Comment Re:Play a good April Fools joke for once (Score 1) 66
V erfrzoyr gung erznex.
Comment Re:Additional updates since the initial crash (Score 1) 80
This is exactly why I described it as a "possible" cyber attack. Could just be a bad patch push.
Submission + - Possible Cyber Attack Against South Korean Banks and TV Stations (ap.org)
B3ryllium writes: "At least four broadcasters and two banks in South Korea are reporting massive computer accessibility issues, saying that their networks are 'paralyzed' by what looks like a cyber attack. Additional reports from Twitter suggest that hundreds of computers in the country powered off simultaneously at 2:20am, and reported "Boot device not found" errors. South Korea's military has upgraded its "Information Operation Condition (INFOCOM)" level from Level 4 to Level 3 in response to this situation."
Comment Re:His passwords should not have worked (Score 1) 127
It sounds like the username shared was "ngarcia", not his own. So he was sharing an account that he created and remembered the password to, not one that was technically his own. If he did it at all, that is.
Submission + - Matthew Keys Indicted in LA Times hacking; faces up to 30 years in jail (bbc.co.uk)
B3ryllium writes: He's no Aaron Swartz — in fact, it looks like he deliberately encouraged Anonymous to hack his previous employer, and even gave them access credentials to do it — but the indictment appears to recommend charges that could result in up to 30 years in prison and a $750,000 fine. That's not right.
Comment Re:Oh, come on ... heh. (Score 1) 90
The site doesn't have ads. It's got two amazon affiliate links on the About page (for the movie Hackers and a search of William Gibson's books), but that's it.
I'm just trying to do something good.
Comment Re:Oh, come on ... heh. (Score 1) 90
Yep, that's what I thought. Epic no-win scenario.
Maybe there's a way to Kobayashi Maru it.
Comment Oh, come on ... heh. (Score 1) 90
Many of the available PCI-type scanning tools seem to recommend it, so this is wonderful. Certainly sounds riskier than the recent BEAST vulnerability.
I'm sure this will lead to a few new entries on my gibsonindex.org cyber attack severity ranking project, as people find ways to apply this attack vector.
Anyone know what Cipher Suite configuration is the "safest" now?
Comment heh. quantum news. (Score 1) 373
Gotta love quantum news posts: meaningless and meaningful at the same time, like a newspaper written by Schroedinger's Cat.
Comment outrageous! (Score 2, Informative) 177
that is outrageous! this would never happen in a civilized country
oh wait.
Comment Re:Irrelevant (Score 1) 154
Only those of us living inside Taco's head.
Comment Re:sigh (Score 3, Funny) 266
The guy who sneaks into your bookstore with a portable scanner and makes a copy of a book and leaves without buying anything isn't a "customer."
No, that's what we call "a potential customer".
Comment Re:I agree (Score 1) 785
Mr. Smarty Pants (aka The Fin) disagrees, chum.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq483GRQWnk&feature=related (part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM_r6XCRfXE&feature=related (part 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqPq_pnMrfw&feature=related (part 3)
Comment Re:3. Profit! 4. Fix the problem? (Score 0) 289
"If you throw enough Linguini at the wall eventually something will stick."
Unfortunately, it'll still be garbage.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Internet 92
MMBK writes "Our friends at JESS3 have unveiled The Ex-Blocker. It's a Firefox and Chrome plugin that erases all name and likeness of your ex from the Internet, even if they become a meme, or the president. You'll no longer have to threaten to delete your Facebook account or concoct an elaborate e-hoax to assuage the reality-shattering complications that are born from break-ups. Simply construct an Internet that omits bad vibes all together."
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