Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Three 17-year-old students face serious time in prison after hacking into their school’s computers and changing students’ grades and schedules, reports CBS News correspondent Anna Werner. The initial attack was three months ago. Investigators traced it to the house of Daniel…
Third party apps for Pebble Time, Pebble Time Steel and Pebble Time Round will support dictation
New software development tools being released today to third-party app developers, will allow voice dictation to be used with apps for the Pebble Time and Pebble Time Steel smartwatches. The same capability will be offered to developers for the upcoming Time Round, on November 8th. The dictation API is based…
Save $3.99 by downloading this iOS Alarm Clock app for free (limited time only)
For those who usually eschew Apple’s free app of the week, this week’s freebie will not only save you $3.99, but it actually could come in handy. The Wake Alarm Clock is available for your iPhone, iPad, and yes, your iPod Touch. Of course, alarm clock apps are plentiful in…
Snowden outlines government cellphone hacking tools, says he’s willing to do time in U.S.
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden said Monday that he’s willing to return to the U.S. and serve time in prison but won’t allow the government to use him to punish other whistleblowers. “I’ve volunteered to go to prison with the…
Pink HTC One M9 offered by HTC in the U.S. just in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Offering the pink HTC One M9 on its U.S. website, HTC says that the limited edition of its flagship is wearing pink to help raise awareness of breast cancer. Available until 11:59pm PDT on October 31st, there are two different variants offered. One is a pink colored One M9, while…
How I Handled Credit Card Fraud (for the Fourth Time)
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Credit and debit card fraud is inevitable today. In just over a year, I’ve experienced four bouts of fraud: one with a debit card and three with credit cards. The experiences changed the way I access my cash and swipe to…
Hackers for hire: The dangers of small time cyber-crime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Black market websites have offered a wide array of services aimed at the aspiring cyber-criminal for some time. However, recent attention has been given to a new breed of websites that offer hacking services to a much broader market. Hacking, it…
Pebble officially unveils the Time Round, the thinnest and lightest smartwatch in the world
Pebble, the smartwatch manufacturer that rose to glory through a range of extremely successful Kickstarter campaigns, has just announced its first round smartwatch, the aptly named Pebble Time Round. Pebble says that the Time Round is the thinnest and lightest smartwatch in the world, and at dimensions of 7.5mm and…
10 MOST NOTORIOUS HACKERS OF ALL TIME
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans 1. Jonathan James Known as “comrade” by many online, 15-year-old Jonathan James was the first juvenile convicted and jailed in the United States for hacking. James hacked into companies like Bell South, as well as the Miami-Dade school system and the…
“Hackers” was ahead of its time
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans SINCE “Hackers” was released more than 20 years ago, the number of Internet users has grown from 25 million in 1994 to more than 3 billion in 2014. Do the math. The term also is more engrained in our brains because…