Cybercriminals are once again targeting unsecured MongoDB databases but this time they are threatening to report the owners of those database for GDPR violations if their ransom demands are not met. As reported by ZDNet, the hacker behind this new campaign has uploaded ransom notes on 22,900 MongoDB databases that were left exposed
As of June 2020, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory — SDO — has now been watching the Sun non-stop for over a full decade. From its orbit in space around the Earth, SDO has gathered 425 million high-resolution images of the Sun, amassing 20 million gigabytes of data over the past 10 years. This
A six-seater electric plane, said to be Europe’s largest emission-free aircraft, has completed its first UK test flight. Powered by hydrogen, the Piper Malibu flew several short journeys from Cranfield Airport in Bedfordshire, as part of a project funded by the UK government. Manufacturer ZeroAvia said it hoped to have a version with
AI works great in the labs, but is it ready for prime time? Is artificial intelligence ready to move out of the labs and proofs of concept and into the mainstreams of enterprises? Leading industry observers say yes, it’s ready — but organizations may still need some preparation. “We’ve moved beyond the phase
BackgroundPM2.5 has become a major component of air pollution in China and has led to a series of health problems. The mortality rate caused by lung cancer has reached the point where it cannot be ignored in China. Air pollution is becoming more and more serious in China, which is increasingly affecting people’s
There are increasing fears for food security in East Africa, with mounting evidence of a new wave of desert locusts. Earlier in the year, billions of the insects destroyed crops across the region – with the UN warning a second generation would be even more destructive. Now, despite international efforts, those fears appear