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  1. Malware Korean bank heist attack Bangladesh fraud? on Malware Bank Attacks May Be Linked To Sony Pictures Hack (blogspot.fr) · · Score: 1

    Who's behind the malware that prevents peoples brains saying Microsoft Windows in relation to malware fraud.

  2. Police tactics for fighting Microsoft Botnets .. on Police Reveal Tactics For Fighting Botnets (databreachtoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Have the Police considered prosecuting people for allowing their Microsoft Windows desktop computer being hijacked to be used in such botnets.

  3. Re: Did you just say Pornhub .. on Pornhub Launches Bug Bounty Program With Rewards Up To $25,000 (techweekeurope.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Your anonymous asshole is duly noted !

  4. Did you just say Pornhub .. on Pornhub Launches Bug Bounty Program With Rewards Up To $25,000 (techweekeurope.co.uk) · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Are we now reduced to advertising porn on slashdot. ref

  5. Syed Rizwan Farook and the GoPro cameras on FBI Has Sights On Larger Battle Over Encryption After Apple Feud (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Where are the GoPro cameras, where is the third suspect, why was a 'disaster drill' going on before the shooting. How did a coworker manage to identify one shooter as Farook as they were all wearing masks. Why did Farook attend the 'departmental event' in civvies only to rush out after being insulted to return in combat gear.

    San Bernardino Jihadis Strapped GoPros to Their Body Armor

  6. How the US fuelled the rise of Isis on After ISIS, Americans Fear Cyberattacks Most (theatlantic.com) · · Score: 0

    "the first being ISIS. The terrorist group is scary by design, relying on propaganda videos and ultra-violent attacks to spread fear and project power."

    The self same ISIS that US policy effectively incubated in the Middle East. link

  7. Website pushes Microsoft ransomware on US Toy Maker Maisto's Website Pushes Ransomware (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Corrected title for accuracy ..

  8. Microsoft limits Cortana search to Bing on Microsoft Limits Cortana Search Box In Windows 10 To Bing and Edge Only (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    How would the EU Commission feel about Microsoft limiting Cortana search to Bing and Edge only?

  9. Windows 10 update interrupts Weather .. on Microsoft Buys Into DNA Data Storage (ieee.org) · · Score: 0
  10. Nuclear Plant Infected With Computer Virus? on German Nuclear Plant Infected With Computer Virus (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    By any chance would this 'computer Virus' only work on Microsoft Windows running on Intel based hardware?

  11. Intel shifting focus away from PC business .. on Intel Declares Independence From PC, Prioritizes Cloud, IoT and 5G Efforts · · Score: 1

    "The chip maker also plans to focus on chips and technologies for IoT devices"

    Before connecting 'things' to the Internet, how about fixing the defective MMU that comes in most WinTEL personal computers.

  12. NSA spying to protect us from terrorists? on Spy Chief Complains That Edward Snowden Sped Up Spread of Encryption By 7 Years (theintercept.com) · · Score: 1

    It is a truth universally acknowledged, that the state security apparatus expends most of their efforts spying on their own people, under the bogus pretext of protecting us from the 'terrorists'.

  13. Which one is missing from this list? on Software Audits: How High-Tech Software Vendors Play Hardball (infoworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Slashdot: "Dan Tynan offers an inside look at how high-tech software vendors such as Adobe, Oracle, and IBM play hardball over software licensing"

    Actual article: "The most frequent requests come from the usual suspects: Microsoft, Oracle, Adobe, IBM, and SAP."

  14. Aren't the new editors of slashdot aware that most of the readers here are dyed-in-the wool techies.

  15. Computer runs on power from ambient RF field on This Battery-Free Computer Sucks Power Out Of Thin Air (fastcodesign.com) · · Score: 1

    "Researchers .. have created the WISP .. it sucks in radio waves emitted from a standard, off-the-shelf RFID reader .. and converts them into electricity.

    Similarly to how a crystal set works, that uses the ambient RF field to power itself, as invented around 1900. And it doesn't 'suck' anything out of the air, it absorbs rf energy through electro-magnetic induction. ref

  16. Largest encrypted network used by organized crime? on Dutch Police Seize Encrypted Communication Network With 19,000 Users (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Does this mean the NoSuchAgency have backdoors into all other systems? Of course if your secret keys reside on some server, then they're not really secret, just ask BlackBerry

  17. Jihadis twice as likely to be CIA trainees .. on Jihadis Twice As Likely To Be Students of Science Than Of Sharia (telegraph.co.uk) · · Score: 2

    How many of them had training from the CIA at Camp Peary? ref

  18. Facebook Microsoft Facebook Microsoft Facebook Mic on Over 1 Million People Use Tor To Check Facebook Anonymously Each Month (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Two Facebook articles, only the one Microsoft article, what gives slashdot? Is it because without these two technological titans, the computing revolution we're experiencing today would never have happened.

  19. Facebook and newsfeeds? on Facebook Might Finally Kill Clickbait With New Algorithm Tweaks (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 1

    What business is it of Facebook to suggest what news I read and who gave them permission to monitor my browsing habits?

    The solution is to edit /etc/hosts: and insert this line: 127.0.0.1 facebook.com ..

  20. Re:Primes are most likely to be odd. on Mathematicians Discover Prime Conspiracy (quantamagazine.org) · · Score: 1

    It would be most unlikely to find an even prime greater than two :)

  21. How is this a security issue? on Android Banking Trojan Masquerades As Flash Player, Circumvents 2FA · · Score: 1

    "Android trojan .. disguises itself as Flash Player and spreads via unofficial app stores"

    It would be a real story if this Android 'banking trojan silently installed itself without the end user taking action. This kind of non-story belongs over on the Microsoft Register.

  22. Re:Security researcher on KeRanger Mac Ransomware Based On Linux Forebear, Not Windows · · Score: 1

    'Why would a so-called "security researcher" manufacture and publish ransomware?

    The Anti Virus industry are making a good living out of malware. It's similar to a drug pusher distributing free samples to get people hooked before coming after them for revenue.

  23. Linux ransomware torments Mac users? on KeRanger Mac Ransomware Based On Linux Forebear, Not Windows · · Score: 2

    How does this 'Linux ransomware' get onto the computer without the end user visiting a malicious site and explicidly downloading and installing the program?

  24. A feminist glaciology framework for research? on Reason Excoriates Paper On "Glaciers, Gender, and Science" (reason.com) · · Score: 1

    "A feminist glaciology framework for global environmental change research ref

    Good Grief!

  25. A Honeypot tool for detecting Windows intrusions on Dell Open Sources DCEPT, a Honeypot Tool For Detecting Network Intrusions (helpnetsecurity.com) · · Score: 1

    "DCEPT (Domain Controller Enticing Password Tripwire) is a honeytoken-based tripwire for Microsoft's Active Directory." ref