Happy Monday, kittens? It’s going to be Monday all day, and how do we feel about that? A little glitchy ourselves, no doubt. Well, we are here for you. In fact, we were here for you on the weekend covering… Read More ›
Month: August 2015
FCC Introduces Rules Banning WiFi Router Firmware Modification
Originally posted on Hackaday:
For years we have been graced by cheap consumer electronics that are able to be upgraded through unofficial means. Your Nintendo DS is able to run unsigned code, your old XBox was a capable server for…
3 women arrested in blessing scam to rid people of evil spirits
Originally posted on Global News:
Vancouver Police say there may be more victims of a blessing scam or evil spirit scam that has robbed people of significant amounts of cash and jewellery. Three women have now been arrested in connection…
Hamza Bendelladj NOT Sentenced to Death for SpyEye Virus
No, contrary to a sudden flurry of loosely-sourced articles in the hacker and Muslim press, Hamza Bendelladj aka Bx1, spammer and co-creator of the SpyEye virus, has not been sentenced to death by a US jury. In fact, he hasn’t… Read More ›
Let the Fur Fly! Interview with the #Reddit Mod who turned r/ #Anonymous to a Furry Paradise
Well kittens, it’s been almost a full week since r/Anonymous got a surprise makeover. On Sunday, August 23 it suddenly turned from a boringly respectable space for the latest in Faceless Do-Goodery Hive news into The Furry Pad, a candy-coloured… Read More ›
Numbers: Badawi to His Torturers
They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God. – Psalm 84:7 Cracking and shattering, Shoulders and ribcages Stronger than oak under Cane after cane: “Pain is the weaponry Favored by weaklings and Strength… Read More ›
Interwebbed #Cyber and #Crypto #News for August 27
Twas the day before Friday and all through the ‘Sphere our tech minions were working to keep channels clear. There were rumours of hacks coming in from afar, and a specious hot tip from some guy at the bar. The… Read More ›
Drivers in Alberta say they faced $20 ‘toll’ after detour through First Nation
Originally posted on Global News:
WATCH ABOVE: A deadly collision on Highway 1 near Morley Monday forced lengthy delays, and as Jill Croteau reports, some re-routed travelers ended up facing even more road blocks. CALGARY – A horrific crash between…
Montreal police officers fined for ‘unethical’ arrest of activist
Originally posted on Global News:
MONTREAL – A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered two Montreal police officers to pay activist Jaggi Singh after he was ‘unethically’ arrest. Frédéric Mercier and Georges Lamirande have been ordered to pay Singh $15,000 plus…
Jon Cowden of #Anonymous Back in Custody, Being Moved to St. Louis
Well, he had a job. He had a car. He had a home. He even had a dog. And now he has a long Con Air flight to St. Louis from San Diego ahead of him, because he also had… Read More ›
Take Me To Your Fry Cook: Robots were able to make pancakes and pizza after reading Wikihow articles
Why are robots so freaking focused on breakfast foods?In today’s morning roundup we linked to an article about how one neural network mistook the Starship Enterprise for a waffle iron (which version: we geeks think it matters). Seriously, we want… Read More ›
Interwebbed #Cyber and #Crypto #News for August 25
Today is the first day of the rest of your week. How’s it going so far? Did your boss ask why your email address is in the Ashley Madison dumps? Did your WIFE? Has Russia blocked your website today (it’s… Read More ›
#Reddit Wars: #Anonymous Subreddit Pranked, Converted to Furry Forum
What would Guy Fawkes do? He’d probably clutch his pearls and ruffle and swoon clean away. The Internet’s Front Page, ie Reddit, has converted the relatively popular r/Anonymous subreddit from a hacktivism-centric zone for political and elitist poo-flinging into a…forum… Read More ›
‘Anonymous Calgary’ rally against abuse of children in child protective services
Originally posted on Global News:
WATCH ABOVE: The hacktivist group “Anonymous” organized a rally at City Hall in Calgary demanding action over the mounting number of children who have died in the custody of child protective services. Doug Vaessen has…
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for August 24
Happy Monday, kittens! We’ve got the latest on prison death cults from Barrett Brown, Vint Cerf, who basically invented the internet, on the future of the internet, when good people put bad things on Facebook (Facebook hides them), your policing… Read More ›
