Biogenic non-crystalline U(IV) revealed as major component in uranium ore deposits

Historically, it is believed that crystalline uraninite, produced via the abiotic reduction of hexavalent uranium (U(VI)) is the dominant reduced U species formed in low-temperature uranium roll-front ore deposits. Here we show that non-crystalline U(IV) generated through biologically mediated U(VI) reduction is the predominant U(IV) species in an undisturbed U roll-front ore deposit in Wyoming, Read more about Biogenic non-crystalline U(IV) revealed as major component in uranium ore deposits[…]

Stock Stream – Worlds First Multiplayer Stock Market Game Using Real Money

Anyone can vote in the Stock Stream Twitch Channel on which stocks should be bought or sold. Trades are executed automatically using Robinhood. How much money is available? The account is funded with $50,000 though unfortunately, due to FINRA/SEC regulations, trading will halt if the account value falls below $25,000. Source: Stock Stream – Worlds Read more about Stock Stream – Worlds First Multiplayer Stock Market Game Using Real Money[…]

Identity Manager OneLogin Has Suffered a Nasty Looking Data Breach

On Wednesday, OneLogin—a company that allows users to manage logins to multiple sites and apps all at once—announced it had suffered some form of breach. Although it’s not clear exactly what data has been taken, OneLogin says that all customers served by the company’s US data centre are impacted, and has quietly issued a set Read more about Identity Manager OneLogin Has Suffered a Nasty Looking Data Breach[…]

FIREBALL – The Chinese Malware run by Rafotech has 250 Million Computers Infected

Check Point Threat Intelligence and research teams recently discovered a high volume Chinese threat operation which has infected over 250 million computers worldwide. The installed malware, Fireball, takes over target browsers and turns them into zombies. Fireball has two main functionalities: the ability of running any code on victim computers–downloading any file or malware, and Read more about FIREBALL – The Chinese Malware run by Rafotech has 250 Million Computers Infected[…]