3 Estonians who infected 4 million computers including NASA PCs with malware jailed

The three cyber criminals were part of a larger 7 member gang based in Eastern Europe. Once they had infected the computers, the malware would then let the cyber gang hijack net sessions. They used their illicit proceeds to launder money through numerous companies including one Estonian firm called Rove Digital. One member of the gang who is a Russian by origin is still at large. source: www.techworm.net

July 28, 2015 · 1 min · 68 words · James Morgan

Critical vulnerability in Apple App Store and iTunes could impact millions of Apple users

The vulnerability has been deemed critical and assigned CVSS 5.8 severity rating. This results in anApplication-side script code executionin the invoice of Apple. The disclosure timeline is below. Apple has not yet commented on the issue. source: www.techworm.net

July 28, 2015 · 1 min · 38 words · Joshua Jones

Facebook allows users to appoint digital heirs as ‘legacy contact’ in the UK

Facebook describes a legacy contact as someone you choose to look after your account if its memorialized. Nor will they be able to delete the account. Its a caretaker only acting on your behalf in very specific ways. Facebook is a place to share and connect with friends and family. For many of us, its also a place to remember and honor those weve lost. We respect the privacy of all those contacts....

July 28, 2015 · 1 min · 159 words · Mark Callahan

Hawking, Musk, Wozniak call for total ban on military AI and autonomous weapons

The most part of the letter is concerned with vehicles and dumb robots being converted into smart autonomous weapons. According to the letter, cruise missiles and remotely piloted drones are okay because humans make all targeting decisions. The Future of Life Institute is going to present the letter at IJCAI. Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking have both previously warned of the dangers of advanced AI. source: www.techworm.net

July 28, 2015 · 1 min · 67 words · Robert Noble

Microsoft starts pushing Windows 10 to users who reserved it

The Windows 10 files that are available on the $windows.~BT has a folder size that is approximately 6GB. This move by is not surprising though. to get to avoid this scenario, Microsoft is downloading it ahead of the release. CEO Satya Nadella says he wants to have 1 billion devices running Windows 10 in three years. According to Microsoft, currently there are 1.5 billion people who use some kind of Windows....

July 28, 2015 · 1 min · 73 words · Lynn Thompson

New TF-X flying car design unveiled by Terrafugia

Terrafugia, Flying-car developer has released new designs for its planned TF-X model. Until now, it seems to be adhering to that timeline. Terrafugia says the target of its vehicles is to provide true door-to-door transportation. 2013 design Originally, the delivery of the first units was expected in 2011. Watch the animation video below of how the newly-designed TF-X is expected to look in action. 2013 design source: www.techworm.net

July 28, 2015 · 1 min · 68 words · Mark Wallace

NSA to destroy bulk records collected under controversial surveillance program

However, those records can be retained for litigation purposes, officials said on Monday. After those three months, that access will cease, too. source: www.techworm.net

July 28, 2015 · 1 min · 24 words · Bailey Taylor

OnePlus 2 launched with Type C-USB port, fingerprint sensor in India at Rs. 24,999

OnePlus 2 launched in India at Rs. OnePlus 2 will start at around Rs. 21,109 ($329) for 16GB, while the 64GB version will cost Rs. 24,999 ($389) in India. It will exclusively available for purchase from August 11 on Amazon India. Visitors will get to try out the OnePlus 2, ask questions, and could even win an invite. The first 50 visitors will get a gift bag. Information regarding the venue addresses can be found on the OnePlus forum....

July 28, 2015 · 2 min · 276 words · Heather Howard

Researcher hacks Brinks ultrasafe ‘Safe’ using USB and 100 lines of code

BrinksCompuSafe Galileois a highly sophisticated and modernized safe that is marketed by Brinks as a easy cash management option. However Petro and Salazar took a special liking to this particular safe and started testing it for vulnerabilities. That allowed them to plug in a keyboard and a mouse, which worked. Nothing good comes from that, Salazar said. It was a sign of more bad things to come. Every step of the way, we were like, This cant be possible, Petro said....

July 28, 2015 · 1 min · 163 words · David Davis

Strontium launches Nitro Plus Nano, world’s smallest and fastest USB flash drive

it’s possible for you to now enjoy faster transfer speed with compact USB drives. It also provides expanded storage for PCs and other devices. It also comes with 5 years limited warranty. The product will be available across all channels and e-commerce sites in India. source: www.techworm.net

July 28, 2015 · 1 min · 47 words · Darlene Moran

This Website Will Steal Your Photos and Then Hack Your Computer

In reality, WallPart does not go to photographers websites and steal photos to sell on their store page. This website instead looks for photographers who have featured on WallParts website, says Peter and Company reports. The entire purpose of the Poster Shops website is this contact form. Most of the search results, functionality, and contact forms have changed throughout the websites existence. Source:Fstoppers Read More source: www.techworm.net

July 28, 2015 · 1 min · 67 words · Emily Lambert

Top 10 best websites to learn coding

We have composed 10 of the best trustworthy sites to learn coding. Initially coding can be tough for a beginner. Many people give up before starting, but it doesnt have to be in that manner. The best way to learn code is with project based approach. So, before you jump in coding lesson, think of a small project in your mind. Below mentioned are the best resources for getting started with coding....

July 28, 2015 · 2 min · 314 words · Paul Burgess

UFO theorists say they saw an Alien spacecraft drifting near Sun in NASA live feed videos

If they post data then they must expect UFO hunters to find anomalies and share them. Waring added: This UFO is awesome. Every time I take a stab at ask NASA about these UFOs on Twitter, they ignore me. They have never answered and refuse to talk about these giant UFOs near our sun. These craft sometimes are even moon size. Waring is also convinced that aliens are sending massive ships to suck our Suns energy....

July 28, 2015 · 1 min · 168 words · Robert Khan