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Millions stolen from credit cards in small amounts over 4 years by Cyber Criminals.

Seeded on Tue Jun 29, 2010 4:37 PM EDT (networkworld.com)

Cyber Criminals obtained millions of credit card numbers and charged small amounts over a 4 year period. Most people did not catch or report it. The FTC filed a lawsuit in Illinois.

technology, ftc, lawsuit, fraud, millions, credit-card, cyber

New software to measure emotional reactions to Web

Seeded on Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:22 AM EDT (Science Daily)

New software from a team of researchers in Canada can read your mind, your eye movements, your body temperature and your emotions. This is the first commercial announcement of software to extend the web to include you. Privacy? Not anymore.

technology, computer, brain, software, emotions, eye, social-engineering, mind-control, natural-sciences, science-daily

Senate panel kicks off climate bill drive - Yahoo! News on Yahoo! News

Seeded on Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:31 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Chu talks of energy opportunity in the United States Congressional hearings with DOE, but why is he giving all of the research and development obtained in proposals to China, then? He funded only 20 million for US biofuels companies and set up a technology transfer mechanism to C …

energy, new, china, congress, politics, hearings, biofuels, doe, chu

Ray Kurzweil's Science Cult | Newsweek Science | Newsweek.com

Seeded on Tue May 19, 2009 6:17 PM EDT (Newsweek)

Ray Kurtzweil envisions a good future in the melding of man and machine. He is described as leading a cult of Singularity followers. What do you think?

robotics, robots, science, computer, brain, interface, neuron, cult, neurons, mit

Flu-Fighting Gadgets

Seeded on Thu May 14, 2009 12:10 AM EDT (MSN)

Fight the Flu with these gadgets. For $10.95 you can order a keyring nanosilver hook that will open doors and flip light switches in public places, one of the easiest ways to pick up viruses. The cell phone size UV light can kill bacteria on silverware and glasses.

mexico, flu, health, air, pig, bacteria, virus, nano, viruses, swine

'Cone of silence' keeps conversations secret - tech - 09 May 2009 - New Scientist

Seeded on Tue May 12, 2009 7:34 AM EDT (New Scientist)

This article in New Scientist speaks of tracking employees and bombarding them with "White Noise" to prevent them from hearing the person standing near them.

technology, hearing, track, tracking, audio, sound, sensors, mit, white-noise, speakers

Did AT&T Lie To Congress About Using Behavioral Advertising? | Techdirt

Seeded on Sat Apr 25, 2009 7:35 AM EDT (Techdirt)

AT&T is caught lying about using the Spy Network to TARGET scientists for paying customers in partnership with Audience Science. Links show the testimonials from users who state it clearly before the writing was changed..

politics, marketing, at-t, scientists, congressional-hearings, spy-program, wiley-rein, behavioral-studies

Is The Internet In Trouble? - CBS News Video

Seeded on Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:47 PM EDT (CBS News)

Nearly one month after the April Fools announcement about the Conficker worm, Zittrain is interviewed by CBS about the Internet being in trouble. The Conficker is no longer just a worm, it is a botnet.

cbs, world-news, worm, botnet, zittrain, conficker

The Conficker Worm: What Happens Next? - CBS News

Seeded on Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:32 PM EDT (CBS News)

60 Minutes story on the Conficker says that millions of computers are infected.

russia, china, internet, computers, harvard, alpha, us-news, worm, botnet, zittrain

Next version of Microsoft Office coming in 2010

Seeded on Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:44 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Microsoft Corp.\'s next version of its Office desktop programs will reach consumers next year, though not likely in conjunction with the Windows 7 operating system.

business, associated-press, technology-science, msnbci, tech-and-gadgets

Cybersecurity Act would give president power to 'shut down' Internet

Seeded on Mon Apr 13, 2009 1:51 PM EDT (Raw Story)

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A recently proposed but little-noticed Senate bill would allow the federal government to shut down the Internet in times of declared emergency, and enables unprecedented federal oversight of private network administration.

act, cybersecurity, us-news

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Chinese drywall poses potential risks, AP finds

Seeded on Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:24 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Officials investigating cause of rotten-egg stench, health complaints

business, real-estate

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Wikipedia for Spies: The CIA Discovers Web 2.0

Seeded on Wed Apr 8, 2009 9:51 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

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There's a quiet revolution underway at the CIA and its sister agencies.

cia, intelligence, wikipedia, us-news, dni, intellipedia, central-intelligence, national-intelligence-council

Cyberspies Penetrate Electrical Grid: Report

Seeded on Wed Apr 8, 2009 8:44 AM EDT (ABC News)

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Cyberspies have penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and left behind software programs that could be used to disrupt the system, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. More Articles

canada, germany, china, india, thailand, romania, security, espionage, privacy, spy

China Develops Missile That Can Destroy US Supercarrier

Seeded on Mon Apr 6, 2009 8:37 AM EDT (Military.com)

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With tensions already rising due to the Chinese navy becoming more aggressive in asserting its territorial claims in the South China Sea, the U.S. Navy seems to have yet another reason to be deeply concerned.

china, navy, bomb, defense, rocket, world-news, missle, aircraft-carrier, supercarrier

Web defenders to hone skills in virtual world

Seeded on Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:45 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Just as foot soldiers need to practice their skills before heading into combat, America's cyber warriors need space in the virtual world to hone their skills as well.

science, technology-science