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Catch Of The Week: Apple ID Phishing Attacks

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Watch out for a new phishing scam targeting iPhone users … this scam sends targeted messages by email and text message to iPhone users trying to steal your Apple ID and can look very convincing.

Researchers at Symantec uncovered this scam last week, these links can lead to well-designed websites impersonating Apple, designed to steal your login credentials for your Apple account.

These sites can look very legitimate and many even include a CAPTCHA, adding to their seeming authenticity. These creds can be the “keys to the kingdom” for a hacker Read More

NNSA Announces Partnership With Los Alamos County To Power DOE Laboratories In New Mexico With Carbon-Free Solar Energy

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NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby

NNSA News:

A partnership with Los Alamos County will provide the Department of Energy’s two national laboratories in New Mexico with electricity produced from the County’s new Foxtail Flats solar and energy storage project, which is proposed to be operational by March 1, 2026.

This action, which represents the largest ever carbon-pollution-free electricity (CFE) procurement for DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), will advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s federal sustainability goals, catalyze America’s clean energy Read More

Tales Of Our Times: Could Cyber Attacks Strike Voting Technologies? When?

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Tales Of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
Los Alamos

The Los Alamos Daily Post adds a touch to national news about cyber scams, hacks, and data breaches. The local paper offers the “Catch Of The Week” by Rebecca Rutherford, an information technologist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Her columns clarify the types of damage willfully done by cyber villains. That focus spurs questions that are little heard in today’s constant election season.

An ancient Chinese militarist famously advised, “Know your enemy and know yourself.” The cases featured in “Catch” are mini studies in the art of cyber attacks. Read More

Los Alamos AI Takes Big Step In Predicting Earthquakes

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In June of 2018, the Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii experienced more than 50 quakes, which were recorded by seismic sensors and served as an important dataset for Los Alamos scientists.  Courtesy/Shutterstock.com

LANL News:

  • Scientists used powerful modeling software to find patterns in the continuous seismic waveforms during a series of stick-slip, magnitude-5 earthquakes

A team at Los Alamos National Laboratory used machine learning — an application of artificial intelligence — to detect the hidden signals that precede an earthquake. The findings at the Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii are part Read More

Laboratory Retiree Group First Tuesday Breakfast July 2

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LRG News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory retirees (and potential retirees) are invited to drop in at the Laboratory Retiree Group (LRG) monthly breakfast social, between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 2 at Muy Salsas at 1315 Trinity Dr.

LRG will pay for coffee and tea and individuals will pay for their breakfast and other drinks.

Contact sgirard@losalamos.com or 505.672.3497 for more information.

More information about the LRG can be found at lalrg.com. Read More

NNSA Awards $50M In Cooperative Agreements To Two University Consortia To Support Nuclear Security And Nonproliferation Missions

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NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation has awarded $50 million in cooperative agreements to two university consortia to support the basic science that underlies its nuclear security and nonproliferation missions.

The two consortia, led by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and the Georgia Institute of Technology will each receive up to $5 million per year for five years. These consortia link basic university research with applied laboratory research to advance Read More

 LANL: AI Can Help Forecast Toxic ‘Blue-Green Tides’

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Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are a common occurrence in western Lake Erie. Courtesy/U.S.G.S.

LANL News:

  • Los Alamos scientists seek to build computer models for predicting harmful cyanobacterial bloom events

A team of Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists plan to use artificial intelligence modeling to forecast, and better understand, a growing threat to water caused by toxic algal blooms. Fueled by climate change and rising water temperatures, these harmful algal blooms, or HABs, have grown in intensity and frequency. They have now been reported in all 50 U.S. states.

“Harmful algal Read More

Catch Of The Week: More Package Delivery Text Scams

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Got a text message claiming to be from the USPS about your package? Think twice before you click, this is one of the most common smishing scams out there!

What is smishing? Smishing is a form of phishing that involves a text message or phone number. Victims will typically receive a deceptive text message intended to lure the recipient into providing their personal or financial information.

These scammers often attempt to disguise themselves as a government agency, bank, or other company to lend legitimacy to their claims.

Fraudulent Read More

Memorial Service For Joseph Paul Mutschlecner June 28

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The community is invited to a memorial service for Joseph Paul Mutschlecner (July 6, 1930 – March 16, 2024) at 11 a.m. Friday, June 28 at Los Alamos United Church. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

The community is invited to a memorial service for Joseph Paul Mutschlecner at 11 a.m. Friday, June 28 at Los Alamos United Church.

The family thanks the community for all your love prayers and support during this time.

The family also wishes to thank the staff of Home Instead, Hospice of Los Alamos, and doctors Linnebur and Mesibov.

Memorial donations may be given to the International Rescue Committee, Read More

Explore Butterflies Of Los Alamos At PEEC

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Western Swallowtail on Cleome. Photo by Dana Ecelberger

By Kristen O’Hara
Director of Programs
PEEC

Have you ever wondered what types of butterflies live on the Pajarito Plateau? Now’s your opportunity to find out! Join us on Saturday, June 22, at 2 p.m. for an enlightening talk by Ecologist Simone Lord as we flutter into the mesmerizing world of these winged wonders.

Simone Lord, an Environmental Professional at Los Alamos National Laboratory, will share her passion and expertise in wildlife conservation. Learn about local butterfly species, their behaviors, and habitats in a simple, Read More