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• YouTube says RNC and DNC watched by more than 9 million viewers - CNET

  29-07-2016 23:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions had an average of more than 4.5 million viewers.
  
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• Sony financials reveal PlayStation accounts for 78 percent of profits - CNET

  29-07-2016 23:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The company reports it shipped 3.5 million PS4 units in three months.
  
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• The 404 Show Best of 2016: Vladimir Duthiers - CNET

  29-07-2016 22:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With 2016 more than half over we're taking a look back at the first 7 months of shows and picked one of our absolute favorites to re-run. Vladimir Duthiers is a CBS News correspondent and CBSN anchor who blew us (and our audience) away with his remarkable story.
  
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• Exclusive: Clinton campaign also hacked in attacks on Democrats - sources

  29-07-2016 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Mark Hosenball, Joseph Menn and John Walcott WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The computer network used by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign was hacked as part of a broad cyber attack on Democratic political organizations, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The latest attack, which was disclosed to Reuters on Friday, follows reports of two other hacks on the Democratic National Committee and the party’s fundraising committee for candidates
  
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• Did you buy a GTX 970? Nvidia owes you $30 if you live in the US - CNET

  29-07-2016 22:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A proposed settlement to a class-action will see Nvidia shell out $30 for each GTX 970 purchase.
  
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• Russia has motive, capability and form for U.S. email hack

  29-07-2016 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin says it had zero involvement in the hacking of Democratic Party emails while U.S. officials say the hack originated in Russia. Seen through Kremlin eyes, Moscow would only be doing what it feels the United States has been doing to it for years anyway - interfering in a geopolitical rival's domestic politics in an attempt to destabilize and shape events. President Vladimir Putin said in February he had seen specific intelligence suggesting Russia's
  
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• Apple counters Samsung in Supreme Court struggle - CNET

  29-07-2016 22:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If you steal one chocolate chip, should you pay for the whole cookie? That's one way of characterizing the issue at hand.
  
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• Stephen Hawking: Being stinking rich shouldn't be our dream - CNET

  29-07-2016 22:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: The famed physicist says we're going to have to start sharing our money more.
  
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• Microsoft cuts 2,850 more jobs - CNET

  29-07-2016 21:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The company continues its streamlining with yet another round of layoffs.
  
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• Supercars, super cars and a Gigafactory: Our week on Instagram - Roadshow

  29-07-2016 21:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Next week, Instagram will be somebody else's problem! Mwahaha. I'll probably still have to write this, though.
  
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• Chevrolet wins award for lamest recall of the year thus far - Roadshow

  29-07-2016 21:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  There's nothing as exciting as accidentally forgetting a three-digit code to force a recall of nearly 33,000 vehicles.
  
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• Peyton Manning's got nothing to do, lament AT&T and DirecTV - CNET

  29-07-2016 21:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: In new ads selling the NFL Sunday Ticket service, we are supposed to take pity on the retired quarterback.
  
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• See SpaceX fire up a recycled rocket for the first time - CNET

  29-07-2016 21:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SpaceX has a grand plan to do away with single-use space rockets, and it took a big step toward completing its ambitious recycling program this week.
  
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• We want you! Organizations see huge hole in cybersecurity staffing needs

  29-07-2016 20:36
  
  Finding, hiring and retaining properly trained cybersecurity personnel is proving to be a major chore for corporations worldwide with the general lack of staffers proving detrimental to their organizations cyber safety.
  
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• Oklahoma news hit with malvertising attack

  29-07-2016 20:34
  
  Oklahoma's News 9 website is reportedly safe to visit after a malvertising attack which lasted at least a week.
  
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• Democratic fund-raising group for Congress candidates confirms hack

  29-07-2016 20:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Dustin Volz and Emily Stephenson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A committee that raises money for Democratic candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives confirmed on Friday it had been hacked in an intrusion possibly linked to Russian hackers, similar to an earlier breach targeting another Democratic Party group. In an incident that escalated concerns about the potential for Russian meddling in U.S. politics, Reuters first reported on Thursday that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is pro
  
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• POS-terminals become target of cyber-attacks in Russia this year

  29-07-2016 20:30
  
  POS-terminals have increasingly become a target for cyber-attackers in Russia, posing a threat to ordinary buyers and shoppers, according to analysts of FinCERT
  
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• Cyber UL nonprofit uses binaries to assess software quality

  29-07-2016 20:30
  
  Security researcher Peiter Zatko, better known in the industry by his hacker moniker "Mudge," will unveil details of a cybersecurity "underwriters' laboratory" project that he announced last year on Twitter.
  
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• Rescue services called to help marooned Pokemon Go players - CNET

  29-07-2016 20:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: In the UK, the tide comes in and a number of players are stranded on an island.
  
