Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The five online news sites of Embarcadero Media, including PaloAltoOnline.com, were hacked Thursday night at about 10:30 p.m. but are now back online. The sites, which provide online content for the Palo Alto Weekly, The Almanac and Mountain View Voice in…
KISS Gene Simmons On CBS Hacker Drama ‘Scorpion’ After LAPD Child Sex Crimes Raid
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Good news for KISS fans. The Demon himself, Gene Simmons is going to be in the Season 2 premiere episode of, CBS’ hit hacker drama, Scorpion, this Monday night. Speaking of hackers and hacker related things. The Simmons family home was…
Richard Dawkins sparks backlash after questioning Ahmed Mohamed’s ‘motives’
Evolutionary biologist, Richard Dawkins questions whether Ahmed Mohamed really invented an alarm clock Last week, Ahmed Mohammed, a 14-year-old Muslim teen made it to the headlines for bringing his homemade clock to school that was mistaken for a bomb by the school authorities. He was promptly arrested by the Texas…
Rebekah Brooks retakes the reins at UK newspapers four years after phone-hacking trial
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans When Rebekah Brooks returns to run Rupert Murdoch’s British newspapers today she will face the toughest challenge of her career – rebuilding her reputation and the company in the harsh glare of the public spotlight. Ms Brooks, the media mogul’s protege…
Rebekah Brooks Returning To News Corp After Phone-Hacking Scandal
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans LONDON, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Rebekah Brooks will return to her old job heading Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper division, according to the Financial Times and New York Times, just over a year after being cleared of criminal charges in a phone-hacking scandal….
After months of waiting, Xbox 360 version of Mortal Kombat X gets cancelled
Mortal Kombat X was a big critical and sales hit for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC platforms when the fighting game was released in April. Its developer NetherRealm Studios and publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment had planned to launch the game for the older Xbox 360 and PlayStation…
US University to spend $3 million on cyber security after hack attacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Rutgers University in New Brunswick is to spend up to $3 million (£1.9 million) on cyber security to prevent hackers crippling the university’s computer networks. This expensive action is in response to at least four cyber attacks during the 2014-2015 school…
Some Galaxy S7 models may come with Snapdragon 820, after rigorous testing by Samsung
We’ve already been hearing through the grapevine that Samsung has accelerated the development process of its flagships with a few months, thanks to the implementation of new project management techniques, and the upside is that the chatter about the next-gen Galaxy S7 is starting as soon as this summer. Poised…
Identity theft concerns after thieves bust into downtown building’s mailboxes
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Winnipeg police are investigating after a person broke into a downtown apartment building and stole mail. It happened at 265 Portage Avenue on Sunday. Residents were notified the next day by building management. Residents were given a notice advising them of…
AT&T Risks Hit to Reputation After Report of Data Spying for NSA
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans (Bloomberg) — AT&T Inc.s reputation may take a blow from reports suggesting the telecommunications company had a deeper level of involvement in U.S. government surveillance programs than had previously been disclosed, analysts said. AT&T had a longstanding relationship with the National…