Archive for January, 2015

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‘Super-Secure’ BlackPhone

January 28th, 2015

Your what hurts? Via: Register: The maker of BlackPhone – a mobile marketed as offering unusually high levels of security – has patched a critical vulnerability that allows hackers to run malicious code on the handsets. Attackers need little more than a phone number to send a message that can compromise the devices via the […]

1,000 Paratroopers from 82nd Airborne Headed to Iraq

January 28th, 2015

Via: Fay Observer: The 82nd Airborne, and more specifically its 3rd Brigade Combat Team, are no strangers to Iraq. Since 2003, parts of the brigade have deployed in support of U.S. efforts there on at least three occasions. Now, more than three years after the U.S. military presence in Iraq was thought over, about a […]

Experts Unmask ‘Regin’ Trojan as NSA Tool

January 27th, 2015

Via: Spiegel: Just weeks ago, SPIEGEL published the source code of an NSA malware program known internally as QWERTY. Now, experts have found that it is none other than the notorious trojan Regin, used in dozens of cyber attacks around the world.

NYSE: Rule 48 At Open

January 27th, 2015

MSFT down 10% at the moment. — Futures took a dump on earnings numbers… Via: ZeroHedge: And what better excuse to stall the opening plunge implied by futures than the “blizzard” which never was… The last time this was invoked was June 2012 (amid a dramatic drop in pre-open futures) and Sept 2011 amid the […]

How the CIA Made Google

January 27th, 2015

This is a really good one. Via: Medium: Google styles itself as a friendly, funky, user-friendly tech firm that rose to prominence through a combination of skill, luck, and genuine innovation. This is true. But it is a mere fragment of the story. In reality, Google is a smokescreen behind which lurks the US military-industrial […]

S&P Cuts Russia Credit Rating to ‘Junk’

January 27th, 2015

“I’d seriously consider getting her and her money out of there ASAP. You wouldn’t want her to be in Putin-Land or holding Putin-Bucks if this thing gets any worse.” —Cryptogon, August 2014 Via: AFP: Standard and Poor’s stripped Russia of its investment-grade rating on Monday, cutting it to “junk” status with a warning of weak […]

Blizzard Shuts Down Much of U.S. Northeast

January 27th, 2015

Via: Reuters: A life-threatening blizzard barreled into the U.S. Northeast, affecting up to 20 percent of Americans as it kept workers and students housebound, halted thousands of flights and prompted New York to ban cars from roads and shut down subway trains. With memories still fresh of Sandy, a superstorm that ravaged the East Coast […]

DEA Runs Massive Surveillance Operation to Record Movement of Americans with License Plate Readers

January 27th, 2015

Via: ACLU: The Drug Enforcement Administration has initiated a massive national license plate reader program with major civil liberties concerns but disclosed very few details, according to new DEA documents obtained by the ACLU through the Freedom of Information Act. The DEA is currently operating a National License Plate Recognition initiative that connects DEA license […]

Rooftop Solar Now Cheaper Than the Grid in 42 of the 50 Biggest U.S. Cities

January 27th, 2015

Disclosure: I sell solar power systems in New Zealand. Via: Utility Drive: New numbers show solar-generated electricity is ready for head-on competition with utility-delivered electricity. Nearly 21 million single-family homeowners in 42 of the 50 biggest U.S. cities can now expect to pay less for electricity from solar than for electricity they buy from their […]

Chris van Eeghen, ABN Amro Corporate Finance Executive, Dies

January 26th, 2015

Via: Bloomberg: Chris van Eeghen, head of syndicate and corporate finance markets at ABN Amro Group NV, has died. His death was confirmed in an e-mailed statement from the state-owned Amsterdam-based bank. The statement, which described his death as “totally unexpected,” didn’t provide his age or the date and cause of death. Van Eeghen joined […]

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