Hacked Florida water plant used shared passwords and Windows 7 PCs

Posted on 11/02/2021 by Engadget

The Oldsmar, Florida water plant hacked earlier this week used outdated Windows 7 PCs and shared passwords, the Associated Press has reported. A government advisory also revealed that the relatively unsophisticated attack used the remote-access progr...

Florida city attacked by a hacker trying to poison its drinking water

Posted on 08/02/2021 by Engadget

The FBI is investigating an attempt by an individual or group of hackers to poison a city’s water supply. As reported by Reuters and the Tampa Bay Times, public officials from Oldsmar, Florida, a community located about 25 minutes north of Tampa, sai...

Some Florida counties are using Eventbrite to schedule COVID-19 vaccines

Posted on 05/01/2021 by Engadget

States are taking charge of COVID-19 vaccine distribution rather than the federal government, but some don't have a statewide plan and are leaving it up to counties. To help manage appointment scheduling, several counties in Florida have turned to ti...

SpaceX makes first polar orbit launch from Florida in ‘decades’

Posted on 31/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

While SpaceX didn’t pull off a doubleheader Sunday launch like it planned, the company still managed a rare feat. Instead of launching eastward like every other Cape Canaveral rocket, the Falcon 9 headed south toward Cuba, close to populated areas on...

Outlier adds Astronomy and Statistics classes to its online university

Posted on 25/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

We’re in the throes of a deadly pandemic, and there’s not much time before everyone’s expected to get back to school. That’s why it’s fortunate that home-learning startup Outlier.org is adding two more classes to its burgeoning roster of college cour...

Self-driving shuttles are ferrying COVID-19 tests at a Florida clinic

Posted on 06/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Drive-thru COVID-19 tests are only as safe and quick as the systems used to put those tests in the hands of clinics, and a new initiative in Jacksonville, Florida might just improve that weak link. The Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville Transportation Authori...

Congresswoman calls on YouTube to stop promoting climate misinformation

Posted on 28/01/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Congresswoman Kathy Castor (D-Florida) is calling on YouTube to stop including climate change misinformation in its recommendation algorithm and to demonetize videos that deny climate change. In a letter addressed to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Castor...

Florida police obtain Alexa recordings in murder investigation

Posted on 02/11/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

Police have once again obtained Alexa voice recordings as part of an investigation, although they're not necessarily expecting a treasure trove of information this time around. Law enforcement in Hallandale Beach, Florida has used a search warrant t...

Decades-old missing person case solved with Google Earth photos

Posted on 13/09/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

The body of a man who had been missing for nearly 22 years was found this week thanks to Google Maps, according to the Sun Sentinel. Remains of 40-year-old Wiliam Moldt turned up in a pond located behind a housing developing in Wellington, Florida af...

Decades-old missing person case solved with Google Earth photos

Posted on 13/09/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

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Hacked Florida water plant used shared passwords and Windows 7 PCs

Florida city attacked by a hacker trying to poison its drinking water

Some Florida counties are using Eventbrite to schedule COVID-19 vaccines

SpaceX makes first polar orbit launch from Florida in ‘decades’

Outlier adds Astronomy and Statistics classes to its online university

Self-driving shuttles are ferrying COVID-19 tests at a Florida clinic

Congresswoman calls on YouTube to stop promoting climate misinformation

Florida police obtain Alexa recordings in murder investigation

Decades-old missing person case solved with Google Earth photos

Decades-old missing person case solved with Google Earth photos