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Gas station outages in Washington and south-eastern states Colonial Pipeline reportedly paid hackers $5m ransom Federal officials have said America’s largest energy pipeline is on track to fully restore service following a ransomware attack by a group of cybercriminals. Related: Welcome to DarkSide – and the inexorable rise of ransomware | John Naughton Continue reading… …

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Demand and prices are soaring for minerals essential to the construction of low-carbon infrastructure The commodities boom ignited by China’s post-Covid recovery, and stoked by the global move to green energy, broke price records last week even as fears about inflation stalked the markets. But it also risks triggering a rush on metals and minerals …

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The hacking of a US gas pipeline is proof that cybercrime is now a major industry – with its own trading markets and even CSR On Friday 7 May, Colonial, the quaintly named operator of the pipeline that brings 45% of the US east coast’s gasoline and jet fuel from Texas to New York, announced …

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Man, 35, was killed earlier this month when his Tesla Model 3 struck an overturned semi on a freeway A Tesla car involved in a fatal crash on a southern California freeway last week may have been operating on autopilot, according to the California highway patrol. The 5 May crash in Fontana, a city 50 …

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Technology can help make your trip more fun. Here’s a guide to the most useful gear Summer is rapidly approaching and with it the possibility of getting away, whether within the UK or to one of the countries on the green list. It’s 2021 and holidays no longer mean leaving all your worldly possessions behind …

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The comments aren’t just transactional – they can reveal more about how we connect than the curated feeds of social media Human connection can often be found where you least expect it. Google Maps, started as a straightforward navigation tool, has become in recent years an unlikely treasure trove of humour and intrigue. With many …

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Perhaps we wasted energy achieving privacy concessions, when we should have been building a more foundational critique of the power of big tech For privacy activists, 2021 brings one big victory after another. First, Alphabet, the parent company of Google, announced in March that it would stop tracking individual users as they roam from site …

Privacy activists are winning fights with tech giants. Why does victory feel hollow? | Evgeny Morozov Read More »

Facebook is pushing a mysterious and aggressive ‘privacy update’ on WhatsApp users. Here’s why It’s the messaging app that connects a quarter of the world’s population, but many Americans still have haven’t heard of WhatsApp. That’s because most phone plans in the United States provide a standard flat rate for texting that allows people to …

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The police cyber crime squad and IT forensic experts are investigating the ransomware attack by Avaddon New South Wales Labor has warned its members their data could be posted online as early as Saturday after the organisation was targeted by a ransomware attack and the hacker group’s deadline passed. On 5 May, NSW Labor’s systems …

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With comedy venues – hit hard by the pandemic – reopening in England and Scotland, NextUp’s Sarah Henley argues that online audiences are key to the industry’s future Telling jokes to live audiences over Zoom has offered an alternative for standup comics since comedy clubs shut last year. It has also presented them with a …

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