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Comment These "scholars" (Score 1) 131

by ressolute (#52216501) Attached to: Google Scholar Users Report Badly Malfunctioning Captcha
Let me tell you something about these "scholars". I used to work desktop support at a university full of these clowns, and if they had to type their username AND password (instead of the computer remember their username) they would call us in a fit, explaining how it was taking time out of their day, affecting their research, and how they didn't have time for this. Like a child. Just to put things in perspective.

Submission + - Kaspersky Lab Reveals Cyberattack On Its Corporate Network

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: In early spring 2015, Kaspersky Lab detected a cyber-intrusion affecting several of its internal systems. Following this finding the company launched an intensive investigation, which led to the discovery of a new malware platform from one of the most skilled threat actors in the APT world: Duqu. The attack exploited zero-day vulnerabilities and after elevating privileges to domain administrator, the malware was spread in the network through MSI files. The attack didn’t leave behind any disk files or change system settings, making detection difficult. Upon discovery, Kaspersky Lab performed an initial security audit and analysis of the attack. The audit included source code verification and checking of the corporate infrastructure. Besides intellectual property theft, no additional indicators of malicious activity were detected.

Submission + - 49 Suspected Members Of Cybercriminal Group Arrested In Europe

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: A joint international operation led to the dismantling of a group of cybercriminals active in Italy, Spain, Poland, the United Kingdom, Belgium and Georgia, who are suspected of committing financial fraud involving email account intrusions. The operation resulted in the arrest of 49 suspected members of the criminal group, 58 properties were searched, and authorities seized laptops, hard disks, telephones, tablets, credit cards and cash, SIM cards, memory sticks, forged documents and bank account documents.

Submission + - The Brainteaser Elon Musk Asks New SpaceX Engineers (dice.com) 9

Submitted by Nerval's Lobster
Nerval's Lobster writes: The latest biography of Elon Musk, by technology journalist Ashlee Vance, provides an in-depth look into how the entrepreneur and tech titan built Tesla Motors and SpaceX from the ground up. For developers and engineers, getting a job at SpaceX is difficult, with a long interviewing/testing process... and for some candidates, there's a rather unique final step: an interview with Musk himself. During that interview, Musk reportedly likes to ask candidates a particular brainteaser: 'You’re standing on the surface of the Earth. You walk one mile south, one mile west, and one mile north. You end up exactly where you started. Where are you?' If you can answer that riddle successfully, and pass all of SpaceX’s other stringent tests, you may have a shot at launching rockets into orbit.

Submission + - Android botnet evolves, could pose threat to corporate networks (computerworld.com.au)

Submitted by angry tapir
angry tapir writes: An Android Trojan program that's behind one of the longest running multipurpose mobile botnets has been updated to become stealthier and more resilient. The botnet is mainly used for instant message spam and rogue ticket purchases, but it could be used to launch targeted attacks against corporate networks because the malware allows attackers to use the infected devices as proxies, according to security researchers.

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