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Kim has made his USB Killer by combining camera flash parts with AA battery and made it such that the USB pendrive will deliver 300 volts when plugged into an unsuspecting computer. It’s effectively the same as a power surge, but the difference is that most power supplies have protection against those. The inbuilt USB buses in computer/laptop don’t offer the same kind of resistance, and consequently relay the energy to the rest of the computer, instantly killing it....

Satoru Iwata stood out due to his friendly and outward behavior and unabashed love for games amidst a sea of “professional CEOs”, In the 2000s, he won laurels for restoring Nintendo’s flagging fortunes, guiding it towards more user-friendly consoles such as the Nintendo DS and Wii. Here are some of the crucial moments in his life story. The self-taught video game programmer was also loved for his modest approach and his imagination of making gaming more inclusive....

Top 10 Best Screen Recording Software For Your Windows PC/LaptopIn this article, we have made a list of top 10 best screen recording software for your Windows PC/laptop.1. CamStudio (Free)2. Icecream Screen Recorder (Free)3. Ezvid (Free)4. ActivePresenter (Free + Paid)5. Jing (Free)6. Fraps (Paid) (Free – Trial Version Only)7. Screenr (Free)8. Webinaria (Free & Open Source)9. Rylstim Screen Recorder (Free)10. Camtasia Studio (Paid) (Free – Trial Version only) Such tools prove helpful when you want to make an effective video tutorial, market your business to online customers, or even recording a new manoeuvre in your favorite game....

Bitcoin is an innovative payment network which has revolutionized business transactions and taken the cyber world by storm. It is the first “decentralized digital currency.” This is peer to peer i.e. P2P transaction which does not involve any banks or any intermediaries which means the users do not have to bear the fees for their transactions. This has a world wide network as it is joined to the several currency exchanges where the currencies can be exchanged for other currencies of that country....

With new programming languages being written, frameworks being created, the world of programming is full of action. There are some lists that suggest that there are close to 300 different programming languages one can learn. As the technology world continues to grow especially with the oncoming deluge of Internet of Things (IoT), the need for programmers and other affiliated coding skills continue to rise. However, given the fact that there are close to 300 different programming languages one can learn, pursuing the right programming language from a career perspective can be a big challenge....

For the uninitiated, FBI along with other law enforcement agencies had arrested Vaulin in Poland after a police raid. The FBI also confiscated the world’s most popular torrent website, Kat.cr during the raid. The arrest of Vaulim led to a big churning in torrents community with The Pirate Bay and Extratorrents emerging as most popular torrent websites. KickassTorrents has made a comeback with a new domain called katcr.co/new but it is yet to create any mark....

The data is considered to have been obtained as recently as this Monday, as the company saw sensitive company information and streamer earnings. While the leaks do not seem to contain the login credentials like email IDs or passwords, the users are still being encouraged to change the login information as soon as possible. The “extent” of the leak More than 100GB of confidential information, including the source code of the streaming platform, technical details of unannounced and unreleased projects, and the income of the streamers was leaked to the anonymous image hosting site 4chan....

Twitter’s new and free iPhone app: Periscope, which was much awaited was finally released last week basically to beat the rival app Meerkat. Periscope allows users to stream live videos and audio from their phones to the Twitter feeds and in just few days the app has gained many addictive fans across the globe. When users tune in mid stream they can either paste a heart or submit their comments to indicate that they have liked it and this video will immediately pop up in real time over the Tweet feed....

Twitter’s new Status feature is very similar to Facebook’s older status feature that allowed users to create a post by adding pre-written labels and text of their choice to give additional context to their posts. Some of the Twitter statuses, include “Shower thoughts,” “Picture of the day,” “AMA,” “Vacation Mode,” “Spoiler alert,” “Hot take,” “Traveling,” “Unpopular opinion,” and more are also accompanied by emojis. At present, users cannot customize their status and need to select from Twitter’s existing list....

Possibly the most condemning charge against DEA officer Carl Mark Force IV which involves the undercover officer secretly screwed with the investigation to make money. The complaint says Force tried to extort Dread Pirate Roberts by saying he’d give the government information unless DPR paid $250,000. The complaint also says that Force created a persona called “French Maid” and convinced DPR to pay “French Maid” $100,000 for information on the government’s investigation....

