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Dirt Jumper DDoS Toolkit Riddled With Vulnerabilities
A security vendor has turned the tables on malicious hackers by releasing details of a vulnerability in a popular toolkit used to launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against corporate websites. The toolkit in question is the infamous Dirt Jumper, which is based on the RussKill application that has become one of the most ...
Twitter Rolls Out Rule Changes For Its API
Twitter hasn’t exactly had the smoothest of relationships with app developers over the last few months, following last year’s announcement that it would soon introduce stricter rules and regulations for those who build apps linked to the messaging platform. Last Thursday, Twitter finally expanded upon what it what it meant by ‘tightening up its rules’, ...
Facebook Digs Deep Underground with Sub-Zero Storage Facility
Facebook is taking some serious steps to backup its data, constructing a dedicated underground building right next door to its Prineville, Oregon, facility that will eventually house a ‘deep storage’ device well out of harm’s way. The social media network said that its ‘Sub-Zero’ project, which was announced earlier this week, will be used as an ...
RT News Hit By DDoS Attack, Taken Offline For Three Hours
The cyber wars are heating up, with the popular Russian government funded RT News becoming the latest victim to fall foul of a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that knocked the site out of action for around three hours earlier today. RT News, whose pro-Russian government stance has seen them publish a number ...
Slowly But Surely, Lenovo’s Catching Up
HP must be feeling increasingly anxious at the moment. Not only has the company just reported staggering losses of $9 billion over the last quarter, but its status as the world’s leading PC maker is increasingly under threat. While HP struggles, Lenovo’s star continues to rise as its share of the PC market just keeps ...
Google Maps Adds 1 Million Public Transport Stops and Routes
Getting around on public transport just got a whole lot easier for smartphone users, and once again we have Google Maps to be thankful to – the service has just introduced public transit schedules for one million train, bus, subway and tram stops in more than 500 cities worldwide. The new feature is available through ...
AT&T Launches DriveMode App To Promote Safe Driving
With almost 100,000 car accidents resulting in injury or death each year due to people texting whilst driving, AT&T has taken it upon itself to raise awareness of the problem, launching a new campaign and mobile application to encourage people to stop. The new public awareness effort is from AT&T is part of its ongoing ...
Germany Gets Tough On Facebook Facial Recognition
Data protection officials in Germany have demanded that Facebook destroy its entire archive of files based on facial recognition technology, accusing it of breaking European laws by compiling a vast photo-database of its users without their consent. The demand follows the reopening of an investigation that was suspended in June of this year, after German ...
SalamWorld, A Social Network For Those Who Appreciate Islamic Values
Religious types who are fed up with all the sleazy images posted onto Facebook will soon have an altogether more conservative platform to help them while away the hours – a new social network with a distinctly Islamic flavor. SalamWorld, as the network is called, is set for its big launch in November with the ...
Hurricanes Loom Ominously Over The Cloud
The USA is no stranger to extreme weather, the sweltering hot summer alone is proof of that. And now, with the 2012 hurricane season now upon us, those living on the east and gulf coasts are bracing themselves for storms that have the potential to quite literally tear the house down. Anyone else who is ...