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Facebook

Submission + - iPhone Instagram users vulnerable to hackers (reventlov.com)

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helix2301
helix2301 writes: "Facebook’s popular photo sharing app for iOS, Instagram has a vulnerability that could make your account susceptible to be compromised. A security researcher Carlos Reventlov published on Friday another attack on Facebook's Instagram photo-sharing service that could allow a hacker to seize control of a victim's account."
Businesses

Submission + - $1 Billion Dollar Apple Stock Scheme (washingtonpost.com)

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helix2301
helix2301 writes: "A trader from New York has been charged in a scheme that involved the unauthorized purchase of about $1 billion of Apple stock that wound up costing his Connecticut-based employer $5 million, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. David Miller, while employed as an institutional sales trader for Rochdale Securities LLC in Stamford, executed a trade to buy 1.6 million shares of Apple Inc. stock in October on a day the company was scheduled to announce earnings, prosecutors said. The scheme was designed so Miller would profit if the stock price rose, but it declined, they said."
Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft Security Essentials loses AV-Test certificate (neowin.net)

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helix2301
helix2301 writes: "Every two months, AV-Test takes a look at popular antivirus software and security suites and tests them in several ways. In their latest test which was performed on Windows 7 during September and October, Microsoft Security Essentials didn't pass the test to achieve certification. Although that may not sound that impressive, Microsoft's program was the only one which didn't receive AV-Test's certificate. For comparison, the other free antivirus software, including Avast, AVG and Panda Cloud did."
Entertainment

Submission + - Syfy resurrects Battle Bots (ew.com)

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helix2301
helix2301 writes: "Syfy has greenlit and shot the first season of a new show where eight-foot-tall state-of-the-art humanoid robots will rock ‘em and sock ‘em in a boxing cage until one is defeated. The new series is called Robot Combat League WWE Chris Jericho will host the show. Just like the movie Real Steal the bots will be controlled by shadow-boxing operators whose movements are translated into metal-on-metal punches."
Security

Submission + - UN to Seek Internet Kill Switch Next Month (thenewamerican.com)

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helix2301
helix2301 writes: "The United Nations and a wide swath of its autocratic member regimes were drafting a plan to give a little-known UN agency control over the online world. Among the most contentious schemes: a plot to hand the International Telecommunications Union a so-called “kill switch” for the Internet that critics say would be used to smash free speech."
The Internet

Submission + - Man's positive pregnancy test leads to cancer diagnosis with Reddit's help (cbsnews.com)

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helix2301
helix2301 writes: "Reddit users may have helped another man solve a medical mystery that might have saved his life. A Reddit user submitted a web comic known as a rage comic detailing his male friend's experience of trying his ex-girlfriend's unused pregnancy test as a joke. He was shocked when the result came back positive. While the user intended the story to be amusing, others pointed out that the false positive test could be a sign of testicular cancer. He got tested and it turned out that his friend had a small tumor in one of his testicles. Because it was found so early, the cancer could be treated immediately."
Firefox

Submission + - Happy 8th Birthday Firefox (mashable.com)

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helix2301
helix2301 writes: "On November 9 2004, eight years ago today, the Mozilla foundation has launched the first version of Firefox. Mozilla’s open source browser was seen as a breath of fresh air at the time when Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6 dominated the market share, annoying many users with its numerous security issues."
Businesses

Submission + - Systemax closing Ohio plant (bizjournals.com)

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helix2301
helix2301 writes: "Systemax is closing its Miami County computer manufacturing operations. The closing of the Fletcher facility will eliminate 120 jobs, and cost Systemax about $6 million to $8 million. The company made an official statement "This was a difficult decision but necessary given competitive and cost pressures.""
Movies

Submission + - Ghostbusters 3 Filming Delayed (inquisitr.com)

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helix2301
helix2301 writes: "Sony’s financial troubles are to blame for Ghostbusters 3 filming being delayed. One of the holdups was Bill Murray refusing to do a third movie. Now due to income issues at Sony Pictures Entertainment, the studio behind the film there is a chance that Ghostbusters 3 may not make it to theaters at all."
Security

Submission + - Hackers steal customer data from Barnes & Noble keypads (cnet.com)

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helix2301
helix2301 writes: "Hackers broke into keypads at more than 60 Barnes & Noble bookstores and made off with the credit card information for customers who shopped at the stores in the last month. At least one point-of-sale terminal in 63 different stores was compromised recording card details. Since discovering the breach, the company has uninstalled all 7,000 point-of-sale terminals from its hundreds of stores for examination."
Security

Submission + - Symantec Norton Utilities 2006 source code leaked by Anonymous (thehackernews.com)

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helix2301
helix2301 writes: "Anonymous has leaked a copy of the Symantec’s Norton Utilities 2006 source code on to peer-to-peer site The Pirate Bay. If you remember around March of this year Symantec Norton Antivirus 2006 souce code was released onto The Pirate Bay.
The security vendor has admitted its servers had been compromised, but said was unlikely its customers were affected by the leak. Which since both leaks were for 2006 software I would think most customers have upgraded."
Security

Submission + - Team GhostShell leak One Million Records (thehackernews.com)

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helix2301
helix2301 writes: "Project HellFire by the hacktivist group GhostShell claims to have released one million account details from websites, in a project under the alias "Hellfire". GhostShell a hacker group linked with the Activist group Anonymous is claiming that they have hacked some major U.S. institutions including major banking institutions, accounts of politicians and has posted those details online."

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