NASA’s Kepler Twitter hacked, hacker tweets NSFW images

Yesterday, NASAs Kepler Twitter account began tweeting some really raunchy images. Our account was temporarily compromised. We’re back in business, ready to tell you about new planet discoveries. source: www.techworm.net

July 7, 2016 · 1 min · 30 words · Olivia Hayes

Passenger carrying a gun-shaped phone case stopped at Stansted Airport

The police at the airport stopped the man this morning after spotting the black realistic case. They carried out a further search and inspection of the realistic looking gun iPhone case. The force has issued advice to ensure passengers pass through security checks as quickly as possible. This could lead to them potentially missing their flight or not being allowed to travel. source: www.techworm.net

July 7, 2016 · 1 min · 64 words · James George

Researchers plan to build cyborg locusts that can detect explosives

The researchers said that they will attack sensors to the locusts. These sensors will be connected to those parts of the locusts brain that processed odours in the environment. He said that animal noses were still far more sophisticated than anything artificial. Why reinvent the wheel? he told the universitys Source magazine. Why not take advantage of the biological solution? That is the philosophy here. Even the state-of-the-art miniaturized chemical sensing devices have a handful of sensors....

July 7, 2016 · 1 min · 200 words · Jacqueline Martinez

Scare your friends by creating fake update and crash screen in Windows and Mac PC

you’re free to scare your friends with the help of this website. you’re free to have some fun with your friends by opening this website in your online window. For this prank, you need not download any additional software. You will see lots of Fake Update Theme in the Homepage of the Fakeupdate.net website. Click any of it and you see a fake update in your online window. Press F11 to go fullscreen in your web client....

July 7, 2016 · 1 min · 174 words · Bobby Carrillo

UK Digital Economy Bill: 10 Year Prison Sentence For Online Pirates

However, the increased maximum sentence for online copyright infringement has become one of the most debatable changes. The lawmakers were of the opinion that the current maximum of two years is not enough to dissuade infringers. The new bill passed its first reading in the Parliament on July 5 where it was uncovered. This allows courts to give tougher sentences if accepted in its current form. For a long time, the copyright holders have been pushing for this update....

July 7, 2016 · 1 min · 113 words · Todd Orr

WikiLeaks to OurMine hackers : impersonate Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai to get information

After the DDoS attack, WikiLeaks reached out to OurMine, the exchange between the two was leaked byBuzzfeed. In screenshots, the person speaking for WikiLeaks advises OurMine on obtaining information by impersonation. WikiLeaks told OurMine hackers that the information could be used to expose corrupt business practices in Facebook and Google. source: www.techworm.net

July 7, 2016 · 1 min · 52 words · Tyler Camacho

Google is best company to work in India, American Express second

Last year, it was ranked second in the 2015 list of Best Companies to Work. Its not just the satisfaction of working with the under-privileged that keeps Ujjivans employees motivated. Over 155,119 employees were surveyed, making it the largest survey of workplace cultures in corporate India. It doesnt matter what size they are or what industry they are in. Here is acomplete list of the top 100 best companiesto work for in India....

July 6, 2016 · 1 min · 104 words · Dominique Williams

Huge home-built computer used for classic video game Tetris

It comprises of 40,000 transistors, 10,000 LED lights and weighs around half a tonne (500kg). Until now, he has used it to play the classic video game Tetris. Newman acknowledges in a video demonstration that the game is not easy to play. The components all brighten up as the enormous equipment performs a job. Mine has 10,000 times more LEDs. I doubt Ill be able to sell it, he said....

July 6, 2016 · 1 min · 94 words · Brian Jackson

HummingBad malware infects 10 million Android devices

So, how does the malware work? Then, Hummingbad checks to see if the devices user account is rooted. Using rootkit, the malware can take over an Android gear by getting root access. Yingmobs Development Team for Overseas Platform is said to be the group responsible for the malware. The group also sells access to phones and gives away information stored on them. In the U.S., that number is 288,800 units....

July 6, 2016 · 1 min · 171 words · Matthew Mckay

Java EE followers devise plan to seize control from Oracle

Table Of Contents Could Java EE be headed for a split from Oracle? Not all is well at Oracle headquarters according to reports. The main reason behind this split according to Java EE advocates is Oracles perceived disinterest in the platform. Java EE 8 with HTTP 2.0 and HTML5 support is reportedly being readied for June 2017 release. But the Java EE advocates say that Oracle will miss this date....

July 6, 2016 · 1 min · 153 words · Randall Miller

Linux distros to ditch 32-bit support

However, after 30 years, Ubuntu, a majorLinux distrois looking to end support for 32-bit processors. It remains to be seen how these vintage systems cope with the new Ubuntu proposal. 64-bit processors become an order of the day in 2000s when AMD and Intel came out with 64-bit processors. In last 20 years most PC/laptop processors sold by the two CPU makers were 64-bit chips. It also helped that 64-bit chips blew past the 4GB memory limit giving users more power....

July 6, 2016 · 1 min · 102 words · Gabriel Thompson

The world’s largest air purifier pulls in smog and turns it into jewellery

The Smog Free project is scheduled to begin this September in Beijing, China. It took about three years of research and development for Roosegaarde. Put up outside the Tate Modern, it doesnt look out of place. It purifies around 30,000 cubic metres per hour, using no more electricity than a normal water boiler. Its the beginning of the future. The big idea is clean air for everyone. These ions will attach themselves to fine dust particles....

July 6, 2016 · 1 min · 123 words · Brittany Murphy

This malware uses Tor to open a backdoor on Mac OS X

Bitdefender researchers have named the malware as Backdoor.MAC.Eleanor. According to Bitdefender, EasyDoc in reality is created just to launch the malicious Eleanor payload. Crooks can access this PasteBin link, and parse it for new entries to their botnet. The researchers say that the malware then allows the cyber criminals to navigate and interact with the victims PC. All and all, the victims PC becomes zombie controlled by Eleanors creators. They can use it to spam, DDoS, phish and do anything they want....

July 6, 2016 · 1 min · 84 words · Colleen Guzman