Day: April 21, 2019

Noisebridge May Be Pushed Out Of The Mission District

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Hacker Dumps Thousands Of Sensitive Mexican Embassy Documents Online

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Millions Using 123456 As Password, Security Study Finds

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Twitter Bot Activity Spiked After The Release Of The Mueller Report

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Fortnite World Cup: More than 1,200 Accounts Banned For Cheating

“Epic Games gave bans to more than 1,200 Fortnite accounts and revoked cash prizes that more than 200 players had won following Epic’s investigations of cheating in the first week of Fortnite’s World Cup Online Open,” reports Polygon: That cheater (whom Epic did not name) used the cheat software during the tournament’s semifinals. The account…


How Facebook Mis-Captioned the Launch of a NASA Supply Rocket

An anonymous reader quotes Ars Technica: An Antares rocket built by Northrop Grumman launched on Wednesday afternoon, boosting a Cygnus spacecraft with 3.4 tons of cargo toward the International Space Station. The launch from Wallops Island, Virginia, went flawlessly, and the spacecraft arrived at the station on Friday. However, when NASA’s International Space Station program…


What’s the Secret of Cyphercon?

Cyphercon is not particularly large, or in a glamorous part of the world — in fact most people who came in from out of town had to fight snow to make it. Yet when I stepped into the con last Thursday there was no doubt something awesome was in progress. People were camped out in…


A Secret Server For the Dead MMO ‘City of Heroes’ Has Players In an Uproar

eatmorekix quotes Vice: In 2012, Paragon Studios announced it was shutting down City of Heroes, a massively multiplayer online game where a community of players created their own superheroes, went on adventures together, and formed lasting friendships. The news was crushing to the game’s devoted community because they could no longer play and hang out…


Sri Lanka reportedly blocks social media after deadly Easter explosions – CNET

At least 190 people are reported killed, with hundreds more hospitalized following eight blasts at churches and hotels. …read more Source:: CNet


‘I dumped Apple because it’s too prima donna,’ said the Best Buy salesperson

In my second attempt to see how different retailers suggest you avoid Apple’s ecosystem, a Best Buy salesperson offered an eclectic grouping of gadgets. And some deep emotions. …read more Source:: ZDNet