Topic: SECURITY - on August 8, 2013 at 1:04:00 PM CEST
Risk Assessment / Security & Hacktivism “Hand of Thief” banking trojan doesn’t do Windows—but it does Linux
Signaling criminals' growing interest in attacking non-Windows computers, researchers have discovered banking fraud malware that targets people using the open-source Linux operating system.
Hand of Thief, which was recently discovered by researchers from security firm RSA, sells for about $2,000 in underground Internet forums and boasts its own support and sales agents. Its functionality—consisting of form grabbers and backdoor capabilities—is rudimentary compared to Windows banking trojans spawned from the Citadel or Blackhole exploit kits, but that's likely to change. RSA researcher Limor Kessem said she expects Hand of Thief to become a full-blown banking trojan that includes more advanced features such as the ability to inject attacker-controlled content into trusted bank webpages.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: MUSIK - on August 8, 2013 at 12:17:00 PM CEST
Marshall Fridge
I am quite sure that any musician worth his or her salt would have had heard of the brand name Marshall before, and most of the time, you would be familiar with it in music videos as well as commercials. The Marshall amp can be said to be a mainstay in the musical industry, but for those who have a great love for all things music, and yet want to decorate their home in a tasteful manner, there is the £399.00 Marshall Fridge which will be a surefire conversation starter, no two ways about it.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: STRANGE - on August 8, 2013 at 12:14:00 PM CEST
Toter Hai in New Yorker U-Bahn-Wagen entdeckt
Eine stinkende Überraschung erlebten New Yorker, die am frühen Mittwochmorgen (Ortszeit) die U-Bahn von Coney Island nach Queens benutzten. In einem Wagen lag ein toter Hai, nach Augenzeugenberichten ungefähr einen Meter lang. Wie das Tier dort hinkam, sei ein Rätsel, berichteten mehrere US-TV-Sender.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: SECURITY - on August 8, 2013 at 12:09:00 PM CEST
Nicknames and Codewords
Below is a listing of nicknames and codewords related to US Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and Communications Security (COMSEC). Most of them are from the NSA, some are from other government or military agencies. Due to secrecy, it's not always clear whether a word is a nickname or a codeword. Some of them also have an abbreviation which is shown in brackets.
Nicknames are generally unclassified. NSA uses single word nicknames, outside NSA they usually consist of two separate words, with the first word selected from alphabetical blocks that are assigned to different agencies by the Joint Staff. Usually, nicknames are printed using all capital letters.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: Bdays - on August 6, 2013 at 5:43:00 PM CEST
Andy Warhol
To honor the anniversary of Warhol’s birthday, August 6, 2013 The Andy Warhol Museum and EarthCam launched a collaborative project titled Figment, a live feed of Warhol’s gravesite. This live feed, viewable 24 hours a day, seven days a week worldwide is available above.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: SECURITY - on August 6, 2013 at 5:31:00 PM CEST
First 3D-Printed Rifle Successfully Fires 14 Shots
A riflemaker in Canada has made and tested what he says is the world's first 3D-printed rifle. He follows gunsmith Cody Wilson who fired the first 3D-printed handgun earlier this year.
When the riflemaker, known as "Matthew," first fired the .22-caliber rifle, the gun cracked after the first shot. Now, the rifle, known as the "Grizzly," is back and better than ever, according to Matthew, who furnished the rifle with a thicker barrel.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: SECURITY - on August 6, 2013 at 5:27:00 PM CEST
TOR Project: Stop using Windows, disable JavaScript
The anonymizing network gives some advice following a startling Firefox zero-day vulnerability
The TOR Project is advising that people stop using Windows after the discovery of a startling vulnerability in Firefox that undermined the main advantages of the privacy-centered network.
The zero-day vulnerability allowed as-yet-unknown interlopers to use a malicious piece of JavaScript to collect crucial identifying information on computers visiting some websites using The Onion Router (TOR) network.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: food - on August 6, 2013 at 1:07:00 PM CEST
First lab-grown hamburger gets full marks for 'mouth feel'
All it took was a little butter and sunflower oil and, in less than 10 minutes, the world's most expensive burger, grown from muscle stem cells in a lab, was ready to eat.
"I was expecting the texture to be more soft," said Hanni Rützler of the Future Food Studio, who researches food trends and was the first to get a taste of the synthetic beef hamburger at a lavish event in London on Monday that bore more resemblance to a TV set than a scientific press conference.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: food - on August 6, 2013 at 12:51:00 PM CEST
5 Surprising Genetically Modified Foods
By now, you've likely heard about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and the controversy over whether they're the answer to world hunger or the devil incarnate. But for right now, let's leave aside that debate and turn to a more basic question: When you go to the supermarket, do you know which foods are most likely to be—or contain ingredients that are—genetically engineered? A handy FAQ:
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: DRUGS - on August 6, 2013 at 12:48:00 PM CEST
DEA Program "More Troubling" Than NSA
Reuters is reporting on a secret effort by the Drug Enforcement Agency to collect data from wiretaps, informants, and other sources. Considered most troubling is a systematic campaign to hide this program from the courts, denying defendants their right to know how evidence against them was obtained. This agenda targets U.S. citizens directly, as it is mainly focused on drug trafficking. From the article: 'Although these cases rarely involve national security issues, documents reviewed by Reuters show that law enforcement agents have been directed to conceal how such investigations truly begin - not only from defense lawyers but also sometimes from prosecutors and judges.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: DRUGS - on August 6, 2013 at 12:40:00 PM CEST
Special Operations Division der DEA: Big Data im Kampf gegen Drogen
In einem Exklusivreport berichtete die Nachrichtenagentur Reuters heute über die ‘besondere’ Nutzung von Geheimdienstinformationen der Special Operations Division (SOD) der US Amerikanischen Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Die Mitarbeiter der SOD setzen sich aus zwei Dutzend unterschiedlichen Behörden zusammen, u.a. NSA, FBI, CIA und Homeland Security. Die SOD versorgt die DEA-Mitarbeiter mit Informationen aus Abhöraktionen der NSA im Ausland, Informationen von ausländischen Informanten und Hinweise aus der hauseigenen DICE Datenbank, die Metadaten zu Internet- und Mobiltelefonkommunikation aus alten DEA-Ermittlungsverfahren enthält – etwa 1 Milliarde Datensätze.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: FUN - on August 5, 2013 at 2:46:00 PM CEST
Riesen Salzbergwerk
In Rumänien gibt es mehrere große Salzbergwerke. In den letzten Jahrzehnten haben sich diese Minen begonnen, nicht nur für die Produktion von Salz, sondern auch als Ort für Einheimische.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
