Stolen RAF files are blackmailer’s dream

It turns out that the UK government is absolutely fantastic at keeping your data secure! Not only were the 2 harddrives that went missing last year September with all the RAF’s personell information on it unencrypted; it turns out they contained details of extramarital affairs, drug problems, financial problems all with names and details. The Read more about Stolen RAF files are blackmailer’s dream[…]

Tether your camera via WiFi for $50

Because the ‘official’ solution costs $700,- this guy set out and succeeded in finding a way to use cots pieces to transfer pictures from his Nikon D300 camera to his laptop for a fraction of the price. The only problem currently is that it has a high power requirement, but that’s being worked on.

F-35 Lightning II hacked

They’re not sure what the attackers took, because the information was encrypted directly as it was taken and sent. The scream is “China Did It”, but the US military seems to be blaming all cyber attacks on China nowadays.

The Pirate Bay’s Ipredator

For $6,- you connect to the Pirate Bay’s VPN (called Ipredator). They give you a random IP from their own range and they don’t do any logging. This means you can torrent away happily without your IP being linked to the IP in the VPN.

Chinese hackers crack iTunes Store gift codes, sell certificates | iLounge News

A group of Chinese hackers has succeeded in cracking Apple%u2019s algorithm for encoding iTunes Store Gift Certificates92, and are creating discounted certificates using a key generator. Outdustry reports that a number of the codes are available on the site Taobao, with $200 cards selling for as little as $2.60. The owner of the Taobao shop Read more about Chinese hackers crack iTunes Store gift codes, sell certificates | iLounge News[…]

Licence plates

Two hacks are described here: 1) make a laserprinted copy of a license plate of your ‘enemy’, stick it on the back of your car and go zooming past speed cameras 2) cruise the neighbourhood for a similar car to yours, duplicate the license plate and drive around worry free.

PeerGuardian 2

Phoenix Labs » PeerGuardian 2 is an IP blocker that has most of the people in there that you don’t want accessing your IP, such as the RIAA and other fanatics with a history of randomly suing people with an internet connection.