52922535
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ilikenwf writes:
While any given phone can be running a number of OSes, many if not all of them have RTOS firmware made by one of two manufacturers. The RTOS in both Qualcomm and Infinieon chips have been found to implicitly trust all commands they receive over the air. There are numerous potential exploits, including remote code execution with a 73 byte message. Considering law enforcement and hackers alike can spoof cell towers, there is a potential disaster.
49880781
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ilikenwf writes:
For a cool $10,000,000.00, the prototype of a surveillance rock full of spy gadgets could be yours! More importantly, server backups from the gentleman's time at Lockheed are included, being the real valuable in this auction, as it contains schematics and such. The seller seems to think that the current xBee radio products are actually based on his work with Lockeed. The proceeds will go towards legal action the seller is apparently taking against his former employer.
49770899
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ilikenwf writes:
Today it has been confirmed that the NSA, contrary to their own word, has the capability to monitor 75% of domestic internet traffic, and stores all domestic emails. So much for their cyber spying programs being limited to suspects and foreign nationals — does this mean they consider every U.S. citizen a criminal? Heap in the fact they're working on a real time facial recognition system to use live with security camera feeds, and you have a situation that makes George Orwell spin in his grave.
48676499
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ilikenwf writes:
Hackaday's owner, Jason Calacanis, has decided to sell the popular hacking/modding site for around $540,000. Multiple parties are interested; the most promising buyer at the moment appears to be the current editors, who are attempting to buy the site via crowdsourcing and incorporate it under a nonprofit to keep the hacks flowing. One way or another, the site should survive.
47894211
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ilikenwf writes:
Todd Fischer, the man behind this iconic prop from the movie that spawned countless hackers has come forward recently to announce it's sale in the near future. Interestingly enough, it still works, although the disk drive was damaged in shipping after the movie's conclusion, and was trashed.
47421271
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ilikenwf writes:
Pioneers of the Inevitable has announced on their blog that they will be folding on June 28. Started in 2007, the company went on to create the Songbird Desktop and mobile players, as well as the Songbird.me Facebook app. Their legacy lives on in Nightingale, an open source fork of the Songbird Desktop player that runs on Linux, Windows and Mac. No word yet on whether or not their currently closed source code will be opened up or not, but their contributions to the world of open source software are appreciated, and won't be forgotten.
45485179
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ilikenwf writes:
Nightingale, the multi-platform open source media player (fork of Songbird, who closed it's SVN to the public) has released version 1.12. Sporting bug fixes, code improvements, new features, and generally better speed and stability, this is the best version to date. Features include a plethora of new and updated add-ons, a fully vanilla XULRunner backend, better usage of system libraries on Linux, and the much desired ability to integrate with Unity and Gnome (PPA and binary packages here).
41768501
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ilikenwf writes:
Whether you agree with his rationale for doing so or not, Adrian Lamo has come forward to discuss his reasoning for exposing Bradley Manning. Manning, now in federal custody, leaked thousands of US intelligence files and documents. Lamo's side of the story shows that he was concerned for Manning's mental health and stability, and for the lives Manning was risking by releasing classified material — Afghan informants, for instance. Either way, this goes to show that if you're going to release stolen/hacked documents, it's best you do it anonymously and don't brag about it.
9745398
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ilikenwf writes:
A student and his family have sued his highschool after he was repremanded for “improper behavior in his home,” using a photo taken from the camera as evidence. Surprisingly, this didn't happen in a more police state nation like England or Austrailia — nay, it happened in Philadelphia, PA. While this may appear to be a cut and dry 1st Amendment (and possible pedophilia) violation, the school is actually backing the actions of the principal.
5920433
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ilikenwf writes:
SPSS is an extremely expensive piece of software. After showing it to a professor and proving that it does all of the necessary statistical functions, I have been able to convince my school to use at least one piece of opensource software over a closed source version that they are currently paying thousands of dollars for. PSPP is fully functional and a GNU project, and I for one am satisfied. It does all of the functions I need to get through my assignments. A demo video is included.
1344733
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ilikenwf writes:
This article was recently published in 2600 and describes the methods required to setup a little empire of websites designed specifically to make money off of stupid internet users who are generally considered "n00bs." Many resources and plugins discussed in this article could be adapted for use in a more white or greyhat way, should you choose to do so.
1325679
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ilikenwf writes:
I assume that everyone here in the U.S. is following the Wootoff. In that accord, I present this bash script that will sound an alarm at the moment a Bag of Crap is posted on Woot.com. Get it here.
