Some Thoughts on the End of the World 12/21/2012

[MikeFleming]

While I respect the culture and achievements of the Mayans, they have nothing on the cosmos ...

Enjoy!

http://astrobites.com/2012/12/18/2012-my-favorite-doomsday-scenarios/

[MikeFleming]

And if the End of the World wasn't enough to worry about:


--Iran's CERT-CC Warns of New Data-Wiping Malware (December 17, 2012)

Iran's Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center (CERT-CC) has issued an advisory warning of malware called Batchwiper, which wipes clean drive partitions that start with letters D through I. It also removes file stored on the desktop of the user logged in when the malware executes. Batchwiper remains active even after infected computers are rebooted because it adds a registry entry. It is programmed to execute on certain dates; the next scheduled date is December 21.

http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/12/iranian-computers-attacked-by-new-malicious-data-wiper-program/