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Here’s How a Hack Took Down Other ‘Legitimate’ Hackers
Before we continue, you might be wondering how could there be ‘legitimate’ hackers. Well, companies such as the one that got hacked, by the name of Hacking Team, exist out there. They usually sell their hacks and services to governments or secret agencies, which make them a key ally and…
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Australian Classification Board Bans 220 Video Games in 4 Months
The Australian Government has continued its crusade against video games and deemed approximately 220 titles to be unsuitable for public consumption. Notable examples include Douchebag Beach Club, Drunk Driver and HoboSimulator. Strangely enough, in the 10 year period between 1994 and 2004, only 50 games were banned. So why has this figure…
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US Government Logins For Sale
The United States government spent approximately $610 billion funding military defence in 2015, Cyber security? Well this is nearer 99p according to the latest revelations which have been exposed by online threat company Recorded Future, who has found login details of 47 United States Government agencies which are spread over…
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This Is Why New Software Comes With Old Flaws
You are probably wondering why we hear that legacy flaws are still present in new software. Well, the answer is simple. Developers have a habit of reusing old code for most of their projects and the code is not reviewed for all potential flaws, but rather the approach tends to…
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Snowden Files Cracked: Identities of US and UK Spies Revealed
Edward Snowden is a famous name in almost every house, his action was revealing the level of information and actions completed to get that information for US agencies, actions which he believed and has since been stated as illegal. In the latest piece of news regarding the information revealed, its…
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OPM Hack Believed To Be Worse Than First Revealed
publically exposed hacks are almost an everyday occurrences in modern times, with everything from cloud storage hacks revealing personal pictures to large time security software companies being hacked. These can be anywhere from personally and professionally devastating to something which can become on a whole new level, such as the hack…
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UK Government Wants to Monitor Social Networking
UK government ministers announced over the weekend that it has awarded contracts to five companies to monitor citizen’s online content and provide that information to Whitehall in real-time. The companies will be on the look-out for a government-approved list of keywords, collating information regarding people’s opinion of the government and…
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US Senate Rejects Metadata Surveillance Review Legislation
Edward Snowden revealed that the US intelligence agencies was monitoring and collecting information outside of their jurisdiction, collecting data in what has been judged as an illegal action. With the actions previously claimed to be covered under section 215 of the Patriot Act, the legislation is largely in debate given…
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UK Government Changes Law Covering Digital Surveillance
Edward Snowden exposed a world which some speculated, but few publically acknowledged. A world where every piece of information we send, be it through phone or computer, is monitored and recorded among thousands of others all searching for that one thing. The public has since been in an up cry…
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Court Rejects Lawsuit Challenging the Use of Personal Electronics During Flights
A court has overturned a lawsuit challenging the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to loosen restrictions on the use of personal electronics in-flight. A Washington, DC court said Friday that the FAA had the authority to allow the use of gadgets at various stages during a flight, Ars Technica reports. The lawsuit argued that the…
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Metadata Spying Not Covered by the Patriot Act
Edward Snowden. A name that is known in most households, the guy that blew the whistle on the giant listening and surveillance operations being run out of America. However one of these operations, observing and collecting metadata, has been ruled by a federal appeal as having not been authorised by the…
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3-D Printed Gun Owner Sues Goverment
Say hello to the Liberator. The Liberator when first released was a big deal among the technological and law worlds, it being the first 3D printed gun. Made almost entirely made of plastic the liberator only uses a single metal firing pin, the one shot weapon can easily be printed…
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Who’s Listening to Your Communications?
Since the Snowden leaks in mid-2013, governments have been mixed about reviewing and releasing information about their digital monitoring methods. From newspapers accessing answer phones to random people accessing images stored in the cloud, mobile security and communications have been in the news for good and bad reasons. One of…
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UK to Offer Tax Breaks to Game Developers
In an effort to attract video game makers over to the British Isles, the UK government is to offer tax breaks to developers worth millions of pounds. The tax break cap could be worth an estimated £115 million pounds over the next four years, though figures are yet to be…
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Verizon Pokes Fun at Net Neutrality With Response Written in Morse Code
It’s no surprise that Verizon, one of the big monopolistic US ISP and mobile providers, is unhappy with yesterday’s net neutrality ruling. They, amongst others, including AT&T and Comcast, have always contested against such a decision. They’ve constantly maintained that the ‘fast lanes’ they could provide would not only help their…
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