Topic: WEB - on August 1, 2009 at 10:13:00 AM CEST
eBay could ditch uncrackable Skype tech
Skype's proprietary scrambling technology is purportedly the bane of electronic spies at the NSA and GCHQ, and now in a move sure to spark conspiracy theories, eBay has quietly revealed it could rip out and replace the code at its core.
In a regulatory filing this week, the online auction house said it might substitute Skype's encrypted peer to peer technology, which it has licensed from a company named Joltid.
"Skype has begun to develop alternative software to that licensed through Joltid," eBay told US regulators.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on August 1, 2009 at 10:11:00 AM CEST
Researchers find insecure BIOS 'rootkit' pre-loaded in laptops
A popular laptop theft-recovery service that ships on notebooks made by HP, Dell, Lenovo, Toshiba, Gateway, Asus and Panasonic is actually a dangerous BIOS rootkit that can be hijacked and controlled by malicious hackers.
The service — called Computrace LoJack for Laptops — contains design vulnerabilities and a lack of strong authentication that can lead to “a complete and persistent compromise of an affected system,” according to Black Hat conference presentation by researchers Alfredo Ortega and Anibal Sacco from Core Security Technologies.
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Topic: FUN - on August 1, 2009 at 10:01:00 AM CEST
WTF?
This web site belonged to a recently prosecuted criminal pharmaceuticals dealer and is being used as a tool in an investigation to catch online pharmaceuticals buyers.
Your IP, 0.0.0.0.0, has been logged. Your ISP, First Colo via AS44066, will be contacted, your contact information subpoenaed, and you may be personally contacted by a DEA agent.
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Topic: FUN - on August 1, 2009 at 9:57:00 AM CEST
This snicker: Bikini Dissolves In Water
A bikini that dissolves in water has outraged women's rights campaigners. The saucy thong swimsuit - sold as the perfect present for dumped boyfriends - looks like a real bikini but disappears completely after just a few seconds in water.
Sellers in Germany bill the Get Naked costume as a chance for men to get their own back after a break-up.
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on August 1, 2009 at 9:53:00 AM CEST
Geffen Records Signs New Artist: Pope Benedict XVI
He'll be home for Christmas. Pope Benedict XVI will, according to reports, release an album in time for the Christmas season.
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