Hacker Steals User Data from Epic Games Forums

Hacker Steals User Data from Epic Games Forums

Aug 22, 2016

The usernames and email addresses of over 800,000 Epic Forums users were stolen by a hacker. According to Leakedsource.com, the attack happened on August 11. The hacker obtained the data by exploiting “a known SQL injection vulnerability found in an older vBulletin forum

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Did Another Hacker Steal NSA Exploits from the Shadow Brokers?

Did Another Hacker Steal NSA Exploits from the Shadow Brokers?

Aug 22, 2016

A Twitter user who goes by @1×0123 claims to have stolen the data that The Shadow Brokers hacked from the NSA. Gizmodo reached out to the hacker and were unable to verify their claims. However, back in April, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, gave

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Facial Recognition gets “Hacked” Thanks to Facebook

Facial Recognition gets “Hacked” Thanks to Facebook

Aug 22, 2016

Facial recognition technology is utilized in many different systems. Biometric software is used in facial recognition tools for security purposes and other applications such as social media marketing. Algorithms use a statistical approach to identify facial features – and facial recognition is increasingly

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A Seized Silk Road Wallet is Moving Bitcoin to the NSA Hackers

A Seized Silk Road Wallet is Moving Bitcoin to the NSA Hackers

Aug 22, 2016

Last week, a group called the “Shadow Brokers” claimed to have hacked the NSA – stealing their code, exploits and spy tools. They leaked bits of information on GitHub and claimed the information was stolen from the Equation Group, a group who most

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Anonymous Hacker Brings Harambe Back to Life on Twitter

Anonymous Hacker Brings Harambe Back to Life on Twitter

Aug 21, 2016

On Saturday, the Cincinnati Zoo director, Thane Maynard’s Twitter account was breached. The hacker changed Maynard’s profile photo to a pic of Harambe. Harambe was a silver-backed gorilla who was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo when a 3 year old boy

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Should Uber Drivers be Fingerprinted in Background Checks?

Should Uber Drivers be Fingerprinted in Background Checks?

May 8, 2016

I’ve heard a LOT of talk recently about Uber and Lyft’s pending exit from the Austin, TX marketplace, and I can’t say that I blame them. On one hand — Government “regulation,” only stifles competition… but on the other, when one realizes that

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AdBlock Plus Wants you to Pay for what you Read Online

AdBlock Plus Wants you to Pay for what you Read Online

May 3, 2016

Online publishers often hate ad-blockers like AdBlock Plus. Owners of smaller blog sites complain that they get little to no revenue from the work they produce. You may have also noticed some major news sites like Forbes and Wired have restricted access to

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Can a “Brain Map” Decode Our Inner Thoughts?

Can a “Brain Map” Decode Our Inner Thoughts?

May 2, 2016

There is a lot we don’t know about the human brain and our understanding of how they process language is still a pretty big mystery to us. Currently, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley are building a “semantic atlas” of the brain

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If Facebook Paid you, Would you Post More?

If Facebook Paid you, Would you Post More?

Apr 21, 2016

Facebook recently circulated a survey that suggests they might pay users for sharing content on their personal profile. This might remind people of Tsu, a social media company that “shares revenues with its users and those who invited them into tsu”: Over the

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Facebook Messenger Adds New VoIP Feature

Facebook Messenger Adds New VoIP Feature

Apr 20, 2016

From Gadget Diary: “Facebook Group calling is now available and you can easily do a conference call using the feature.” Here is a sneak peak into the new Facebook Messenger Group Calling app: Over the next 24 hours, Facebook is going to roll

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