Scarlett Johansson should be paid $66,719.49 in restitution by admitted hacker Christopher Chaney.
China’s High-Tech Military Threat and Air Sea Battle
Two months ago Bill Gertz published an excellent article titled China’s High-Tech Military Threat. I wanted to share a few excerpts that resonated with me. [I]n November 2011, the Pentagon conducted an unusual rollout of a new military unit called the…
Raspberry Pi controlled tank goes deeper than you might think
This remote control tank now takes its orders from a Raspberry Pi board. Well, actually it’s taking orders from commands pushed to the RPi board via SSH. The control scheme works out quite well. Using a low-profile WiFi dongle the RPi automatically connects to the wireless network when it is powered on. This makes it …
Computer desk… literally
This piece of furniture begs the question, why think of a desk and a computer case as separate things? It combines Ikea furniture with electronic hardware to create the ultimate command center. First the obvious parts: there’s a nook for the computer case that hangs just below the desktop off to the side, and the twin displays are mounted …
How "The Angel" helped 15,000 people steal broadband
In 2006, a hacker going by the name “DerEngel” wrote a book for respected tech publishers No Starch Press on Hacking the Cable Modem .
Raspberry Pi power regulator transplant reduces power consumption
If you want to run your Raspberry Pi from something other than a mains power converter, and you’ve got some courage to spare, this hack is right up your alley. [Tom] wrote in with a switch mode power replacement for the RPi’s stock linear regulator. This is the first hack we’ve seen where the RPi’s …
Under-bench timed outlets won’t let you leave the iron on
When we used to use firesticks (the pen style plug-in soldering irons) it was always a worry that we might leave them on. But now we use a base unit which has an indicator light to serve as a reminder. Still, [FoxxTexx] isn’t taking any chances and instead built this timer-based outlet which kills the …
Cybercrime moves to the cloud
Researchers say criminals are moving their malware heavy lifting from end user PCs to servers in the cloud.
‘Team Poison’ hacker, 18, who published Tony Blair’s address book online faces jail
Junaid Hussain, 18, from Birmingham, hacked into the personal Gmail account of the former Prime Minister’s special adviser Katy Kay using an ID ‘Trick’. According to The Sun Hussain took email addressees and private phone numbers of Mr Blair, his wife,…
Scientists hack into flying drone
American researchers took control of a flying drone by hacking into its GPS system – acting on a $1,000 dare from the US Department of Homeland Security .
