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In 1937, American explorer Bradford Washburn abandoned a cache of heavy equipment, including cameras, while attempting to climb Mount Lucania in the Saint Elias Mountains of northwestern Canada. Washburn and his friend Bob Bates had to make their way back to civilization through the harsh Yukon wilderness when the weather made it unsafe for a pilot to pick them up, as chronicled in “Escape from Lucania,” a book by David Roberts. Two sentences of that book stuck in the mind of professional skier Griffin Post: According to Roberts, Washburn was heartbroken to leave behind his cameras and always wanted to go back to get them. So Post set out to do it for him, 15 years after his death — and 85 years after the equipment was abandoned. Bradford Washburn’s camera from a 1937 expedition discovered on Walsh Glacier. Leslie Hittmeier/Teton Gravity Research He got in touch with Luke Copland, a glaciologist at the University of Ottawa, to help figure out wh...

Apple customers are being targeted by cyber criminals in a new email scam claiming they could lose all of their photos and iCloud memories. The phishing email claims to be from Apple’s iCloud service, which stores photos , files and backups across all Apple devices, and states the recipient must “take action” or “your photos and videos will be deleted”. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Warning to parents over new social media app aimed at kids and teens. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> The scam, spotted by The Mirror, features an iCloud logo and prompts the victim to update their payment details, claiming their usual method has expired. It also warns the recipient that not updating their details could lead to memories stored on their iCloud service being automatically deleted. “Without iCloud space, you may not be able to store all of your data and files in the iCloud service,” the message states. Recipients are then prompted to click a button to upda...

Parents are being warned to be extra vigilant about privacy when posting back- to- school photos online over grooming fears. Identifying details such as a child ’s name, school logo or location can pose a risk, according to Australian Federal Police. “Any information, however seemingly innocent, can make it the easier for offenders to build a profile of a child with the intention of grooming them,” Acting Assistant Commissioner Hilda Sirec said. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> “Or even to groom the parents or carers in a bid for access or leverage.” It’s suggested parents make their profiles private or adjust their settings to “friends only” so their photos aren’t seen by unintended audiences. Parents are being warned to take extra care when posting back to school photos of their children on social media over grooming fears. Credit: AAP Photos with easily identifiable backgrounds and “checking in” to a location also pose a risk. Australian Federal Po...