Archive for February 2014

February 2, 2014

· Eviction notice - the latest email scam containing malware
· Tom Crist Millionaire Giveaway 2014 email scam making the rounds
· HP offering $150,000 at CanSecWest security conference
· Windows XP continues to dominate

February 3, 2014

· Preview: Retrobooster is an old school shooter from Really Slick available February 21st
· Explained: Don’t answer calls while charging cell phone
· New Zeus variant emerges
· Google Now beta comes to desktops

February 4, 2014

· Rumor: Super Bowl XLVIII believed to have been rigged and currently under investigation by NFL
· Satya Nadella Named New CEO of Microsoft
· ASUS launches Chromebox, starting at $179
· Vehicle communication a target by early 2017
· Another POS credit card breach (Holiday Inns, Marriott and Renaissance hotels)

February 5, 2014

· Fixing the browser hijack possibly from a fake Adobe or Java update (mobogenie)
· Top ten tech crimes of 2013
· Ross Ulbricht, alleged Silk Road founder, indicted in Manhattan

February 6, 2014

· Facebook domain hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
· New hard to detect malware discovered in PNG image files
· Watch out for the new Comcast modem and routers
· Fixing the 'original 459 could not be located' error message
· AOL shows revenue growth including $156.7 million from subscribers
· One in 3 Target victims suffer fraud
· Nerve graph gives man a sense of touch for first time in nine years

February 7, 2014

· Another day, another 2 malware exploits to avoid on Facebook
· California introduces a Kill-Switch bill for mobile devices
· Bitcoin value drops on news of exchange suspension

February 8, 2014

· Target breach traced back to a refrigeration contractor
· Silk Roads Ulbricht held without bail for a trial in November

February 9, 2014

· The many ways you can stream Netflix to your television
· Steve Wozniak responds to "Apple should make an Android phone" stories
· Start-up touts potential end to viruses and malware
· Google Play still fights adware and malware
· Miserware closes down Granola project

February 10, 2014

· FDA Approves Pill-Sized Camera to Let Doctors See Your Insides (Video)
· Mt. Gox blamed for Bitcoin volatility
· iPad Mini deemed most breakable

February 11, 2014

· Hoax: Vin Diesel is alive and well
· Fixing the High CPU Usage & Perfomance of Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Defender
· Has your phone rang once recently from an unknown number? Don't call it back warns the BBB!
· Dutch take down Utopia (Replacement site for Silk Road )
· Wireless charging standard advances
· jv16 PowerTools Looks To Go OpenSource Using Crowd Funding

February 12, 2014

· Time Warner Cable still not convinced users want faster internet speeds
· NUC needs bios update to install Linux
· Toyota recalling Prius

February 13, 2014

· Lebanese woman develops bomb blast survivor app
· Comcast to buy Time Warner Cable for $45.2 Billion
· Consumer groups respond to the Time Warner and Comcast merger
· 1.9 million Smartwatches shipped in 2013

February 14, 2014

· Google has competition for head gear
· Tesco hacked

February 15, 2014

· Braigo: 7th grader builds open source Lego braille printer for under $400 (Video)
· Oh, that's cruel (mass murderer wants an upgrade)
· Popularity for Windows 7 not waning

February 16, 2014

· Kickstarter user info accessed by hackers

February 17, 2014

· Linksys routers under attack from self-replicating malware
· 11 year study finds no radiation harm with mobile devices
· Cybercriminals develop new currencies

February 18, 2014

· New Zeus variant targets Deutsche Bank, Wells Fargo and Barclays
· Getting rid of StickyKeys from startup
· Ian McNaught-Davis dead at 84

February 19, 2014

· Silk Road 2.0 hacked and drained of funds
· Dotcom loses appeal
· Facebook acquires WhatsApp in $19 Billion deal

February 20, 2014

· WhatsApp co-founder was turned down by Facebook for a job in 2009
· Protesters demonstrate outside closed Bitcoin exchange
· Wild Chihuahuas terrorize citizens

February 21, 2014

· Univ. of Maryland hacked
· Jobs to adorn Postal Service stamp in 2015

February 22, 2014

· Emergency patch released for Adobe Flash Player
· Microsoft slashing price up to 70% off Windows 8.1 for low end devices
· WhatsApp suffers worldwide service outage (Update)

February 24, 2014

· “kill-switch” software rejected by US carriers
· Bitcoin goes ATM
· Drug dealers arrested in WhatsApp drug ring
· 3rd Party Sites using Tweaking.Com Windows Repair and then charging customers up to $300

February 25, 2014

· Bitcoin exchange MtGox may have collapsed
· More bad news for Bitcoin customers

February 26, 2014

· What FREE anti-virus program should I use?
· American Express 'Personal Security Key' Phishing Scam
· Microsoft again urges users to abandon XP
· Mt. Gox CEO pledges to keep the exchange running
· "Kill-switch" update

February 27, 2014

· Updating your drivers is easier than you think
· U.K. Spies capture Yahoo users images (including porn)
· Looks like the internet is here to stay (duh)

February 28, 2014

· MtGox files for bankruptcy protection
· U.K. cybercrimes victims pay up
· The US and British governments have seen your naked webcam shots