Homeopathy is, at best, worthless and potentially dangerous. Lead poisoning is always bad and dangerous. Lead poisoning from a supposedly homeopathic product is thus. You have not yet voted on this site If you have already visited the site, please help us classify the good from the bad by voting on this site. As of July 2012, Google Notebook has shut down and all Notebook data should now be in Google Docs. As previously announced, in most cases we were. A 36yearold Chinese national was arrested in Los Angeles this week in connection with a computer hacking conspiracy involving malware linked to the 2014 US Office. FBI Arrest Chinese National Linked to OPM Data Breach Malware. A 3. 6 year old Chinese national was arrested in Los Angeles this week in connection with a computer hacking conspiracy involving malware linked to the 2. US Office of Personnel Management OPM data breach. Yu Pingan of Shanghai, China, was arrested on Wednesday while traveling at Los Angeles International Airport. Also identified by the hacker pseudonym Gold. Sun, Yu has been charged under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and is further accused of conspiracy to commit offense or defraud the United States. According to an August 2. US District Court for the Southern District of California, Yu collaborated with others, including two unnamed individuals who have not been charged, to acquire and use malware to facilitate cyberattacks against at least four unnamed US companies. The FBI has identified Yus co conspirators as living in the Peoples Republic of China. At this stage, the names of the companies i. The indictment is accompanied by an affidavit signed by an FBI agent assigned to a cybercrime squad at the bureaus San Diego Field Office. A spokesperson for the bureau could not be immediately reached for a comment. The FBI has accused Yu of discussing the installation of a remote access trojan, or RAT, at an unidentified company as early as in June 2. A year later, one his conspirator allegedly installed malicious files on the network of a San Diego based company. The same company was allegedly attacked again on or before December 3, 2. Records Merge Activity Impact 360 Software here. In January 2. 01. F7B71D000000578-155_634x574.jpg' alt='Download Adobe Flash Movie Firefox Angelina' title='Download Adobe Flash Movie Firefox Angelina' />InformationWeek. News, analysis and research for business technology professionals, plus peertopeer knowledge sharing. Engage with our community. Leaked documents from an Italian cyber group recently revealed Adobe Flash has at least three serious vulnerabilities that lets hackers take over anyones computer. Yus co conspirators allegedly used a variant of the malware Sakula in an attack on a second company based in Massachusetts. Multiple security firms have tied Sakulato the OPM attacka massive data breach that involved the records of millions of US citizens who had undergone government security clearance checks. According to Washington Post sources, Chinas involvement was suspected by US authorities, though the Obama administration never official ascribed blame. Chinese authorities have repeatedly denied any involvement in the OPM attack. The Chinese government takes resolute strong measures against any kind of hacking attack, Chinas Foreign Ministry told Reuters in 2. We oppose baseless insinuations against China. Sakula was also used in the 2. Anthem data breach, which involved the potential theft of roughly 8. Independent investigators concluded with medium confidence earlier this year that the Anthem attack was likely carried out on behalf of a foreign government. Neither Anthem nor OPM is cited in connection with Yus arrest and Anthem does not appear to be based in any of the cities mentioned in the indictment. Yu was allegedly linked to use of the then rare Sakula malware through emails obtained by the FBI. Yus co conspirators are said to have breached a third company based in Los Angeles, however, in December 2. The attackers allegedly took advantage of a then unknown vulnerabilityor zero dayin Microsofts Internet Explorer, which allowed for remote code execution and injection of Sakula. Sakula is also a known tool of China based advanced persistent threat nicknamed Deep Panda, or APT 1. OPM and Anthem attacks. The two unnamed and unindicted co conspirators also allegedly attacked a fourth company based in Arizona. The FBI agents affidavit states that Yu provided one of the co conspirators the malicious software as early as April 2. The communications allegedly show that Yu also informed the second co conspirator of an exploit for Adobes Flash software. Whats more, FBI seized communications show that in November 2. Yu indicated that he had compromised the legitimate Korean Microsoft domain used to download software updates for Microsoft products, and further stated, allegedly, that the hacked site could be used to launch phishing attacks. According to CNN, Yu was arrested after entering the US on Wednesday to attend a conference. This story is developing and will be updated as more information becomes available. CDC Finds Lead Poisoning in Child Who Wore Homeopathic Magnetic Hematite Healing BraceletHomeopathy is, at best, worthless and potentially dangerous. Lead poisoning is always bad and dangerous. Lead poisoning from a supposedly homeopathic product is thus ultra terrible. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control published in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report an account of a female infant in Manchester, Connecticut who showed normocytic anemia and a blood lead level of 4. L levels exceeding 5 gd. L are abnormal. Epidemiological investigators determined the lead poisoning was unlikely to have come from two interior window wells with lead based paint, the CDC reported, but the parents of the child later informed them the child had occasionally worn a homeopathic magnetic hematite healing bracelet purchased at a local fair. The hematite bracelets spacer beads, when tested, showed lead levels in excess of 1. Consumer Product Commissions 2. Investigators could find no identifying marks indicating metal content or manufacturer, not locate the original vendor. The CDC recognizes no safe blood lead level in children, and warns that any amount of lead in a childs bloodstream can negatively impact the development of almost all of the bodys systems. Since young children have a poorly developed blood brain barrier, the risk of permanent damage to the brain from lead exposure is high. High blood levels of lead in children lead to cognitive problems, New York University School of Medicines chair of the department of environmental medicine, Max Costa, told Mic. Lead lowers the IQ of children. Theyre more likely to show criminal behavior. Exposure typically occurs from lead contaminated dust, water or materials like paint, though objects with high amounts of lead sometimes end up in childrens mouths. While action by public health authorities has lowered average blood lead levels by over 7. Natural Resources Defense Council, the problem still affects predominantly lower income communities Their homes are more likely to have lead paint, have a yard with contaminated soil, or be situated near polluting facilities. As Ars Technica noted, regulators including the Food and Drug Administration have long been suspicious of homeopathic remedies which potentially contain dangerous amounts of toxic substances. Hylands, one of the leading manufacturers of bullshit, scientifically unsupported homeopathic pseudo medicines, recalled its line of teething tablets in April after the FDA determined the pills contained widely inconsistent levels of the toxic substance belladonna, aka deadly nightshade. More than 4. Despite scientific evidence the vast majority of alternative medical treatments dont work, the FDA lacks the authority to crack down on the estimated 5. Ars Technica, CDC.