Topic: SECURITY - on January 18, 2014 at 6:17:00 PM CET
Fridge sends spam emails as attack hits smart gadgets
A fridge has been discovered sending out spam after a web attack managed to compromise smart gadgets.
The fridge was one of more than 100,000 devices used to take part in the spam campaign.
Uncovered by security firm Proofpoint the attack compromised computers, home routers, media PCs and smart TV sets.
The attack is believed to be one of the first to exploit the lax security on devices that are part of the "internet of things".
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Topic: Conspiracy theory - on January 17, 2014 at 5:17:00 PM CET
10 Insane Conspiracy Theories About Stanley Kubrick
You know how the world occasionally seems to pick a celebrity to project all its insecurities and collective insanity onto? Stanley Kubrick was that guy on steroids. Ever since his death in 1999, conspiracy theorists have been working overtime to implicate the portly genius in all sorts of shady shenanigans. We’ve already told you about the guys who think Kubrick faked the moon landings and hid clues in his film The Shining. Little did we know that was just the tip of the world’s craziest iceberg.
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Topic: DRUGS - on January 17, 2014 at 5:15:00 PM CET
DEA official freaks out at Senate hearing: Reckless marijuana legalization ‘scares us’
The chief of operations at the Drug Enforcement Administration railed against the legalization of marijuana on Wednesday, warning the “experiment” was highly dangerous.
“I have to say this… going down the path to legalization in this country is reckless and irresponsible,” James L. Capra said during a Senate hearing. “I’m talking about the long-term impact of legalization in the United States. It scares us.”
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Topic: SECURITY - on January 17, 2014 at 5:13:00 PM CET
NSA collects millions of text messages daily in 'untargeted' global sweep
The National Security Agency has collected almost 200 million text messages a day from across the globe, using them to extract data including location, contact networks and credit card details, according to top-secret documents.
The untargeted collection and storage of SMS messages – including their contacts – is revealed in a joint investigation between the Guardian and the UK’s Channel 4 News based on material provided by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
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Topic: SECURITY - on January 16, 2014 at 5:10:00 PM CET
WikiLeaks Releases Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) Environment Chapter
Today, 15 January 2014, WikiLeaks released the secret draft text for the entire TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) Environment Chapter and the corresponding Chairs' Report. The TPP transnational legal regime would cover 12 countries initially and encompass 40 per cent of global GDP and one-third of world trade. The Environment Chapter has long been sought by journalists and environmental groups. The released text dates from the Chief Negotiators' summit in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 19-24 November 2013.
The Environment Chapter covers what the Parties propose to be their positions on: environmental issues, including climate change, biodiversity and fishing stocks; and trade and investment in 'environmental' goods and services. It also outlines how to resolve enviromental disputes arising out of the treaty's subsequent implementation. The draft Consolidated Text was prepared by the Chairs of the Environment Working Group, at the request of TPP Ministers at the Brunei round of the negotiations.
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Topic: DRUGS - on January 16, 2014 at 4:52:00 PM CET
New Hampshire governor promises to kill ‘historic’ marijuana legalization bill
The New Hampshire House of Representatives preliminarily approved legislation on Wednesday that would legalize marijuana for recreational use, but Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan has vowed to veto the bill.
Hassan signed a bill last year that legalized marijuana for medicinal marijuana use. But she told WMUR she doesn’t “support the decriminalization of marijuana any further” and plans to veto the new bill if it is approved by the state’s legislature.
The New Hampshire House voted 170-162 in favor of the bill, which would allow the purchase and possession of limited amounts of marijuana for adults 21 and older.
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Topic: SECURITY - on January 15, 2014 at 3:37:00 PM CET
Stuxnet war der erste Test der NSA-Wanze "Cottonmouth"
Mit Miniwanzen, die Funksignale senden, kann die NSA auch Computer ausspionieren, die nicht online sind. Für Stuxnet war das entscheidend, schreibt die "New York Times".
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Topic: SECURITY - on January 15, 2014 at 3:35:00 PM CET
N.S.A. Devises Radio Pathway Into Computers
The National Security Agency has implanted software in nearly 100,000 computers around the world that allows the United States to conduct surveillance on those machines and can also create a digital highway for launching cyberattacks.
While most of the software is inserted by gaining access to computer networks, the N.S.A. has increasingly made use of a secret technology that enables it to enter and alter data in computers even if they are not connected to the Internet, according to N.S.A. documents, computer experts and American officials.
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Topic: SECURITY - on January 15, 2014 at 3:32:00 PM CET
Die NSA hat eine eigene Netzwerk-Technologie gebaut
um Rechner fernsteuern zu können, die nicht am Internet hängen. Sie müssen immer noch dafür sorgen, dass da bösartige Hintertür-Hardware verbaut ist, aber seit wir auf dem 30c3 gehört haben, dass die die Pakete von Online-Händlern abfangen und in die Hardware auf dem Postweg Hintertüren einbauen, erscheint das nicht mehr so sehr wie eine starke Hürde als man möglicherweise vorher gedacht hat.
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Topic: DRUGS - on January 15, 2014 at 3:27:00 PM CET
CNN Reporterin wird bekifft während ihrer Reportage über die Legalisierung von Marihuana
Während ihrer gut vorbereiteten Reportage über die Legalisierung von Pot hatte Randi Kaye von CNN wohl nicht einberechnet, dass sie selbst auch in den Bann des Marihuanas gezogen wird. Während sie dann versucht zu korrespondieren, geschieht es auch gleichzeit um sie und sie befindet sich dann schon sichtlich in einem “anderen Zustand”.
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Topic: DRUGS - on January 15, 2014 at 3:25:00 PM CET
Der spezielle Deal zwischen US-Drogenfahndern und dem Sinaloa-Kartell
Katapulte. Spezial-Peperoni. Dünen-Offroader. Millionen-Dollar-U-Boote. Hochwertige Drogentunnel. Trucks zum Bohren professioneller Pipelines. Dies sind nur einige der genialen Methoden, mit denen das Sinaloa-Kartell die hohe Kunst des Drogenschmuggels perfektionieren will. Die mexikanische Organisation hat es auf diesem Wege zum wohl fortschrittlichsten, mächtigsten und größten Drogenhändler der Welt gebracht.
Eine bahnbrechende Untersuchung durch El Universal hat nun bewiesen, dass es dabei einen Deal zwischen Sinaloa und der US-Drogenfahndungsbehörde bzw. dem US-Justizministerium gab. US-Beamte haben scheinbar über mehrere Jahre ihre Augen bezüglich der Operationen des Kartells zugedrückt und im Gegenzug Informationen über rivalisierende Banden erhalten. Nach der Einsicht in Gerichtsdokumente und ausführlicher Interviews mit mexikanischen und amerikanischen Offiziellen, die mit der Angelegenheit vertraut sind, konnte El Universal ein von 2000 bis 2012 andauerndes Arrangement bestätigen. Es ist aber unklar, wie es um das Verhältnis heute steht—El Universal konnte nichts über den aktuellen Status des Deals schlussfolgern.
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Topic: MUSIK - on January 13, 2014 at 2:08:00 PM CET
Dopebeats: DJ e.a.s.e. von Nightmares on Wax zum Jahreswechsel in Mexiko
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