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[Link] FBI, others crush REvil using ransomware gang’s favorite tactic against it
Read: 25/10/2021 arstechnica.com
Four days ago, the REvil ransomware gang’s leak site, known as the “Happy Blog,” went offline. Cybersecurity experts wondered aloud what might have caused the infamous group to go dark once more. One theory was that it was an inside job pulled by the group’s disaffected former leader.
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[Link] Coastal Erosion Is Shutting Down Infrastructure. It’s Going to Get Worse
Read: 23/9/2021 www.vice.com
Amtrak's Surfliner line along the coast of Southern California will be severely disrupted over the next several weeks as emergency crews repair damage from erosion that destabilized the cliff that supports the tracks.
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[Link] Tesla’s Megapack Battery Burned For Days In Grid Storage Fire
Read: 15/8/2021 hackaday.com
Lithium rechargeable batteries have been heralded for their high-density energy storage, enabling all manner of technologies to come to fruition. From drones to practical electric cars to large-scale grid storage, the applications are endless.
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[Link] D'oh! Misplaced chair shuts down nuclear plant in Taiwan
Read: 30/7/2021 www.theregister.com
A reactor at Guosheng Nuclear Power Plant in Taiwan malfunctioned on Tuesday morning, triggering an auto shutdown that resulted in the loss of 985 megawatts of power – all due to the misplacement of a chair.
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