash">#ciochat</a> <a href="https://t.co/37YD3vmzeM">pic.twitter.com/37YD3vmzeM</a></p>— tux (@osi_model13) <a href="https://twitter.com/osi_model13/status/863170984374882305">May 12, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">'NSA malware' released by Shadow Brokers hacker group....& turns up again on May 12th.. <a href="https://t.co/e2H1a2ugUN">https://t.co/e2H1a2ugUN</a></p>— Eimear Lowe (@eimearlowe) <a href="https://twitter.com/eimearlowe/status/863132231929409541">May 12, 2017</a></blockquote>
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GP
 surgeries hit in the attack say their phones went down and patients 
should avoid calling unless 'absolutely necessary' and doctors were back
 to using pen and paper in some areas.</div>
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Explaining
 the fallout, one doctor said in a message shared on Twitter: 'So our 
hospital is down. We got a message saying your computers are now under 
their control and pay a certain amount of money. And now everything is 
gone.'  </div>
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A screenshot obtained by the 
Health Service Journal (HSJ) purported to show the pop-up that appeared 
on at least one of the computers affected.</div>
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It said: 'Your important files are 
encrypted. Maybe you are busy looking for a way to recover your files, 
but do not waste your time.</div>
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'Nobody can recover your files without our decryption service.'</div>
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It goes on to demand payment, otherwise the files will be deleted. It gives a deadline of next Friday afternoon, May 19, to pay.</div>
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The
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X-rays, pathology test results, phone and bleep systems, and patient 
admin systems.  </div>
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Barts NHS Trust in east 
London said they are treating it as a 'major incident' to ensure they 
can 'maintain the safety and welfare of patients'.</div>
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A spokesman said: 'We are experiencing a major IT disruption and there are delays at all of our hospitals. </div>
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'Ambulances
 are being diverted to neighbouring hospitals. The problem is also 
affecting the switchboard at Newham hospital but direct line phones are 
working. All our staff are working hard to minimise the impact and we 
will post regular updates on the website'. </div>
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Fylde
 and Wyre NHS Trust and Blackpool Hospitals in Lancashire, East and 
North Hertfordshire NHS Trust and Derbyshire Community Health Services 
NHS Trust have admitted having problems. Colchester University Hospitals
 Trust is also a victim as is neighbouring Chelmsford in Essex.</div>
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York
 Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust which runs York and Scarborough 
hospitals has confirmed its computers have been affected by the 
widespread attack. </div>
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They have urged people to be patient and avoid calling GP surgeries and hospitals unless 'absolutely necessary'. </div>
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NHS
 Merseyside said: 'Following a suspected national cyber attack we are 
taking all precautionary measures possible to protect our local NHS 
systems and services'. <i>dailymail</i></div>
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