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Submission + - Hacker arrested after cracking Federal Reserve (federalnewsradio.com)

Submitted by PatPending
PatPending writes: Eastern District of New York Press Release

Defendant's Criminal Activities Extended to the National Security Sector

A four-count indictment was returned by a federal grand jury in Brooklyn today charging Lin Mun Poo, a resident and citizen of Malaysia, with hacking into a computer network of the Federal Reserve Bank and possessing more than 400,000 stolen credit and debit card numbers.1 The defendant was arrested on a criminal complaint shortly after his arrival in the United States on October 21, 2010, and has been held in custody since then. The case has been assigned to United States District Judge Dora L. Irizarry.
Linux

Submission + - All you need is BASH? (linuxconfig.org)

Submitted by lagi
lagi writes: i was looking for a quick way to manage a CentOS dedicated web server's services, configs and other common tasks, so that my co-workers will have easier life while managing things like Apache Virtual Hosts config files. and control services (via SSH, not using any server management tool) ... i'm a LAMP freelancer developer, so the logical thing was writing a PHP CLI script that does some cool stuff, but then i remembered the days all i knew about Linux is that it's called "hurricane" and then "apollo" and that was c00l! (not as much as Slackware) and i also had this BASH script to fire my ISDN connection, always worked like magic. so i looked in google for some Bash Scripting Tutorials and found this one, it covers all basic topics as well as some advance onces too, all topics with examples and are very straightforward. so i ended up with a 30 minutes script that restarts services, and manage some apache config files in a git like syntax. so now that i have this great ref by my side, i would like to know what other common development and deployment tasks i can do with bash? or maybe i should get a server management software like webmin? looks a bit too heavy for my needs...
Linux

Submission + - Microsoft Windows vs. The Linux OS (systechblog.com)

Submitted by systechblog
systechblog writes: Most people purchase computers to run programs – whether it is to send email, browse the web, meet friends of girlfriends on msn messenger, do office work or just play solitaire. People buy computers to use programs for their functionality not to run operating systems be in Microsoft Windows, the new Microsoft Vista product , the Mac Operations Systems or the various Linux Operating Systems – be they Ubuntu Linux , Mandiva , Knoppix or Debian.
Government

Submission + - BBC Against Government Web-Control Plans (eweekeurope.co.uk)

Submitted by jhernik
jhernik writes: The BBC is prepared to release software that will name and shame ISPs that show preferential bandwidth management

The BBC is working on software for its iPlayer service that will show if an ISP is throttling bandwidth.

At the FT World Telecoms Conference in London, Erik Huggers, BBC’s head of future media and technology, said, “I’ve blogged previously about my thoughts on traffic management but plainly, an open and neutral internet is crucial to the growth of our digital economy. Further, there is a need for consumers to know what sort of broadband package they are buying – or switching to – and the level of service they can expect.”
Technology

Submission + - Speed Up Your Internet Bandwidth By 20% (systechblog.com) 1

Submitted by systechblog
systechblog writes: Windows uses 20% of your bandwidth Here’s how to Get it back

A nice little tweak for XP. Microsoft reserve 20% of your available bandwidth for their own purposes (suspect for updates and interrogating your machine etc..)
Ubuntu

Submission + - Which is the best netbook OS: Windows or Ubuntu? (pcpro.co.uk) 1

Submitted by Barence
Barence writes: With the arrival last month of Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition, PC Pro has revisited a familiar question: which operating system is best for a netbook?. The magazine has run a series of benchmarks on a Asus Eee PC 1008HA running Windows XP Home, two versions of Windows 7 (with and without Aero switched on) and Ubuntu Netbook Edition. The operating systems are tested for start-up performance, Flash handling and video, among other tests. The results are closer than you might think.
Microsoft

Submission + - Internet Explorer 9 Caught Cheating In SunSpider (digitizor.com) 2

Submitted by dkd903
dkd903 writes: A Mozilla engineer has uncovered something embarrassing for Microsoft – Internet Explorer is cheating in the SunSpider Benchmark. The SunSpider, although developed by Apple, has nowadays become a very popular choice of benchmark for the JavaScript engines of browsers.
Security

Submission + - New Rootkit Bypasses Windows Code-Signing Security (threatpost.com)

Submitted by Trailrunner7
Trailrunner7 writes: In recent versions of Windows, specifically Vista and Windows 7, Microsoft has introduced a number of new security features designed to prevent malicious code from running. But attackers are continually finding new ways around those protections, and the latest example is a rootkit that can bypass the Windows driver-signing protection.

The functionality is contained in TDL4, which is the latest version of an older rootkit also known as TDSS. TDSS has been causing serious trouble for users for more than two years now, and is an example of a particularly pernicious type of rootkit that infects the master boot record of a PC. This type of malware often is referred to as a bootkit and can be extremely difficult to remove once it's detected. The older versions of TDSS--TDL1, TDL2 and TDL3--are detected by most antimalware suites now, but it's TDL4 that's the most problematic right now.

TDL4 has a specific function that is designed to bypass a protection in Windows 7 and Windows Vista that requires kernel-level code loaded onto a machine to be signed. The Windows kernel-mode code signing policy is mainly applicable on 64-bit machines.
Google

Submission + - Fox dating Google behind Bing's back? (google.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Noticed today that the top Apple story in Google News is from FoxNews. As previously reported on Slashdot, Rupert fell in love with Bing and their supposed cash cow, aschewing Google and their wealth of advertising reach and opting to de-index. Well, apparently Rupert is now dating Google again behind Bing's back.

Submission + - LibreOffice: "It is wrong to blame Oracle" (derstandard.at)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: In a recent interview with derStandard.at Novell developer Michael Meeks talks about the reasoning behind the fork from OpenOffice.org, the first few weeks of the new project and plans for the future

Submission + - Rogue Email Costs Swiss Bank $10m GM Account (itworld.com)

Submitted by itwbennett
itwbennett writes: An email accidentally sent by an analyst at Swiss bank UBS to over 100 recipients and containing details (including pricing) of General Motors' planned $13 billion share issue has cost the bank the $10 million it would have received in fees. In an SEC filing, GM said UBS could not remain an underwriter on the deal because investors buying stock could seek refunds or damages.
Microsoft

Submission + - Did Microsoft alter Windows sales figures? (informationweek.com)

Submitted by Saxophonist
Saxophonist writes: InformationWeek claims to have analyzed Microsoft's most recent Form 10-Q and observed that a reported increase in earnings for the Windows unit may be due to accounting trickery rather than actual sales growth. Microsoft apparently increased its reported revenues for its Windows, Server & Tools, and Office units at least partly through shifting revenues from other units. While there may be nothing "to suggest the company's revisions violate any accounting rules," the actual growth in Windows sales was likely nowhere near the high double-digit percentage growth claimed. InformationWeek speculates that revenues from Xbox and Surface may have been among the revenues shifted to the other divisions.
Privacy

Submission + - Web-Users Fall For Fake AV (eweekeurope.co.uk)

Submitted by jhernik
jhernik writes: Fearing their computers may be prone to viruses, many web-users download fake anti-virus software, only to find later that their bank details have been hacked.

According to the latest research by GetSafeOnline.org, the UK’s national internet security initiative, a rising nunber of organised criminal gangs are tricking security-conscious intenet-users into purchasing anti-virus software to access their bank details.

Posing as legitimate IT helpdesks, these fraudsters target internet users concerned about protecting their computers. By offering free virus checks, they normally tell consumers that their machines are infected and offer fake security software protection – usually costing around £30 – which is actually malicious software in disguise.

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