Amazon prepares to enter the used digital goods resale fray The headline news this week was Amazon being awarded a US patent for a “secondary market for digital objects,” which according to the patent abstract, include “e-books, audio, video, computer … View full post on O’Reilly News and Commentary For…
DHS to ask Linde Electronics to extract and store helium-3 gas
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection To address the chronic shortage of helium-3 gas, which is widely used as a neutron detection component for radiation detection devices, a DHS agency plans to sign a sole source procurement with Linde Electronics & Specialty Gases, of Stewartsville, NC, to extract from existing…
SSCC 95 – Oracle patches, lost USB sticks, App Store shenanigans and WiFi heists
Chet and Duck take on the week’s news once again in their inimitable and informative style. You’ll be glad to hear that there are several “good news” stories this week – data that didn’t leak, malware that didn’t infect, and cybercriminals who didn’t get away with it! View full post…
Asus store hacked, administration credentials leaked by NullCrew
another big name computer hardware manufacture has been struck by hackers, this time its ASUS but more so the online webstore that asus uses to sell its products such as laptops, pcs, netbooks and accessories. View full post on Cyber War […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry… View full…
Apple enhances App Store security with new measures
Apple appears to have enhanced its iTunes account security by asking users a series of security questions on their iOS devices. Users are confronted with a “Security Info Required” prompt and asked to provide answers to their choice of three security questions. Users are also asked to provide a second…
Watchung police report theft of phone, burglary of liquor store, credit-card fraud
WATCHUNG — Township police report the following thefts: Someone stole a $650 display phone from the AT&T store on Route 22 on March 24. TGI Friday reported that two men and two women, all in their 20s, left without paying… View full post on credit report fraud – Yahoo! News…
Google’s Chrome Web store used to spread malware
Crooks have found a new venue to push malware: the official Google Chrome Web Store. It was recently used to hawk Chrome browser extensions secretly hijacking users’ Facebook profiles. According to Kaspersky Lab expert Fabio Assolini, one malicious extension hosted on Google’s own servers contained hidden code that “can gain complete…
Google’s Chrome Web store used to spread malware
Crooks have found a new venue to push malware: the official Google Chrome Web Store. It was recently used to hawk Chrome browser extensions secretly hijacking users’ Facebook profiles. According to Kaspersky Lab expert Fabio Assolini, one malicious extension hosted on Google’s own servers contained hidden code that “can gain complete…
Store warning over PayPoint con trick
A ‘CLEVER’ credit card scam sweeping the country has landed in Weston, costing one shopkeeper hundreds of pounds. View full post on credit card scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
OS X Mountain Lion Overview, Leaked iPad 3 Back Piece, 25 Billion App Store Downloads & More
READ FIRST This is the seventy-fifth episode of BestTechInfo And Rumors! Links to the articles discussed in this episode: 1. Apple Reveals OS X Mountain Lion – Messages, Notification Center, AirPlay Mirroring, Game Center And More: www.besttechinfo.com 2. OS X Mountain Lion Demo Video: www.besttechinfo.com 3. Apple Starts Counting Down…