Computer Mash

F.B.I. Admits Hacker Group’s Eavesdropping

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:05:07 +0000

The group known as Anonymous listened in on a call between the bureau, Scotland Yard and other foreign police agencies about their joint investigation of the group and its allies.

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In Silicon Valley, Socks Make the Tech Entrepreneur

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:05:07 +0000

In Silicon Valley, wearing flashy socks is more than an expression of your personality. It signals that you are part of the in crowd.

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Video Games: Curt Schilling, Former Red Sox Pitcher, Makes Video Games

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:05:07 +0000

Curt Schilling, the former Boston Red Sox pitcher, left baseball to start 38 Studios, a video game company, maker of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.

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E.U. Presses Google to Delay Privacy Policy Changes

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:05:07 +0000

Viviane Reding, the European Union justice commissioner, is pressing Google to halt changes to its privacy policies while the implications for personal data protection are being explored.

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Steve Appleton, Micron Technology C.E.O., Dies in Plane Crash

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:05:07 +0000

Steve Appleton, whose death was considered a major loss for the struggling company, was piloting the small craft in Boise, Idaho.

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Zuckerberg’s Big Tax Bill May Benefit Facebook

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:05:07 +0000

Mark Zuckerberg plans to exercise stock options with an estimated value of $5 billion ahead of Facebook’s initial public offering, which will translate into a big tax benefit for the company.

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Mark Zuckerberg Remains the Undisputed Boss at Facebook

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:05:07 +0000

Mark Zuckerberg’s success is a lesson in what works in Silicon Valley: Stay in charge, stave off potential predators and expand the company so quickly that no one can challenge the boss.

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RIM offers free PlayBook to attract Android developers

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:05:06 +0000

Research in Motion is trying to woo developers by giving a free BlackBerry Playbook tablet to coders who port their Android application for its BlackBerry Tablet OS.

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Satellite Phone Encryption Cracked

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:05:05 +0000

New submitter The Mister Purple writes “A team of German researchers appears to have cracked the GMR-1 and GMR-2 encryption algorithms used by many (though not all) satellite phones. Anyone fancy putting a cluster together for a listening party? ‘Mr. Driessen told The Telegraph that the equipment and software needed to intercept and decrypt satellite phone calls from hundreds of thousands of users would cost as little as $2,000. His demonstration system takes up to half an hour to decipher a call, but a more powerful computer would allow eavesdropping in real time, he said.’”

Anonymous Posts Audio of Intercepted FBI Conference Call

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:05:05 +0000

DrDevil writes “A member of the computer hacking group Anonymous has hacked into a telephone conference between the FBI and Scotland Yard (London Police) and posted it on the internet. The Daily Telegraph has a comprehensive article on the hack. The audio of the call can be heard here.” Reader eldavojohn snips as well from the AP’s story as carried by Google: “Those on the call talk about what legal strategy to pursue in the cases of Ryan Cleary and Jake Davis — two British suspects linked to Anonymous — and discuss details of the evidence gathered against other suspects.”