Top 3 KickassTorrents Alternatives:- The Pirate Bay leads Now the media anti-piracy groups have turned their eyes on these top torrent websites. Last week, authorities in France shut down two obscure KickAssTorrents alternatives DL-Protect and Zone-Telechargement. Though not big as TPB and ExtraTorrents, both DL-Protect and Zone-Telechargement were the most visited torrents websites in France. Now with the close down of these two major torrent sites in France, it is rumored that a number of other sites may also face piracy crackdown soon....

Ubuntu forum was used by Linux devs, Ubuntu users and aficionados to discuss the bugs, flaws, upcoming builds and other general Linux talk. “There has been a security breach on the Ubuntu Forums site. We take information security and user privacy very seriously, follow a strict set of security practices and this incident has triggered a thorough investigation. Corrective action has been taken, and full service of the Forums has been restored....

On Tuesday, Cyber Security Challenge UK launched ‘Cyphinx’, a 3D virtual skyscraper that has been created within the world of Minecraft, which will host cybersecurity games, competitions and ciphers as well provide recruitment opportunities for potential cyber security personnel, according to a release. Cyphinx will feature the first use of the game Minecraft as a cyber skill development. It will also act as a community hub where users can go and meet with others who might also be interested in a career in cybersecurity....

MBIA Inc suffers huge data breachTurn and Twist MBIA, Inc. is a financial services company and USA’s largest bond insurer. It was founded in 1973 as the Municipal Bond Insurance Association. It is headquartered in Armonk, New York, and has approximately 400 employees. As of now the MBIA Inc management or the security team does not have any idea of how many customers data may have been leaked/stolen due to the above exfiltration attempt....

$20 Micro Controller can Hijack Computers by Emulating Mouse and Keyboard #USBDrivebyBlind FaithSystems vulnerablePrevious USB Hacks Blind Faith The gadget, dubbed USBdriveby by Kamkar, leverages the fact that many systems blindly trust USB devices connected to them. Once the USB drive is connected to a machine, it can be used to disable firewalls, download malware, change DNS settings or even to the extent of creating a backdoor onto the system. And once the device has been disconnected from the system, the victim machine can be used under attackers command and control....

Speaking to Newsbeat about the hack, Phillips blames “jealous hackers”. “I’m thinking it’s because of all the recent press I’ve been doing about my success with Vine,” he told Newsbeat, “It’s definitely a hack. My passwords change every week and my email address is completely generic. You wouldn’t be able to guess.” The 22 year old Vine celebrity from Bridgend has more than 285 million loops on Vine and an international fan following....

Always Change Passwords Regularly While this one should be a no-brainer, it’s surprising how many people don’t follow this simple etiquette. Server access passwords, social media accounts, network access, even the PIN on your cell phone, all of these should be changed and varied on a regular basis. Although it seems like a pain, avoid making these passwords too simple. Passwords should be strong and lengthy, contain both capital and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols....

Everybody’s talking about the future of Bitcoin and it’s price in short and long terms. And that’s what we’re about to discuss as well, but first… let’s cast our minds back and go through all the record points of the BTC to USD rate in 2017. This will help us with future predictions. Bitcoin price throughout 2017 January – $1000. As early as the first days of January 2017, Bitcoin reached the price of one thousand dollars....

What does GDPR mean for B2B ecommerce businesses? It would be a mistake to believe that if a company caters to businesses, not to individuals, GDPR won’t affect it. Every contact person from a customer company is, in fact, an individual protected by GDPR, and B2B marketers should take it into account when planning mass-mailings and other campaigns involving customer data. The scariest thing about GDPR is that it applies to all companies regardless of their location....

Lately, we’ve been coming across plenty of news stories that talk about the web and being true to the media roots, quite a few terms end up getting lost in translation when the news gets into unknown territory. This isn’t restricted to just the news, even mainstream media has expanded its horizons with a fair number of shows and films venturing into the cyber security and hacking. All this while having a positive effect on the spread of information, also results in the spreading of incorrect information – especially so when it comes to terms such as deep and dark web being used liberally....