I'm shocked, shocked I tell you!
McAfee:
S. Korea major cyberattack part of 4-year spy op
The cyberattacks against South Korean
banks and news agencies which took place in March were part of a
long-term, domestic covert operation called "Operation Troy",
which was aimed at stealing sensitive military and government data,
McAfee said.
The cyberattacks
in South Korea on March 20, 2013 which reportedly affected 30,000
computers has since been dubbed "Dark Seoul".
While it remains unclear if the attacks
were state-sponsored, the security vendor said in
a report released Monday, the operation which had been going on
since 2009, were conducted by two separate hacker groups--New Romanic
Cyber Army Team and the Whois Hacking Team.
The attackers gang had infected PCs
with a malware, the 3Rat Trojan, which automatically sought out
documents of interest by scanning computers for military keywords in
English and Korean, the report noted. Once the malware identified
documents of interest, it encrypted those files and delivered them to
the hackers' servers.
… In March this year, a cyberattack
launched against local Internet service provider, LG Uplus,
resulted in server outages at three domestic broadcasters YTN, MBC,
and KBS, as well as the Shinhan Bank and NongHyup Bank.
We are becoming a nation of wimps.
The
NFL has banned fanny packs from stadiums
… Last month a story made the
rounds about how the NFL
was banning large bags such as backpacks and purses from their
stadiums. W e all moaned, but chalked it up to an increased need
for safety in the 21st century, even if some of the items prohibited,
like seat cushions, seemed a bit over the top.
… In reviewing a story about how
the Indianapolis
Colts are shipping season ticket holders bags that are pre-approved
for stadium entry, however, something caught our eye. And that
was included in the NFL’s list of banned items, along with
backpacks and purses and seat cushions, was something we could
scarcely believe: the fanny pack.
“If you are politically
active (particularly for the other party) we're gonna out ya!”
From their web site:
Public.Resource.Org
has discovered that the Internal Revenue Service has posted the
Social Security Numbers of tens of thousands of Americans on
government web sites. The database in question contains the filings
of Section
527 political organizations such as campaign committees. This
Section 527
database is an essential tool used by journalists, watchdog groups,
congressional staffers, and citizens. While the public posting of
this database serves a vital public purpose (and this database must
be restored as quickly as possible), the failure to
remove individual Social Security Numbers is an extraordinarily
reckless act.
On July 2,
Public.Resource.Org discovered this systematic violation of
Americans’ privacy and notified the U.S.
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. We documented
our findings in an audit document, copies of which were furnished
to I.R.S. officials and senior White House officials. On July 3, the
administration removed this database from public view.
Public.Resource.Org
uncovered this serious violation of federal law in the course of an
unrelated audit which was sparked when, on June 18, the I.R.S.
notified Public.Resource.Org that it had sent out an
improperly-vetted shipment of data on DVD for the January release of
the Form 990-T, the Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return.
Because the I.R.S. had publicly released that data in February, and
had not notified recipients of the bulk data subscription of this
privacy breach for several months, Public.Resource.Org conducted a
systematic examination of the breach and how it was handled and
delivered that audit
to the Inspector General on July 1, 2013.
Read more on PublicResources.org
You conspire with people you meet?
Perhaps not everone you meet is a conspirator?
Marissa Vahlsing writes:
After more than
eight months of silence, U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan
recently issued a long-awaited decision on the enforceability of a
subpoena served by Chevron on Microsoft in connection with Chevron’s
lawsuit claiming that it has been the victim of a conspiracy in the
$18.2 billion judgment against it for massive environmental
contamination in Ecuador. But Kaplan’s decision begs more
questions than it answers.
The sweeping
subpoena was one of three issued to Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft,
demanding IP usage records and identity information for the holders
of more than 100 email accounts, including environmental activists,
journalists and attorneys. Chevron’s subpoena sought personal
information about every account holder and the IP addresses
associated with every login to each account over a nine-year
period.
Read more on EarthRights
International.
[From the article:
This could allow Chevron to determine
the countries, states, cities or even buildings where the
account-holders were checking their email so as to “infer the
movements of the users over the relevant period and might permit
Chevron to makes inferences about some of the user’s professional
and personal
This might be fun until they shut them
down...
App
lets you stream TV channels to your Android phone or tablet
The US
TV & Radio Free app might seem a little too
good to be true. It streams unlimited live TV to
your Android device,
and it doesn't cost a penny.
The app offers an extensive list of
channels: AMC, Bravo, Cartoon Network, Discovery Channel, Food
Network, FX, MTV, NBC, Nickelodeon, Syfy, TBS, TNT, and lots more.
Even more surprising: a few premium channels, including HBO,
Showtime, and Starz.
According to the description shown
within the app, it's an aggregator of freely available content:
Another way to drive my students crazy?
First
Person: Laura Nissinen ‘I read the news in Latin’
… Nuntii Latini is a weekly
overview in Latin of the international news – or conspectus
rerum internationalium hebdomadalis as we say. It’s broadcast
by YLE, the Finnish Broadcasting Company.
For all my bookie friends
who claim they like “real books” rather than eBooks... You know
who you are.
Sure, free public libraries are always
a valid option, but library space is always going to be limited.
With the advent of the ebook, there are even ebook
libraries that you can utilize free of charge. But, again,
library selection is always inherently limited. Plus, there’s
something to be said for buying and owning your own
books – a joy that libraries cannot provide.
CheapRiver
It’s a site that specializes in finding the cheapest pricings
of books across all of Amazon’s different regional sites. Even
though you’re American, you may find your desired book for a
cheaper price in the UK store. Or vice versa. A big factor, of
course, is international exchange rates – and CheapRiver takes
advantage of those to find you the best prices.
BookFinder
BookFinder is a search
engine owned by AbeBooks that flips through all major online book
retailer shops and reports the best prices and best selections.
AddALL
I like the AddALL search engine because it can search ebooks,
print books, used books, magazines, as well as music and movies. You
can set the shipping destination and AddALL will calculate both
shipping rate and sales tax into your search, which ends up providing
really accurate results and comparisons.
Thrift
Books Thrift Books is a used book online retailer that
operates out of the US and provides free shipping to all of the US
(Related) A more general tool for
“power shoppers”
This article details how to get RSS
feeds for Etsy, Craigslist, Amazon and eBay.
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