Monthly Archives: May 2015

Phoenix Comicon 2015

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Carmelo

At first, we were having a hard time trying to decide what to wear to Comic Con, so we decided on actually going casual this year. Then one of our friends noticed we were in the Program guide! So we … Continue reading →

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Magnum P.I.I.

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Carmelo

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Google Fiber Sends Fine Letters to Pirates

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Carmelo

Google’s Fiber division is passing along automatic fine notices to Google Fiber users suspected of pirating copyrighted content. Instead of merely alerting subscribers that their connections have been used to share copyright infringing material, these notices serve as automated fines, offering … Continue reading →

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The IRS

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Carmelo

Multiple sources, such as Krebs and Ars Technica, report that a lot of fraudulent activity has focused around the Get Transcript app on the IRS website. To obtain a transcript online, all that was needed to start the process was … Continue reading →

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Malachite

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Carmelo
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Adult Friend Finder Data Breach: Sexploitation?

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Carmelo

The hook up site, Adult Friend Finder, suffered a data breach. Close to four million users had their data taken. Data included personal details, including email addresses, user-names, dates of birth, postal codes and IP addresses. Many members did not … Continue reading →

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LogJam, FREAK’s Ugly Cousin

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Carmelo

A new encryption attack, called LogJam, has emerged that allows attackers to read and modify the sensitive data passing through encrypted connections, potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of HTTPS-protected sites, mail servers, and other widely used Internet services. A man-in-the-middle … Continue reading →

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Damien Done with High School

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Carmelo

Part I Pictured above, Jaime and Damien (and I taking the picture of course) with a celebratory meal at Damien’s favorite restaurant, Red Robin! Damien just finished his last day of High School. Next week is his graduation ceremony. Pictures … Continue reading →

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Chris Roberts. Plane Hacker

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Carmelo

Chris Roberts tweeted what appeared to be a joke about “playing” with a United Airlines plane’s in-flight entertainment and crew-alerting system on April 15. Once he landed, he was questioned by the FBI for several hours. Some of his computer … Continue reading →

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18,000 Passwords from Pennsylvania State University’s College of Engineering

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Carmelo

A breach at Penn State launched an investigation that usernames and passwords from more than 18,000 people may have been accessed. The FBI first alerted the university of the cyberattack in November 2014. The school then hired security firm FireEye … Continue reading →

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