Facebook Removes ExtraTorrent Page, Deletes User Profiles, Flags Links
Post Syndicated from Ernesto original https://torrentfreak.com/facebook-removes-extratorrent-page-deletes-user-profiles-flags-links-160809/ It’s no secret that Facebook frequently removes...
View ArticleMalware from Kazakhstan
Post Syndicated from Bruce Schneier original https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2016/08/malware_from_ka.html EFF has the story of malware from the Kazakhstan government against “journalists and...
View ArticleStudy Highlights Serious Security Threat to Many Internet Users (UCR Today)
Post Syndicated from ris original http://lwn.net/Articles/696847/rss UCR Today reports that researchers at the University of California, Riverside have identified a weakness in the Transmission Control...
View ArticleEFF Announces 2016 Pioneer Award Winners
Post Syndicated from ris original http://lwn.net/Articles/696860/rss The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has announced the winners of the 2016 Pioneer Awards: “Malkia Cyril of the Center for Media...
View ArticleGot Microsoft? Time to Patch Your Windows
Post Syndicated from BrianKrebs original https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/08/got-microsoft-time-to-patch-your-windows/ Microsoft churned out a bunch of software updates today fix some serious security...
View ArticleCourt Affirms $25m Piracy Verdict Against Cox, Rejects Spying Request
Post Syndicated from Ernesto original https://torrentfreak.com/court-affirms-25m-piracy-verdict-against-cox-rejects-spying-request-160810/ Last December a Virginia federal jury ruled that Internet...
View ArticleHacking the Internet of Things: Locks and Thermostats
Post Syndicated from Bruce Schneier original https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2016/08/hacking_the_int.html At Defcon last weekend, researchers demonstrated hacks against Bluetooth door locks and...
View ArticleAstro Pi: Mission Update 9 – Science Results
Post Syndicated from David Honess original https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/astro-pi-mission-update-9-science-results/ Liz: Before we get down to business, we’ve a notice to share. Laura Clay, who is...
View ArticleEnter the AWS Serverless Chatbot Competition!
Post Syndicated from Jeff Barr original https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/enter-the-aws-serverless-chatbot-competition/ Earlier this month I was asked to be a judge for the AWS Serverless Chatbot...
View ArticleRussia Plans Social Media Piracy Crackdown
Post Syndicated from Andy original https://torrentfreak.com/russia-plans-social-media-piracy-crackdown-160810/ Despite a reputation for not doing enough to thwart online piracy, Russian authorities...
View ArticleSecurity advisories for Wednesday
Post Syndicated from ris original http://lwn.net/Articles/696930/rss CentOS has updated qemu-kvm (C6: denial of service). Debian-LTS has updated fontconfig (privilege escalation) and mongodb (problem...
View ArticleThe first public Kirigami release
Post Syndicated from corbet original http://lwn.net/Articles/696932/rss The KDE project has announced the first public release of the Kirigami interface framework. “Now, with KDE’s focus expanding...
View ArticleScott Atran on Why People Become Terrorists
Post Syndicated from Bruce Schneier original https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2016/08/scott_atran_on_.html Scott Atran has done some really interesting research on why ordinary people become...
View ArticleРавенството между половете в заетостта и заплатите по сектори
Post Syndicated from Боян Юруков original http://yurukov.net/blog/2016/ravenstvo-zaetost/ Днес НСИ пусна прес-съобщение за предварителните данни за наети лица и работна заплата през последните месеци....
View ArticleAWS Serverless Chatbot Competition
Post Syndicated from Bryan Liston original https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/aws-serverless-chatbot-competition/ Today, we are pleased to announce the official AWS Serverless Chatbot competition!...
View ArticleStable kernel updates
Post Syndicated from corbet original http://lwn.net/Articles/696953/rss The 4.6.6, 4.4.17, and 3.14.75 stable kernel updates have been released. Each contains the usual set of fixes and updates.
View Article[$] The TCP “challenge ACK” side channel
Post Syndicated from jake original http://lwn.net/Articles/696868/rss Side-channel attacks against various kinds of protocols (typically networking or cryptographic) are both dangerous and often hard...
View ArticleScammers Take Over Popular KickassTorrents ‘Mirror’
Post Syndicated from Ernesto original https://torrentfreak.com/scammers-take-kickasstorrents-mirror-160810/ After losing two of the largest torrent sites, KickassTorrents and Torrentz.eu, there’s a lot...
View Article[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for August 11, 2016
Post Syndicated from corbet original http://lwn.net/Articles/696345/rss The LWN.net Weekly Edition for August 11, 2016 is available.
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