Code.org Flaw Exposes Volunteer Email Addresses
Code.org, a non-profit organization that helps students learn computer science, informed users over the weekend that a flaw on its website allowed unauthorized parties to access the email addresses of its volunteers. read more Incoming search termsteercot more…Code.org volunteer emails exposed in information leak
As a result, a Singaporean firm decided to try and poach a few members. more…Code.org Hacked, Emails and Locations Data of Volunteers Compromised 33
An anonymous reader allegedly quoting an email from Code.org, claims that the database of the non-profit organization has been breached: Tags: Security more…Adware program Vonteera blocks security products with simple Windows UAC trick
A well-known adware program is preventing users from installing antivirus products by leveraging a Windows feature that was designed for security. The program, known as Vonteera, abuses the digital signature check performed by the Windows User Access Control (UAC) for executable files. UAC prompts users for confirmation whenever a program wants to make a system change […] more…Cane uses facial recognition to steer the blind to friends and family
Students at Birmingham City University in England have created a cane that recognises familiar faces and vibrates to let its blind owner know that they’re near people they know. Incoming search termsSilong Teernitcom more…Doing more with less: Steering a quantum path to improved internet security
New research may lead to greatly improved security of information transfer over the internet. Physicists have demonstrated the potential for ‘quantum steering’ to be used to enhance data security over long distances, discourage hackers and eavesdroppers and resolve issues of trust with communication devices. more…Resolved: Scheduled Power Shutdown at Mateer Building on Dec. 29, 2014
OPP has scheduled an electrical services shutdown at the Mateer building from 8:00 am to 11:30 am Monday, December 29th. CLC labs and services in the Mateer building may not be available during this time. more…Scheduled Power Shutdown at Mateer Building on Dec. 29, 2014
OPP has scheduled an electrical services shutdown at the Mateer building from 8:00 am to 11:30 am Monday, December 29th. CLC labs and services in the Mateer building may not be available during this time. more…Civilians steer NASA satellite from an old McDonald’s
I hadn’t been aware that, if you ask NASA nicely, you’ll be allowed to take the controls of a satellite floating in outer space. Clearly, I need to get out more, as this is what a group of very interested civilians are doing from their headquarters in a McDonald’s. Let’s be fair, it’s an old […] more…22-year-old "organized crime" cybercrook convicted under racketeering law gets TWENTY years
David Ray Camez was just 17 when he embarked on life as a cyberfraudster, ending up in prison for seven years. But he was subsequently also convicted under racketeering laws, which provide for stiffer penalties. Now he’s been sentenced… more…22-year-old “organized crime” cybercrook convicted under racketeering law gets TWENTY years
David Ray Camez was just 17 when he embarked on life as a cyberfraudster, ending up in prison for seven years. But he was subsequently also convicted under racketeering laws, which provide for stiffer penalties. Now he’s been sentenced… more…Need your Mt. Gox bitcoins back? Steer clear of this website
Empty-handed customers of bankrupt bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox are being targeted in a ploy likely intended to distributed malware. read more more…US racketeering law enters the world of cybercrime
A Las Vegas court convicted a cybercriminal under RICO (Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act) law last week, in what may well turn out to be a landmark case. more…IBM to acquire endpoint security company Trusteer
IBM has signed an agreement to acquire security company Trusteer, and plans to set up a cybersecurity software lab in Israel. read more more…How NASA steers the International Space Station around space junk
Orbiting about 250 miles (400-ish km) above our heads is one of the most complex and expensive engineering projects that the human race has ever put together: the International Space Station (ISS). The station masses around 450 tons (400 metric tons) and is a bit larger than an American football field. Tags: NASA Industry News more…More information
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