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You’ve Been Hit by a Brick-and-Run
Those of us that work in the PC industry have wanted to initiate a permanent denial of service (PDOS) to a temperamental piece of hardware from time to time, usually with the aid of a sledge hammer or a gentle knudge down a flight of stairs. Rich Smith, head of research for offensive technologies & [...]
Raspberry Ants March Towards Electronic Destruction
Houston, we have a problem! Millions of swarming “crazy raspberry ants” – named after exterminator Tom Raspberry – are causing quick a ruckus in Houston, Texas. After arriving via a cargo ship in 2002, these exotic ants have invaded homes and offices, where they are unexplainably attracted to electronics. Worse, they’re resistant to over-the-counter ant [...]
Air Force Embraces Communistic Computer Spying Powers
Not wanting to miss out on Hollywood’s current craze of 1980s entertainment nostalgia the US Air Force aims for a WarGames-esque suite of hacker tools. Such tools would allow “access to” and ” full control” of all computers. If that isn’t fantastic enough, the now zombie’d computer will continue to broadcast future information back to [...]
Data Charges on Texting are Four Times Higher Than Those of Hubble
Before mobile carriers made a mint in ringtones they were nickel and dimeing us with SMS texting charges. Without too much effort, overage charges from SMS could double or triple your entire bill. Sending even a megabyte of SMS data would result in almost $1000 in usage fees. This is the mobile phone rip off [...]
Microsoft: Don’t hate the finder, hate the vulnerability
At the ToorCon security conference held in Seattle this past week, Microsoft announced a major shift in it’s online security model. They have publicly pledged not to sue hackers into oblivion should they find security flaws in their online services, assuming you hack and tell that is. Generally, researchers are free to hack away on [...]
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