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• Apple hires former QNX CEO, may suggest shift in auto strategy - Roadshow

  29-07-2016 20:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Insider sources told Bloomberg that Apple might be focusing more on software than an actual, physical automobile now.
  
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• Holy crap, this 2016 Mazda Miata has a 525-horsepower V-8 - Roadshow

  29-07-2016 20:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A hairdresser's car, this sure ain't.
  
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• New Cyber Attack Hits Democratic Party

  29-07-2016 20:05
  Democratic Party officials said Friday they have been targeted by a fresh cyber attack, similar to a breach at the Democratic National Committee that resulted in an embarrassing leak of party emails.
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• The Oregon Trail is back, but this time it's a card game - CNET

  29-07-2016 19:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A Target exclusive, the card game should bring back a wagon load of nostalgia.
  
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• XTunnel Malware Specifically Built for DNC Hack: Report

  29-07-2016 19:30
  The XTunnel malware that was used by Russian APT threat actor Fancy Bear to penetrate the Democrat National Committee (DNC) network was specifically designed to work against this target, Invincea researchers say.read more
  
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• South Korea blames North Korea for breach that compromised 10M users

  29-07-2016 19:30
  
  South Korean authorities are blaming N. Korea for hacking an e-commerce firm and compromising the data of more than 10 million users.
  
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• S. Korea blames N. Korea for breach that compromised 10M users

  29-07-2016 19:30
  
  S. Korean authorities are blaming N. Korea for hacking an e-commerce firm and compromising the data of more than 10 million users.
  
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• WhatsApp may leave deleted chats behind in your iCloud backups

  29-07-2016 19:25
  
  What happens to your WhatsApp messages when you delete them?
  
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• Tumblr users, get ready to see ads everywhere

  29-07-2016 19:21
  
  ...and to eventually get a slice of the pie. The ads are going on by default, but you can turn them off - at least, on your own blog.
  
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• BMW's robots create 3D models of its cars with insane accuracy - Roadshow

  29-07-2016 19:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It's able to scan a car with an accuracy of less than 100 micrometers.
  
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• What's that smell? Death. Famed corpse flower blooms once again - CNET

  29-07-2016 18:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If you can't get to the New York Botanical Garden, you can re-create the smell by leaving a bunch of raw meat out in the sun.
  
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• New "QRLJacking" Attack Targets QR Code Logins

  29-07-2016 18:43
  RLJacking is the term given to a new social engineering method of compromising the QR Login process. QR Login had previously been considered both a secure and simple method of remote authentication. A new proof of concept now shows that the process is susceptible to relatively simple hijacking.
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• Apple Store may start suggesting items based on your purchases - CNET

  29-07-2016 18:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A new "For You" section will reportedly debut in an upcoming version of the Apple Store app, according to Bloomberg.
  
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• This may be the GoPro Karma drone - CNET

  29-07-2016 18:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  GoPro's first drone will hit before the end of 2016 -- and this may well be what it looks like.
  
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• Computers hacked at Democrats' House campaign committee

  29-07-2016 18:07 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The computers of the House Democratic campaign committee have been hacked in an intrusion that investigators say resembles the recent cyber breach of the Democratic National Committee, a spokeswoman for the committee said Friday. The incident added another layer of mystery to the hacking of Democratic Party information that has been revealed in the heat of this year's presidential and congressional elections.
  
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• Hackers hit Vietnam airports with South China Sea messages

  29-07-2016 17:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Hackers attacked the website of a national airline and flight information screens at Vietnam's two biggest airports on Friday, posting notices that state media said criticized the Philippines and Vietnam and their claims in the South China Sea. The website of Vietnam Airlines was also compromised, directing browsers to what the flag carrier described as "bad websites overseas". State-run media said the messages were about the South China Sea and denounced Vietnam and the Philippines, which are a
  
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• Democratic campaign group for Congress confirms computer hack

  29-07-2016 17:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Dustin Volz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A committee that raises money for Democratic candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives confirmed on Friday it had been hacked, a cyber intrusion that may be linked to Russian hackers, like an earlier one targeting another Democratic Party group. In an incident likely to raise concerns among party donors about their personal information, Reuters first reported on Thursday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing the hack at the Democratic Co
  
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• U.S. Democratic congressional group confirms it was hacked

  29-07-2016 16:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee confirmed on Friday that it had been the target of a cyber security incident similar to other recent attacks, including the theft of documents from the Democratic National Committee. The DCCC said in a statement that it took immediate action and engaged forensic investigator CrowdStrike to investigate the breach of its systems. "The DCCC takes this matter very seriously.
  
