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Total value of Bitcoin surpasses $1B

Brian Sin, Mar 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

The total value of the P2P currency, Bitcoin, has surpassed $1 billion. On Thursday, the exchange rate for the currency surpassed $92, and there is nearly 11 million Bitcoins currently in circulation. It was only earlier this month that the value of a Bitcoin was worth $49. The currency continued to rapidly rise in value, much to the surprise of both Bitcoin users as well as analysts. Read The Full Story

Authorities investigate CyberBunker “minister” over cyber attacks

Brian Sin, Mar 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

The authorities in the Netherlands and other countries are currently investigating a man whom they say is at the center of the recent cyber attacks against Spamhaus, an anti-spam group. Sven Olaf Kamphuis, who calls himself the "Minister of telecommunications and foreign affairs for the Republic of CyberBunker", started a war against Spamhaus because the anti-spam group blacklisted two of Kamphuis's companies, CB3ROB and CyberBunker. Read The Full Story

Provision restricts US government Chinese purchases due to espionage worries

Brittany Hillen, Mar 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

Late last year, there was quite a bit of hoopla over whether the Chinese government was using devices from Chinese manufacturers such as ZTE and Huawei to spy on other nations. The manufacturers denied the claims, but it set off a firestorm of debate, and Canada moved to ban the devices. Now the US has slipped a review process into law to help safeguard against such attacks. Read The Full Story

Man charged in 2011 Anonymous attack on Koch Industries

Brittany Hillen, Mar 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

In the summer of 2011, it was revealed that Koch Industries was one of several big-oil-and-coal names shoveling out money to climate change skeptic Dr. Willie Soon of the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics, something that made his research seem more than a tad questionable. Shortly before this, however, were attacks on Koch Industries' website by the hacker collective Anonymous, with one Wisconsin man being indicted yesterday for helping them. Read The Full Story

Three arrested for trying to cut undersea Internet cable

Brittany Hillen, Mar 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

Attacks on the submarine cables running along the ocean floors carrying massive amounts of Internet traffic aren't terribly uncommon. A series of the cables were severed for reasons unbeknownst back in 2008, for example, and again early last year, the latter of which cut off Internet service to various locations in Africa. Now three have been arrested for attempting to severe a cable feeding Internet to Alexandria. Read The Full Story

Sony Xperia Z bug allows anyone to bypass the lock screen

Brittany Hillen, Mar 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

Joining the likes of Apple and Samsung, Sony has had some issues with bugs providing various levels of security vulnerability, with another one surfacing today. Unfortunately for Sony Xperia Z owners, the method for bypassing its lockscreen is simple and straight-forward, and is another reminder not to presume lockscreens are always secure enough to keep sensitive data safe. Read The Full Story

AT&T expands Digital Life launch to 15 markets

Brian Sin, Mar 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

AT&T is nearly doubling the markets its new Digital Life service will be launching in. AT&T's Digital Life is a state of the art home security system that lets you automate several aspects of your home via a PC, tablet, or smartphone. Initially, there were only plans of launching the Digital Life service in 8 markets, but AT&T decided to take it to the next level and make the service available in 15 markets. Read The Full Story

Security hole allows anyone to reset an Apple ID with email and DOB [UPDATE]

Craig Lloyd, Mar 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Just a day after introducing two-step verification for Apple's iCloud service, a major security hole has been discovered with the Apple ID login system. Apparently a method has been found that allows anyone to reset your Apple ID password as long as they know your email address and your date of birth, two pieces of information that aren't that hard to find nowadays. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile’s “Wi-Fi Calling” security vulnerability leaves subscribers at risk [UPDATE]

Brittany Hillen, Mar 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

It seems to be a bad week for cell phone safety, with another vulnerability coming to light, this time concerning T-Mobile's Wi-Fi Calling feature. While the feature is handy for those who want to save minutes and utilize the Internet connection they already have available, it is also a potential hazard when it comes to keeping your personal texts and calls secret. Researchers at the University of California, Berkley are credited with finding the problem. Read The Full Story

Microsoft confirms LIVE accounts hacked, pulls Xbox Entertainment Award app

Brittany Hillen, Mar 20th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has issued a statement confirming that some of its "high-profile" Xbox LIVE accounts that are said to belong to both former and current employees have been hacked, reports the folks over at ars technica, which was cyberattacked yesterday by the same hacking group. Known as Team Hype, the hackers are suspected to have caused a host of grief, including having possibly caused a police raid on Brian Krebs, a security reporter. Read The Full Story