Articles by Krishnendu Banerjee

New Evidence Suggests Homo Sapiens Were at Constant War with Neanderthals for Over 100,000 Years

Two species of humans — Homo neanderthalensis and homo sapiens were at constant war against each other over hunting ground and territory due to population explosion

Nov 3, 2020

US Presidential Election Under Multiple Cyberattacks from Russian Hackers

Cybersecurity experts say that there has been a 98-percent increase in the cyberattacks over the last two weeks to disrupt US Elections.

Nov 3, 2020

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Wary North Korea Puts Up Coronavirus Quarantine Camps Along Chinese Border; Patients 'Left to Die'

According to dissidents from the country, patients at those COVID-19 quarantine camps are left to die without food and medicine

Nov 2, 2020

Coronavirus

Marriott Hotels Fined £18.4 Million by UK Privacy Watchdog for Failing to Protect Customer Data

Over four years, hackers stole records of 339 million guests including name, email ID, address, phone number, passport details amongst others

Nov 2, 2020

Cybersecurity

Hackers Selling Customer Info of Singapore's RedMart, Eatigo as Part of 34 Million User Data

The massive data dump included customers' information of 17 companies from India, Brazil, the US, UK, Singapore and other Southeast Asian countries

Nov 1, 2020

Cybersecurity

PV Gopalan: How A Modest Indian Civil Servant Shaped Democratic VP Nominee Kamala Harris

Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden's running mate Kamala Harris has been greatly influenced by her maternal grandfather's progressive views on social reforms

Nov 1, 2020

Us presidential election

SLS: NASA's Ignorance of Software Integration Could Lead to Catastrophe, Says Panel

Reminding of Boeing Starliner's software glitches and the lack of oversight, NASA's Safety Panel Expresses Concerns about SLS' software integration

Nov 1, 2020

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Hackers Exploiting Major Zero-Day Kernel Vulnerability in Windows 7 and 10, Says Google

Google's Project Zero bug-hunting team discovered the vulnerability recently and said that it was being exploited by hackers actively but Microsoft hasn't released a fix yet.

Oct 31, 2020

Cybersecurity

Apple to Recall Some AirPods Pro for Sound Issues; Users Can Get Free Replacement

Many users complained of crackling and static noise issues with their units of AirPods Pro purchased before October 2020, forcing Apple to launch a recall and replacement program

Oct 31, 2020

US Government Agencies Buying Cellphone Data From Private Companies to Track People

DHS, ICE and CBP use the purchased data to track immigrants but privacy experts believe that it can be used for broader domestic surveillance of Americans

Oct 31, 2020

Cybersecurity

At least 4 Dead, Over 100 Injured After Strong Earthquake Jolts Turkey, Greece

Turkey's Izmir region seems to be the hardest hit as several buildings have collapsed and many are trapped under the rubbles

Oct 30, 2020

Can Stentrode Become Neuralink Alternative? Scientists Develop New Technique to Read Brain Signals

In the new approach, scientists are using stents mounted with electrodes that are inserted through a jugular vein to read brain signals from cells of blood vessels

Oct 30, 2020

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Google Launches Its Own VPN Service; All You Need to Know

Google One's 2TB cloud-storage subscription plan now gives you free VPN service at no additional cost, making it a compelling choice over other providers.

Oct 30, 2020

Cybersecurity

Is Apple Developing its Own Search Engine to End Google Monopoly?

As the anti-trust lawsuit may end Apple's deal with Google to make it default search engine on iOS, the Tim Cook-led company wants to make its own search engine

Oct 29, 2020

US Healthcare Providers at Imminent Risk of Being Targeted by Ransomware Attack, FBI Warns

Three federal agencies have warned U.S. healthcare providers to be alert as Russian hackers are targeting hospitals with a ransomware attack.

Oct 29, 2020

Cybersecurity Ransomware

Chinese Hackers Expanding Global Footprint Exploiting Common Vulnerabilities, Report Says

After the NSA published a list of 25 common vulnerabilities, cybersecurity research firm Check Point found that Chinese hackers have been exploiting them to expand globally

Oct 28, 2020

Cybersecurity

Mining This Metal Asteroid Could Be Worth $10,000 Quadrillion, NASA Names it 16 Psyche

16 Psyche is located at the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter some 230 million miles away with a solid metal core containing pure iron and nickel

Oct 28, 2020

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Ancient Lake Cahuilla Could Be Responsible for San Andreas Fault's 'Earthquake Drought', Study Says

Lake Cahuilla has been drying up for thousands of years, lifting the pressure of the San Andreas fault and delaying the next big earthquake in the southern region

Oct 27, 2020

Google Removes Popular Children's Android Apps for Stealing User Data

The apps which were targeted to children bundled Android ID and Android Advertising ID to track users' activity, violating Google's policy

Oct 27, 2020

Cybersecurity

Local Election Officials Targeted with Suspicious Email Campaign Ahead of US Presidential Polls

Local election officials have seen a surge in suspicious emails impersonating disabled voters and election directors.

Oct 27, 2020

Cybersecurity Us presidential election

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