Russian hackers

VOTER’S WATCHDOG: RUSSIANS TRIED TO HACK CALIFORNIA ELECTION SYSTEMS, HOMELAND SECURITY REVEALS

By Miriam Raftery

September 24, 2017 (Sacramento) -- “Today, my office was informed for the first time by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that Russian cyber actors scanned California’s Internet-facing systems in 2016,” California Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced on Friday.

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SCIENCE AND HEALTH HIGHLIGHTS

Health/Fitness

SCIENCE AND HEALTH HIGHLIGHTS

August 13, 2014 (San Diego’s East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

Synthetic Molecule Makes Cancer Self-Destruct (U of TX)
Liberia buckles under Ebola strain (BBC)
Technique turns bodies 'see-through' (BBC)
Saudi Arabian suspected of contracting Ebola virus dies (Jerusalem Post)
Study ties new gene to major breast cancer risk (Sac Bee)

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The Gift Of Graft: New York Artist's Tree To Grow 40 Kinds Of Fruit
Hackers can tap USB devices in new attacks, researcher warns (Reuters)
South African village becomes first to be powered by fuel cells (Reuters)
1.2 Billion Web Credentials Said To Be In Russian Gang's Hands (NPR)
Keeping Accounts Secure When Russian Hackers Steal More Than A Billion Web Credentials (KPBS)
Austrian data activist's suit against Facebook gets 25,000 plaintiffs (Reuters)
How magnetism might keep solar panels clean (and efficient) (Christian Science Monitor)

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