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• Google to Boost Linux Kernel Defenses in Android 7.0

  29-07-2016 15:40
  In an attempt to improved the security of Android, Google is looking into integrating the latest Linux kernel defenses into the next version of the popular mobile operating system. 
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• Most Business Cloud Apps Fail to Protect Enterprise Data: Report

  29-07-2016 15:10
  Security firm Blue Coat has analyzed thousands of cloud applications used by organizations and determined that a large majority of them fail to properly protect sensitive enterprise data.
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• Trump finally said something so stupid and illegal, he had to pretend he was joking

  29-07-2016 14:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  It seemed as though this day would never come, but it has: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said something so remarkably stupid that he actually had to pretend he wasn't being serious at the time. The run up to the 2016 presidential election in November will go down as one of the most bizarre and, quite frankly, sad times in the recent history of American politics. No matter who wins come November, we all lose. Of course, there's losing and then there's losing . And speaking of
  
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• AdGholas malvertising campaign hid malicious code in images to avoid discovery

  29-07-2016 14:30
  
  In what researchers are calling a first, a malvertising campaign that infected thousands of people per day was relying on steganography - the art of hiding code in images - to conceal malware that was delivered to the victims in drive-by fashion.
  
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• Sysadmin’s foolproof guide to fixing any computer problem

  29-07-2016 13:02
  
  Sysadmins, your job is basically impossible so we've put our heads together and created a guide to fixing any computer problem. Period.
  
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• ULA launches payload for National Reconnaissance Office

  29-07-2016 13:00
  Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislativeCAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL July 28, 2016 A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 July 28 at 8:37 a.m. EDT. Designated NROL-61, the mission is in support of national defense. This is ULA's 6th launch in 2016 and the 109th successful launch since the company was formed in December 2006.Homepage position: 1read more
  
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• Lockheed Martin IED jammer approved for U.S., allied forces

  29-07-2016 13:00
  Top Priority Sector: military_force_protectionMANASSAS, VA July 26, 2016 In today's rapidly changing battlespace, our adversaries are using technology to their advantage to turn the most commonplace devices into explosives. The U.S. Navy recently approved Symphony Block 40, Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) counter-improvised explosive device system, which provides enhanced capabilities that allow partner nations to combat ever-changing threats.Homepage position: 1read more
  
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• LB&B joint venture wins FLETC transportation services contract

  29-07-2016 13:00
  Top Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_respondersCOLUMBIA, MD July 28, 2016 LB&B Associates Inc., the diversified services company operating in over twenty five states, the District ofColumbia, and overseas locations, announces thatI&L FMS,a joint venture of LB&B Associates Inc. and Integrated Systems Development Corporation (iSystems), has been awarded a 12-month base period firm-fixed-price contract, with four (4) successive one-year options, by the United States Departmen
  
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• Former NY State Police chief becomes MSA Security executive

  29-07-2016 13:00
  Top Priority Sector: security_servicesImage Caption: D'AmicoNEW YORK July 27, 2016 MSA Security, a leader in high consequence threat protection, intelligence, investigative services and specialized training for corporate and government clients, announces that former head of the New York State Police Joseph D’Amico has joined its executive management team as Senior Vice President of Operations. Leading MSA’s global operations, D’Amico will play a critical role in the c
  
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• DFNDR Armor picks Honeywell fabric for lightweight body armor

  29-07-2016 13:00
  Top Priority Sector: military_force_protectionMORRIS PLAINS, NJ July 27, 2016 Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that DFNDR Armor, a leading engineer of U.S.-made advanced body armor systems, is using Honeywell Spectra Shield® ballistic composite materials to create one of the lightest, most high-protection lines of body armor plates available today.DFNDR Armor is also using Honeywell's Spectra® fiber-based materials exclusively in all research and development of next-generation
  
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• Custom Canine provides online training for K9 officers

  29-07-2016 13:00
  Top Priority Sector: education_trainingJuly 26, 2016 Custom Canine, a global canine provider and training company, offers a variety of online training courses for both law enforcement canine handlers and pet owners. They are now announcing open registration for their Law Enforcement Canine Officer training course. This course consists of four classes, each with a goal targeted to a specific area of K9 officer training.Homepage position: 1read more
  
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• Couple “driven by greed and a fast buck” jailed for $1.5m IRS scam

  29-07-2016 12:28
  
  They used the IRS's 'Get Transcript' service to get personal information on people and use it to file bogus returns in their names.
  
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• Accepting White House nomination, Clinton offers 'clear-eyed' vision

  29-07-2016 12:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By John Whitesides and Amanda Becker PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton cast herself as the steady leader at a "moment of reckoning" for America, contrasting her character with what she described as a dangerous and volatile Donald Trump. In the biggest speech of her quarter century in politics, Clinton on Thursday accepted the Democratic presidential nomination for the Nov. 8 election with a promise to make the United States a country that worked for everyone. "
  
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