Black Friday is over, but Cyber Monday is underway – and that means the most popular day for cyber-attacks is upon us. In fact, on Cyber Monday in 2013 and 2014, malicious attacks on online […]
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Israel Resumes Building Controversial Wall That Annexes Palestinian Land
Israel has recommenced building its contentious wall in the Cremisan Valley, despite a court’s attempts to rule against the development in April. The wall is meant to separate the village of Walaja and the […]
Burglars Steal Explosives From French Army Base
Detonators, plastic explosives and grenades have been stolen from a military site in the southeastern French town of Miramas according to authorities there. Mayor Frederic Vigouroux of Miramas said he does not know exactly how […]
Latest Secret Service Incident Sees Agent Found Guilty Of Stealing $840,000 From Digital Crime Scene
In the latest blow to the troubled U.S. Secret Service, former agent Shaun W. Bridges (above, right) will plead guilty to stealing $820,000 worth of Bitcoins from online drug marketplace Silk Road. Bridges confessed to […]
Leaked Contract Shows Taser Gouging Police Forces For Body Cams
In the wake of the Baltimore riots, police forces are quickly deploying body cameras to record police activities, raising logistical questions about how to store all that video, and for how much. A leaked $2.7 […]
Apple Launching News Service By Stealing Other Companys’ Content
Apple is apparently not content to just provide you with movies, music and TV shows – it wants to bring you the news as well. Apple is reportedly hiring journalists for its Apple News venture, […]
Organized Scam Targeting Used Vehicle Sales On Craigslist Results In Over 100 Thefts
Brazen car thieves have concocted a new scam which targets vehicles for sale on popular classifieds website Craigslist, it was reported over the weekend. The organized scam targets people who are selling used cars on […]
All The Photos You Upload To Google’s New Photos App Can Be Used By Google
Google’s new Photos app is a service that wants to “organize your memories.” But what Anil Sabharwal, head of Google Photos, didn’t tell you on Thursday is that all the photos you upload to Google’s […]
Australia Introduces Tax On Personal Savings
In a scary move, Australia will be the first nation in the world to introduce a compulsory tax on savings. That’s right – if you have money deposited in a bank account, you will have […]
Mexico On Alert As Radioactive Material Iridium-192 Stolen
Mexico issued an alert late Wednesday in 5 states after deadly radioactive material was stolen from a truck this week. The interior ministry said iridium-192 had been stolen from a truck in the southern state […]