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Drones that dodge obstacles without guidance can pursue you like paparazzi

A skilled autopilot function will make drones far more ubiquitous and useful.…

The harmful drive-by currency mining scourge shows no signs of abating

Aw, damn. (credit: cibomahto)

The scourge of drive-by currency mining—in which websites and apps covertly run resource-draining code on other people’s devices—shows no sign of abating. Over the weekend, researchers added two more incidents: one involves more than 4,200

Pyeongchang Winter Olympics opening disrupted by malware attack

Enlarge / Tonga’s flagbearer at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics may not have been able to order a shirt off the Games’ official site in time, thanks to wiper malware bringing the Olympics’ networks down. (credit: Steve Russell/ Getty Images)

FCC report finds almost no broadband competition at 100Mbps speeds

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If you live in the US and want home Internet service at speeds of at least 100Mbps, you will likely find one Internet service provider in your area or none at all.

The

An Adobe Flash 0day is being actively exploited in the wild

Enlarge / A screenshot of the malicious Excel document spreading a Flash zeroday. (credit: Talos)

An increasingly sophisticated hacking group is exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe’s Flash Player that lets them take full control of infected machines, researchers

In just 24 hours, 5,000 Android devices are conscripted into mining botnet

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A fast-moving botnet that appeared over the weekend has already infected thousands of Android devices with potentially destructive malware that mines digital coins on behalf of the unknown attackers, researchers said.

The previously unseen malware driving

Here’s Ajit Pai’s “proof” that killing net neutrality created more broadband

Enlarge / FCC Chairman Ajit Pai speaks to the media after the vote to repeal net neutrality rules on December 14, 2017. (credit: Getty Images | Alex Wong )

Ajit Pai had a dilemma when overseeing the creation of the

Tesla and South Australia at it again, this time building a virtual power plant

Enlarge / Sculpture-like solar panels near the Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, SA, Australia. (credit: Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Just a few months after Tesla completed the world’s biggest lithium-ion battery installation outside of the Hornsdale

Two men charged in jackpotting scheme that drains ATMs in minutes

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Two men have been charged with stealing huge amounts of cash through “Jackpotting,” a crime that causes malware-infected ATMs to rapidly empty their cash reserves to waiting accomplices.

Alex Alberto Fajin-Diaz, 31, of Spain,

China launches salvo against “network navy” of trolls who spread fake news

Enlarge / A website for a Chinese “Internet Navy” offering search engine optimization and other marketing services. These types of operations are being targeted by Chinese authorities for “illegal Internet speculation.” (credit: Sina News)

While Facebook and Twitter have