Day: December 22, 2018

The Cybersecurity Stories We Were Jealous Of In 2018

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Researcher Publishes PoC Code For Creating Facebook Worm

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ThinkPHP Flaw Hits China Hard For The Last Week

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The Secret World Of Teenagers Hacking Fortnite

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Oracle Releases Major Version 6.0 of VirtualBox With Many New Features

What’s new with Oracle’s free and open-source hosted hypervisor? Long-time Slashdot reader Freshly Exhumed writes: Oracle has released major version 6.0 of VirtualBox with a variety of new features, including support for exporting a virtual machine to the Oracle Cloud; improved HiDPI and scaling (with better detection and per-machine configuration); a UI rework with simpler…


Tim May, Father of ‘Crypto Anarchy,’ Is Dead At 67

Tim May, co-founder of the influential Cypherpunks mailing list and a significant influence on both bitcoin and WikiLeaks, passed away in mid-December at his home in Corralitos, California. The news was announced last Saturday on a Facebook post written by his friend Lucky Green. Long-time Slashdot reader SonicSpike quotes Reason: In his influential 1988 essay,…


The Audio Technica ATH-SR5 headphone will delight listeners craving a detailed sound – CNET

Lightweight and folds flat for easy storage, the Audio Technica ATH-SR5 on-ear headphones are ideal on-the-go companions. …read more Source:: CNet


Clever Wedges That Will Increase Your PCB Assembly Yield

If there’s one thing that will bring down the yield of your PCB assembly, it’s your solder paste. Put too much on, and you’ll get bridged leads. If you don’t put enough on, that pad might not make good contact. [ScalarElectric] has an amazing trick that’s sure to astonish and astound. Just use wedges and…


This preamp takes you deeper into the sound of LPs – CNET

There’s magic in an LP’s grooves, and the ModWright PH 9.0 phono preamp lets you hear more of it. …read more Source:: CNet


Apple Spins ‘Real Artists Ship’ Into ‘Share Your Gifts’

theodp writes: “Have you ever made something wonderful but were too afraid to share it?” asks Apple’s heartwarming “Share Your Gifts” 2018 holiday ad, which features a girl who keeps her creations secret, until they’re let out into the world by her dog and enjoyed by everyone around her. Arguably deserving writing credit for the…