The Net; you never know what you’re gonna catch. The other day I caught up with ancient-by-internet-standards cinematic classic The Net and was surprised by a) how prescient it was b) the fact that I appear to have become Sandra… Read More ›
Month: August 2014
Crypto Currently: Prices for Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin and Nextcoin
At the request of supporter Roberto Capodieci today’s price roundup features Nextcoin, NXT. Its unique proposition is that it is not only a cryptocurrency, but also a collaborative platform. Roberto says, “NXT is more than a crypto currency, and includes… Read More ›
Obituary o’ the Day: Henry Chapman Pincher, the Great Spycatcher of Fleet Street
“The Great Spycatcher of Fleet Street.” Damn, doesn’t that have a ring to it? He had another, equally awesome nickname: “The Lone Wolf of Fleet Street.” You never heard of this man, and you already think he’s the shizznit, don’t… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Breaking Cyber and Crypto News
It’s a busy, busy week in the Cryptosphere, kittens, so we’ll keep it short, sweet, and cyber. Besides, we’re trying to pretend we’re at Defcon like all the kool kidz.
You too, eh?
Crypto Currently: Prices for Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin and Defcoin
Defcon, pretty much the biggest deal in the Hacker Con World, has its own cryptocurrency. Of course it does. Defcoin, tagline “Most of us are not that evil,” is launching this week at the famed Defcon 22 conference in Las… Read More ›
CyberVor: Understanding the billion password hack
Yesterday a small Milwaukee security company of which you have probably never heard broke the news that a group of nameless twentysomething Russian hackers had acquired a collection of 1.2 billion username/password combinations, the largest such collection in history. The internet,… Read More ›
Operation Global Media Domination: The Facebook Situation
Well, this was a more-than-pleasant surprise. This was, in fact, a screamingly awesome surprise for a baby website. Thanks to everyone on Facebook, our biggest referrer, and what up, you people at Hacker News?
Edward Snowden’s Lawyer Wolfgang Kalek Speaks!
I like this guy; he stresses repeatedly that this is a long game, not a momentary blip. He specifically mentions a one, three or five year viewpoint on the Snowden case, in terms of negotiations to enable him to return… Read More ›
Happy (?) Anniversary, Julian Assange!
Well, this has to be one of the most fraught and geeky organizational Facebook page updates we’ve ever seen. For the non-hackery among us (and if you were hackery, wouldn’t you be reading everything from the sourcecode, green text… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto Headlines for Today
Well, as you can see from the above, we’ve something of a SITUATION on our hands here at the Cryptosphere, so without further preamble, we hereby present the top cyber and crypto stories on the Interwebs. Enjoy! And wish us luck!
Crypto Currently: Going Prices for Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin, and Anoncoin
Well, that’s a fine piece of street art if we do say so ourselves. Not that we painted it, but when the Revolution comes we’ll happily saw it out of that bourgeois brick with an air chisel and cart… Read More ›
Be a Pirate! The German Pirate Party is Hiring!
Well, kittens, here’s the most interesting job opportunity we’ve come across today: paid intern (and at a decent rate, no less) for Julia Reda of the German Pirate Party. Yes, it beats that ol’ nebulous “come work for the NSA… Read More ›
Mr. Big cut down to size
A classic police sting known as “Mr. Big” has been cut off at the knees by the Supreme Court of Canada, as they threw out murder confession obtained by a Mr. Big sting. The venerable technique so beloved of television… Read More ›
Job Post o’ the Day: Cyber is a Team Sport at the NSA
Got your resume in fighting trim? Always poking your nose where it doesn’t belong? If so, we’ve found your dream job: At NSA, knowing cyberspace matters. As a cyber professional, you will become a part of a tradition of excellence,… Read More ›
Operation Iron Torah: Israel Goes Old-Skool in Latest Battlefield Equipment
What’s that old saying? Never bring a Derringer to a Howitzer fight? Something like that. Looks like the IDF has taken it to heart(s and minds) and is breaking out the big guns in the (temporarily ceasefired, but who knows… Read More ›
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