Symantec has provided details on an attack system known as The Elderwood Project that appears to be sponsored by the Chinese military complex. The first instance of this attack vector occurred in 2009 when Google computers were comprised by a group using a zero-day exploit in Internet Explorer. it was determined that the group was…
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Pirated video games reward players with hilarious Easter eggs.
New flashlight and USB charger that runs on saltwater
When a disastrous earthquake hit Japan last year, one of the biggest problems citizens experienced was a shortage of electrical power. Electric grids were knocked offline and batteries, used continuously during their ordeal, quickly ran in short supply. The Japanese subsequently sought a way to generate power using renewable resources. The result? An electric LED…
Amazon introduces cool new gear including 8.9 inch Kindle Fire HD tablet
Lot’s of new gear introduced by Amazon today. Amazon held an invite-only event in an airplane hanger in Santa Monica, California. Guests were treated to several product announcements, some of which could be game changers. They again stressed the tablet as a service device and not a gadget (which means Amazon makes their profits off…
Motorola introduces new Droid RAZR HD line of Android smartphones
Al Jazeera website hacked
Visitors to Al Jazeera’s website got a surprise overnight. Hackers replaced Al Jazeera’s home page with a message saying it was done in protest against the Doha-based television station’s coverage of the Syrian conflict. The attack lasted for several hours during which visitors were served a page with a Syrian flag and a message explaining…
Antisec hacks 12 million Apple UDIDs from FBI Cyber Security agent’s laptop
Antisec (hacking group) is at it again and this time they’ve surprised us with an example of how lax the United States’ security policies have become. Antisec managed to hack an FBI agent’s Dell laptop computer. Utilizing a shell session, the hacker(s) noticed a file sitting on the FBI agent’s desktop that look interesting. They…
Touchscreens rolling out ahead of Windows 8 launch
LG cable-like battery opens up design possibilities
FBI seizes anonymous mailer server putting 100s of legit users offline
On Wednesday, April 18, at approximately 16:00 Eastern Time, U.S. Federal authorities removed a server from a colocation facility shared by Riseup Networks and May First/People Link in New York City. The seized server was operated by the European Counter Network (“ECNâ€), the oldest independent internet service provider in Europe, who, among many other things,…