109373482
submission
jwhyche writes:
Linux systems running kernels prior to 5.0.8 require an emergency patch to high-severity flaw that could be used to remotely compromise a system. The flaw is found it in systems running the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) for the TCP module are the only system affected.
While the attack complexity is describe as 'high' any such attack must be launched from the local network. Because of this the exploit has been given a CVSS 3.0 score, and a exploit ability score of 2.2.
100850986
submission
schwit1 writes:
It has become an article of faith in the U.S. that recycling is a good thing. But evidence is piling up that recycling is a waste of time and money, and a bit of a fraud.
The New York Times recently reported that, unknown to most families who spend hours separating garbage into little recycling bins, much of the stuff ends up in a landfill anyway.
One big reason: China has essentially shut the door to U.S. recyclables.
The Times notes that about a third of recyclables gets shipped abroad, with China the biggest importer. But starting this year, China imposed strict rules on what it will accept, effectively banning most of it. That, the Times reports, has forced many recycling companies who can't find other takers to dump recyclables into landfills.
One company, Oregon's Rogue Disposal and Recycling, sent "all its recycling to landfills for the first few months of the year," the Times reports.
96918627
submission
jwhyche writes:
If you bought some illegal narcotics off Silk Road or even gave money to Wikileaks. Researchers at Qatar University and Hamad Bin Khalifa University have been able to link these transactions with real world identities. They have been able to do this even if the transactions are years old. Their research shows how easy it is to link accounts to these transactions without using any of the tools available to law enforcement like search warrants or subpoenas. This shows that even years latter these transactions remain visible in the block chain for anyone to find.
