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Looks like comodo CA got popped, time to rethink OCSP and CRL. Looks like only a handful are using the alternative http://dev.chromium...



The U.S. military has dispatched one of its secret propaganda planes to the skies around Libya. And...


Exploit reliability has been a primary goal of the Metasploit Framework since the beginning. We require all modules to be consistent, reliable, and in cases where targeting is tricky, for this to...


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Great infographic comparing China's states to various countries based on population GDP etc.


The e-mail confirmed it: everything was finally back on schedule after weeks of maddening, inexplicable delay. A 747 cargo plane had just lifted off f


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Genius
It's a clever hack, but an old problem: the authentication in these sorts of normal operations isn't good enough to prevent abuse....
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Photo above by Richard Masoner
This is a guest post by Steve Cable
When reading the Ngapipi Rd cyclist sign thread...


Via The Register UK -

Morgan Stanley was hit by a “very sensitive” breach to its network by the same...


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Inequality of wealth has increased in some countries, especially China but decreased globally.


A Russian hacker convicted of the $9 million hack of RBS WorldPay has avoided jail and has been given only a suspended sentence.
Yevgeny Anikin, 27, received a suspended sentence of five...


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“They broke into one of HBGary’s servers that was used for tech support, and they got emails through compromising an insecure Web server at HBGary Federal,” Hoglund said. “...


Here's an interesting little gadget: NoteSlate, an monochrome e-ink tablet built for writing.

First models are due in June and will retail for $99....


The successful assassination of a high-ranking member of Hamas early last year in Dubai followed an unsuccessful attempt by the same hit team two months earlier, according to a magazine story out...


Normally we advise you to secure your computer to prevent people from accessing it remotely. After all, you don't want them to see what you're doing, accessing your files or installing keylogging...


Drupal 7 has been a multi-year effort on behalf of over 1,000 contributors. Since February 2008, we've manged to make enormous improvements; it is a true...


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Ron Paul: Was it not once considered patriotic to stand up to our government when it is wrong?
A bunch of folks have been submitting...


A few minutes ago I read this email on Bugtraq mailing list which is the following:

Hi,

i just found out that there is a hidden...


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Holly fuck, Tiwai Point uses more electricity than Auckland!


This is one of the diplomatic cables about New Zealand held by Wikileaks .


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Mmmm... coooookies

Often, software hackers are the activists that push software giants towards updating vulnerable applications. In todays example, [Eric Butler]...


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Chinese newspaper columnist complains that watching movies and music on the ipad requires payment -- lol
The official mouthpiece newspaper of the Chinese Communist...