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Hackers steal 1 billions dollars over 2 years time in greatest heist ever

By learning about the habits of co-workers in over 100 financial institutions, mainly in Russia, the hackers infected computers using spear fishing techniques. They upped the balance of accounts and transferred away the excess money. They also programmed PIN machines to spit out money at specified times. Hackers stelen 1 miljard dollar bij 'grootste bankroof Read more about Hackers steal 1 billions dollars over 2 years time in greatest heist ever[…]

BMW finally fixes 1/2 year old flaw that lets anyone open windows and doors

Luxury car manufacturer BMW has rolled out a patch for a security flaw that could have allowed hackers to open the doors of some 2.2 million vehicles. The issue affects BMW, Mini and Rolls Royce models that come equipped with ConnectedDrive – a technology that allows car owners to access internet, navigation and other services Read more about BMW finally fixes 1/2 year old flaw that lets anyone open windows and doors[…]

Anthem, America’s second biggest health insurer, HACKED: Millions hit by breach • The Register

Anthem, the US’s second biggest health insurer with about 70 million people on its books across the country, admitted late on Wednesday, Pacific time, that it has been comprehensively ransacked by criminals. Tens of millions of records are likely to have been obtained illegally as a result of the hack, Anthem warned http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/05/anthem_hacked/

Samsung TVs listen to you and send your words far away

“If you do not enable Voice Recognition, you will not be able to use interactive voice recognition features, although you may be able to control your TV using certain predefined voice commands. While Samsung will not collect your spoken word, Samsung may still collect associated texts and other usage data so that we can evaluate Read more about Samsung TVs listen to you and send your words far away[…]

EU politicians use outlook in the cloud, surprised all their base belongs to USA

How is it possible these muffheads running Europe didn’t realise this? If you put stuff in American cloud it is giving it away to the NSA FBI and any other 3 letter US acronym you can think of. And these dozy fuckers are surprised it’s going badly with the economy? And that people don’t like Read more about EU politicians use outlook in the cloud, surprised all their base belongs to USA[…]

FSF certify Libreboot X200 laptop

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has certified another laptop by the UK based supplier The Gnulug. This is the second laptop by the company to get FSF certification. […] They also had to replace Intel’s Management Engine (ME) system and Intel’s Active Management Technology (AMT) firmware which are proprietary. FSF have previously addresses ME and Read more about FSF certify Libreboot X200 laptop[…]

Twine is an open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories.

Twine is an open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories. You don’t need to write any code to create a simple story with Twine, but you can extend your stories with variables, conditional logic, images, CSS, and JavaScript when you’re ready. Twine publishes directly to HTML, so you can post your work nearly anywhere. Anything Read more about Twine is an open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories.[…]

Airgap attack from 6 metres by reading your CPU electromagnetic signals

All CPUs emit electromagnetic signals when they are performing tasks, and the first thing these researchers discovered was that binary ones and zeroes emit different levels. The second thing they discovered is that electromagnetic radiation is also emitted by the voltage fluctuations and that it can be read from up to six meters away. These Read more about Airgap attack from 6 metres by reading your CPU electromagnetic signals[…]

People Can Be Convinced They Committed a Crime That Never Happened

Evidence from some wrongful-conviction cases suggests that suspects can be questioned in ways that lead them to falsely believe in and confess to committing crimes they didn’t actually commit. New research provides lab-based evidence for this phenomenon, showing that innocent adult participants can be convinced, over the course of a few hours, that they had Read more about People Can Be Convinced They Committed a Crime That Never Happened[…]

Toyota understands that patents stifle innovation, allows the use of Hydrogen Fuel Cell patents royalty free to foster innovation

Toyota is opening the door to the hydrogen future, making available thousands of hydrogen fuel cell patents royalty free. Announced today at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, this Toyota initiative will spur development and introduction of innovative fuel cell technologies around the world. Toyota will invite royalty-free use of approximately 5,680 fuel cell related patents Read more about Toyota understands that patents stifle innovation, allows the use of Hydrogen Fuel Cell patents royalty free to foster innovation[…]