Is it possible that an attack like this one could start a war? Imagine the pressure a government would be under to reply to a ransom demand!

https://www.makeuseof.com/fubotv-states-world-cup-outage-caused-by-cyberattack/

FuboTV States World Cup Outage Was Caused by Cyberattack

On December 15th, 2022, sports-focused streaming service FuboTV released a statement via Business Wire regarding the outage customers experienced during the France vs. Morocco World Cup soccer game on December 14th. This game was being streamed on FuboTV's platform, though customers reported at this time that they were having trouble accessing their accounts.

… At the time of writing, FuboTV has not discussed the nature of the attack suffered on December 14th. We don't know if this was a kind of denial-of-service attack, zero-day exploit, or another method.

We also don't know if the cybercriminals responsible for this attack managed to get their hands on any valuable data, such as personal customer information.

It seems the investigation into this cybercrime is in its early stages. FuboTV has assured readers that it will provide more information as things progress.

Elaborate, but technically trivial.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/now-car-thieves-are-using-wildlife-cameras/ar-AA15879I

Now Car Thieves Are Using Wildlife Cameras

… The scheme often starts with spotters checking out cars at local shows. When they find the make and model they need to steal, one of them will craftily hide a magnetic tracking device on the classic car. That allows them to find where the vehicle is being stored so they can then stake out that location.

That’s when these criminals will put up wildlife cameras around your property. It might sound bizarre, but these crafty individuals use the cameras to figure out when you usually come and go from your house, determining when it’s likely you’re not home but your classic car is.

Probably more good than evil…

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2022/12/some-thoughts-about-ai-in-education.html

Some Thoughts About AI in Education

On Tuesday I published a short overview of ChatGPT which is a free artificial intelligence writing tool. I followed that up with a post on Wednesday morning about Canva’s new artificial intelligence writing tool called Magic Write. In both instances I mentioned that I think there are some good things that could come from these kinds of AI tools and there are some bad things that could come from these kinds of tools. Let’s take a look at some of each.

… I’m old enough to remember teachers telling students that they couldn’t use internet sources in their research papers. And I remember many raging debates about whether or not students should look at Wikipedia. Hopefully, I’ll live long enough to remember the current debates about the use of AI in education.