Sunday Potpourri
The BBC reports Regin, new computer spying bug, discovered by Symantec
Symantec says the bug, named Regin, was probably created by a government and has been used for six years against a range of targets around the world.
Once installed on a computer, it can do things like capture screenshots, steal passwords or recover deleted files.
An interesting target list: Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Ireland. Another opus from the fun-loving team that brought us Stuxnet? Perhaps someone a bit closer to the Emerald Isle?
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The grand jury still hasn’t reached a decision about the Ferguson shooting, but they are erecting barricades in the area, rather than the Christmas decorations that everyone else is putting up.
Ordinary people, like Michael Brown’s father, are asking for calm, no matter what decision the grand jury takes. For some reason I get the feeling that if more than three people of color gather in Ferguson after the decision, it will be called a riot by local officials.
