Found: “Crash Override” malware that triggered Ukrainian power outage
Enlarge / An overview of Crash Override/Industroyer, including the four international specifications it uses to communicate with electric grid devices all over the world. (credit: Eset) Last December, hackers with suspected ties to Russia caused a power outage in Ukraine in a deliberate attempt to leave households without electricity during what’s typically one of the coldest months of the year. Now, the advanced malware that...
Bitcoin Price Flips Downward After Almost Reaching $3,000
The price of bitcoin has been surging over the weekend almost touching $3000 per BTC on Sunday, June 11 across most global exchanges. The following day roughly around 6:30 am bitcoin’s price took a steep decline dropping to a low of $2700 but has since bounced back a touch after the dip. Also Read: Russian Government To Introduce KYC Guidelines For Cryptocurrency Purchases Bitcoin Comes Close to $3K, but Highs Were Followed by a...
Japan’s Largest Online Travel Agent Bringing Bitcoin to 1400+ Hotels This Summer
The bitcoin exchange Bitpoint has partnered with Japan’s largest online travel agent Evolable Asia to bring bitcoin payments and exchange services to over 1,400 hotels and inns across Japan this summer. Also read: Japan’s Bitpoint to Add Bitcoin Payments to 100,000+ Stores Bitcoin Coming to 1400+ Accommodation Facilities Bitpoint, a subsidiary of the publicly traded conglomerate Remixpoint, last month...
More Pirated Ultra HD Blu-Ray Discs Leak Online, But Mystery Remains
Up until a few weeks ago, full copies of UHD Blu-Ray Discs were impossible to find on pirate sites. Protected with strong AACS 2 encryption, it has long been one of the last bastions movie pirates had to breach. While the encryption may still be as strong as before, it’s clear that some pirates have found a way through. After the first pirated Ultra HD Blu-Ray Disc leaked early last month, two new ones have appeared in recent...
An introduction to parameter expansion in Bash
In Bash, entities that store values are known as parameters. Their values can be strings or arrays with regular syntax, or they can be integers or associative arrays when special attributes are set with the declare built-in. There are three types of parameters: positional parameters, special parameters, and variables. For the sake of brevity, this article will focus on a few classes of expansion methods available for string variables,...
