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10:05 am Fri
Jul 5, 2013
Iceland denies Snowden's plea for citizenship
NSA leaker Edward Snowden asked the government of Iceland for citizenship; that bid failed when the country's parliament today "voted not to debate it before the summer recess." [Reuters]
The NSA's program of tech sabotage created the Shadow Brokers
The more we learn about the Shadow Brokers, who claim to be auctioning off “cyberweapons” that crafted for the NSA’s use, the scarier the breach gets: some of the world’s biggest security companies are tacitly admitting that the exploits in the Shadow Brokers’ initial release can successfully penetrate their products, and they have no fix […]
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Was NSA Hacked? Leak from 'Shadow Brokers' suggests so, Russian intelligence suspected
As our Cory Doctorow reported previously, a previously unheard of hacker group calling themselves The Shadow Brokers announced this week it had stolen a trove of ready-to-use cyber weapons from The Equation Group (previously), an advanced cyberweapons dealer believed to be operating on behalf of, or within, the NSA. The Shadow Brokers are auctioning the […]
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Snowden explains the Shadow Brokers/Equation Group/NSA hack
The news that a group of anonymous hackers claimed to have stolen some of the NSA’s most secret, valuable weaponized vulnerabilities and were auctioning them off for bitcoin triggered an epic tweetstorm from Edward Snowden, who sets out his hypothesis for how the exploits were captured and what relation that has to the revelations he […]
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Get our top-selling HD drone of all time with this 2-for-1 deal
If you’ve ever seen a drone video, you know the footage blows traditional pictures and GoPro footage out of the water. And if you’re like us, you’ve been itching to get your hands on a drone of your own ever since. We fly the Code Black Drone with HD Camera because it’s both a quality camera drone, and […]
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Two smartphone accessories for snapping pro-quality photos
When carrying around a bulky DSLR camera isn’t ideal, we use these impressive add-ons to help turn our smartphones into quality cameras. Flexible Tripod for Smartphones and CamerasThe Flexible Tripod for Smartphones and Cameras ($8.99) is perfect for capturing a group shot or leveling out your phone on an uneven surface. Its flexible legs can wrap around anything, even a tree branch, […]
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Here's how Big Data could change your career
With all of the digital information out there—from credit card numbers to Instagram posts to consumer behavior—there’s so much data that businesses struggle with the task of storing, managing, and analyzing the information. That’s why Big Data is one of the fastest growing career paths in the world. Big Data is a giant, intimidating subject, which is why […]
