Herbert Thompson seems like just another smart academic software developer who loves formulas and geeking out. But he’s also stolen the identities of several casual acquaintances. In fact in one case he gained access to a bank account in seven shockingly simple steps. And he used no special pr... Read more...
Thousands of Egyptian women have held rallies in Cairo against their treatment by security forces. Demonstrators brandished photos of a woman who was beaten and dragged along the ground, exposing her underwear - an incident that has outraged Egyptians. The rally took place in Tahrir Square, which... Read more...
A new commentary by Mumia Abu-Jamal a holiday message written from SCI Greene just prior to transfer entitled, 'Slow Death Row.' 1) 1:35 'Slow Death Row' Mp3 Jan. 1st 2012 Prison Radio announces that it will continue to record and distribute Mumia Abu-Jamal's radio essays in the face of St... Read more...
There are two types of people in this world: the ones who share videogame controllers and the ones who don’t. Which one are you? It came up again today, the old argument. My husband, David, and I were shopping at the GameStop, intending to take advantage of their buy-two-get-one-free-on-preo... Read more...
Charlie Miller is a well-known Apple hacker who happened across a surprising iOS security flaw, reports CNN. If a malicious developer were to exploit the flaw, he'd gain total control of the compromised phone. It would be effortless to steal a user's contacts and photos or to send te... Read more...
Several months ago I reported on the firing of a trio of high-ranking prison officials in connection with a series of sexual assaults in a Southwestern Pennsylvania prison. Few news agencies took up the story especially national ones. This was astounding given the nature of the charges: p... Read more...
A Chicago mother recently filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Board of Education alleging a Chicago Public School security guard handcuffed her young son while he was a student at George Washington Carver Primary School on the city's far south side. In the lawsuit, filed Aug. 29 LaShanda Smith says ... Read more...
Summary: As Chang settles into his new job as a campus security officer, Britta is overwhelmed with feelings of civil disobedience when a friend is taken hostage in a foreign country. Meanwhile, Annie enlists the study group to help her defeat her new "friend" Annie Kim in a Model United Nations ... Read more...
Out in the physical world, crime happens every day. People get robbed and have their pockets picked, and no one blames the victim. So why do the rules change when nontechnical PC users fall for a Trojan online? The story of the Trojan Horse is one of the most enduring in human history. The ... Read more...