hacks
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The Company That Makes The U.S. Border’s Licence Plate Scanners Has Been Hacked
Perceptics, the firm that bills itself as “the sole provider of stationary LPRs” (licence plate readers) at border crossing lanes for privately owned vehicles in the U.S., has been hacked. Tens of thousands of its internal files are now reportedly floating around the dark web for anyone to download.
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How To Make Your Own Functional Spider-Man Web Shooters
You can hang around as many laboratories as you want, but there are zero chances you’ll ever get bitten by a spider and find yourself with superpowers. The easiest (and safest) way to realise your Spider-Man fantasies is to build this DIY web shooter instead, which also ensures no music stands will ever pose a…
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It’s Possible For A Tesla To Be Hacked And Here’s Why Knowing About It Is A Good Thing
Tesla’s cars have computers on board, like all modern cars, which means that they are also vulnerable to hackers. Some white hats targeted Tesla recently, and they were able to take activate the windshield wipers and control the steering wheel via a gamepad, in addition to tricking Autopilot. CEO Elon Musk’s response? “Solid work.”
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Recycling A GoPro Box Into A Working Aquarium Is The Best Reason To Upgrade
Many factors have contributed to GoPro’s financial woes in recent years, but it doesn’t help that the company’s userbase simply doesn’t have a solid reason to upgrade their cameras every year like they would a fancy smartphone. YouTube’s Imaginative Guy actually makes a stronger case for upgrading your action cam than GoPro does. Built-in video…