Another day, another crypto heist: Hacker steals $100 million from Harmony blockchain bridge
$100 million. That’s the latest haul from yet another successful crypto heist carried out by hackers finding a weakness to exploit. Harmony, a blockchain bridge that helps facilitate transfers between different cryptocurrency tokens, recently announced that $100 million in cryptocurrency was stolen from its Horizon bridge on Thursday morning. In a blog post detailing the […]
Strange Martian rock reveals Mars' wildly different past
Mars used to be a wildly different land. Though the red planet is bone dry today, NASA’s Curiosity rover recently rumbled by poignant evidence of an ancient watery world. The car-sized robot snapped an image of a unique rock that looks like its composed of stacked layers. Such a rock likely formed “in an ancient […]
Google warns of 'hermit spyware' infecting Android and iOS devices
As part of Google’s efforts to track the activities of commercial spyware vendors, the company’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) released a report Thursday on spyware campaigns targeting Android and iOS users. Google TAG researchers Benoit Sevens and Clement Lecigne go into detail about the use of entrepreneurial grade spyware dubbed “Hermit.” This sophisticated spyware tool […]
A rocket slammed into the moon. NASA got a picture.
The moon has a strange, new crater. But this one’s not natural. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which began mapping the moon in 2009, spotted the impact site of a recent rocket crash on the far side of the moon, which occurred in early March. The space agency published imagery of the impact on Friday, which […]
Yes, there are 100 million rogue black holes wandering our galaxy
Black holes aren’t evil. But they are fantastically weird, gravitationally powerful places. And astronomers suspect there are some 100 million of these objects — realms so dense that not even light can escape their grasp — wandering our Milky Way galaxy. Now, for the first time, scientists published compelling evidence that they detected one of […]
Get a new-to-you MacBook Air loaded with Microsoft Office for life
TL;DR: As of June 25, you can get a refurbished Apple MacBook Air with Microsoft Office Lifetime License Bundle for just $476, when it would normally cost $1,348 — that’s savings of 64%. Need a new work-from-home setup? Here’s a new-to-you MacBook Air that comes with a lifetime license to Microsoft Office for Mac — all for […]
This Mac security app manages your device's safety for you
TL;DR: As of June 25, you can get lifetime license to Pareto Security Personal for $12 instead of $17, which makes for a 29% discount. For a while, there was a rumor that Macs were completely safe from viruses and other cybersecurity threats, but that’s never quite been true. You certainly still need to be […]
Encrypt your internet connection with a DPN without monthly fees
TL;DR: As of June 25, the Deeper Connect Pico Decentralized VPN & Cybersecurity Hardware + Wi-Fi Adapter is on sale for $223.20 with the code CONNECT10, which will slash $10 off its regular price of $248. By now, you’ve learned that a VPN is one of the best ways to protect yourself and your private […]