I know who ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ (inventor of BitCoin) is, says Ted Nelson
Sociologist, philosopher, computer industry pioneer and inventor of the term “hypertext” Ted Nelson is claiming that he knows the identity of Bitcoin inventor “Satoshi Nakamoto”. In a rambling – and, let’s face it, odd – 12-minute post on YouTube, Nelson spins out the suspense, throws in a dialogue with himself as Sherlock Holmes and Doctor […]more…
Malware’s invisibility is its best weapon, Trend Micro exec says
The problem with sophisticated malware is that it tries to be invisible and persistent for as long as possible, according to Trend Micro global chief technology officer, Raimund Genes. To back up his claim, Genes points to a report from Trustwave that sets the average time from the infiltration and breach of corporate resources until […]more…
Alleged tech support scammers settle FTC charges
Operators of two alleged tech support scams that charged consumers hundreds of dollars to supposedly fix their computers have settled charges from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Mikael Marczak, doing business as Virtual PC Solutions, and Sanjay Agarwalla were among the subjects of six complaints the FTC filed against alleged tech support scams last September. […]more…
NZ govt asks industry for help to stem security breaches
IT security firms have been asked to put themselves up for membership of a special-purpose panel to provide security services across all of government. The move is partly in response to a number of recent incidents involving privacy and security breaches at government agencies, commissioning agency the Department of Internal Affairs says. It sees the […]more…
"Julian and WikiLeaks, the very ideals of WikiLeaks, are not one in the same"
Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney doesn’t shy away from controversy. In fact, he may gravitate towards it. His previous works cover the fall of Enron (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room), the Elliot Spitzer saga (Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer), and torture during the war in Afghanistan (Taxi to the Dark […]more…
7 open source projects to cut your teeth on (and the ones to avoid)
Osier-Mixon says that documentation is a high-impact, visible way to contribute to open source projects, but how do you pick which project to help? “In general, open source works best when people scratch their own itch, like I did,” says Kaplan-Moss. When Kaplan-Moss first contributed to the Python project, he says he did so for […]more…
DDoS-for-hire service works with blessing of FBI, operator says
A website that accepts payment in exchange for knocking other sites offline is perfectly legal, the proprietor of the DDoS-for-hire service says. Oh, it also contains a backdoor that’s actively monitored by the FBI. Tags: FBI DDoS Industry Newsmore…