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Maria
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Writer, teacher and Mom. I enjoy reading and cybersecurity stuff. lol
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That’s more like it.
February 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Money talks
We got a Costco membership for the first time in our lives today. They asked why & I said because treat your workers well, you value diversity, & you didn’t cave in to authoritarian demands. He said: “We’ve been getting lots of folks saying that, thanks for joining.”

Who needs a gallon of ketchup?
February 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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January 18, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Over 57 distinct threat actors with ties to China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia have been observed using artificial intelligence (AI) technology powered by Google to further enable their malicious cyber and information operations, thehackernews.com/2025/01/goog...
Google: Over 57 Nation-State Threat Groups Using AI for Cyber Operations
57 APT groups from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia use AI for cyber operations, phishing, and reconnaissance, raising security concerns.
thehackernews.com
January 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Researchers found 14 of the 20 amino acids essential for life on Earth in samples from the ancient asteroid Bennu.

Dr. Danny Glavin and Dr. Dante Lauretta join us to discuss the samples and what they mean for the search for life beyond Earth.
Building Blocks Of Life Found On Asteroid Bennu
Early analysis of asteroid samples from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission show the residue of an icy brine, and a soup of amino acids.
buff.ly
January 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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2 Arrested in Takedown of Nulled, Cracked Hacking Forums, www.securityweek.com/2-arrested-i...
2 Arrested in Takedown of Nulled, Cracked Hacking Forums
Two individuals have been arrested and one alleged admin has been charged in the takedown of the Nulled and Cracked cybercrime forums.
www.securityweek.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Millions of people's 'intimate' location data stolen in major hack, news.sky.com/story/millio...
Millions of people's 'intimate' location data stolen in major hack
Hackers appear to have targeted a US location tracking firm that collects information through smartphones, including precise movements of people.
news.sky.com
January 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Important & devastating reporting here.

“If you are trying to rescue people, and you’re not dealing with the fire hose that’s opening at the front end that’s causing people to newly enter homelessness, you have a structural problem.” lapublicpress.org/2025/01/seni...
Surviving on $1,800 a month in Social Security, she died looking for a place to live
Joanne Erickson’s story shows the looming challenges for millions of seniors struggling with health issues, an unforgiving housing market and little or no retirement savings.
lapublicpress.org
January 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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November 15, 2024 at 2:29 PM