34 Year Old Robert Ver Bergan invested in Bitcoin in 2011 when the price was right around $1 per Bitcoin. Now with prices currently hovering above $1,000 he is a virtual millionaire. Because of his wealth, he has earned the nickname "Bitcoin Jesus."
Here's the full article: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101237537
I don't understand the big fuss! IT IS VIRTUAL MONEY! It's not real money. The most you can do is sell them to receive an Amazon or iTunes gif card. Nobody accepts them as cash. I can't believe that this has caught on and people are actually buying and selling these things. To me this is like a Wall Street Banker trying to buy my Monopoly money from me. It's only real value lies in the gift cards, you can at least, in turn, use them to purchase things. How idiotic are the sites that are exchanging these gift cards for Bitcoins. They're just losing money.
Overall it's just people exchanging money for no reason. You can't just create a new currency. The only way Bitcoin could actually be effective is if the government got involved to somehow give them worth. But until then, I don't see any major business using them.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Monday, December 2, 2013
Windows XP is in the news?!
Just prior to Thanksgiving, Microsoft issued an advisory about the bug (CVE-2013-5065), which lies in the kernel component of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Apparently, the attacker can excute code through the kernel mode, then the attacker goes to “install programs; view, change or delete data; or create new accounts with full administrative rights.”
"FireEye researchers Xiaobo Chen and Dan Caselden revealed in a blog post that to target users, in-the-wild attacks had been detected where the kernel vulnerability was used in conjunction with an Adobe Reader exploit."
The article goes on to say that if you have the most current version of Adobe Reader, you are not susceptible to this kernel attack. So, patch your systems, people.
I'm really wondering, who the hell still has Windows XP?! My grandmother doesn't have Windows XP and she's 76! And if you're hacking Window's XP what are you looking for?! Photo's of somebody's childhood vacation?!
UPDATE YOUR SYSTEMS, PEOPLE!
"FireEye researchers Xiaobo Chen and Dan Caselden revealed in a blog post that to target users, in-the-wild attacks had been detected where the kernel vulnerability was used in conjunction with an Adobe Reader exploit."
The article goes on to say that if you have the most current version of Adobe Reader, you are not susceptible to this kernel attack. So, patch your systems, people.
I'm really wondering, who the hell still has Windows XP?! My grandmother doesn't have Windows XP and she's 76! And if you're hacking Window's XP what are you looking for?! Photo's of somebody's childhood vacation?!
UPDATE YOUR SYSTEMS, PEOPLE!
Anonymous is Back at it Again
On Monday, Anonymous posted on PasteBin taking credit for an attack targeting Japanese Microsoft websites. This was the post on pastebin.com
Credit: http://pastebin.com/P6KcaBjM
Apparently, they are upset about the slaughter of dolphins in the village of Taiji, Japan. Operation Killing Bay or #OpKillingBay is the protest against the slaughter.
Interesting that they apologized to Microsoft and complimented them on XBOX-One. Also "F**K the Japanese Language" seems a tad out of place and unnecessary. I also don't think a DDoS attack is going to stop what is happening to the dolphins in Taiji. All in all, I don't really understand this attack, but I guess these guys have to keep busy somehow.
- Greetings Citiziens of the World
- And Greetings Microsoft
- We are Anonymous...
- A couple days ago a DDoS attack was launched at Japanese Microsoft(Domain) Websites and Servers.
- We are sorry to report that the Japanese Microsoft Websites and Servers did not go down as planned.
- Although something did go down.
- We took the pretty much the entire Microsoft domains down.
- That includes sites such as:
- Hotmail.com
- MSN.com
- Live.com
- outlook.com
- Microsoft.com
- The DDoS attack was launched in response to Taiji...Operation KillingBay OR #OpKillingBay
- Although We are sorry for any inconvenience We caused you Microsoft...It's the thought that counts right?
- For the record Microsoft, We love the "XBOX-One" and the games it offers (CODGhost)
- F**K the Japanese Language
- We do not Forgive
- We do not Forget
- We are Legion
- We are Anonymous
- Expect some F**king DDoD attacks Taiji
- Expect us...12:1:13
- #OpKillingBay
Credit: http://pastebin.com/P6KcaBjM
Apparently, they are upset about the slaughter of dolphins in the village of Taiji, Japan. Operation Killing Bay or #OpKillingBay is the protest against the slaughter.
Interesting that they apologized to Microsoft and complimented them on XBOX-One. Also "F**K the Japanese Language" seems a tad out of place and unnecessary. I also don't think a DDoS attack is going to stop what is happening to the dolphins in Taiji. All in all, I don't really understand this attack, but I guess these guys have to keep busy somehow.
People Don't Take Precautions when Accessing a Public Wi-Fi Network...Shocker
AnchorFree a software security company and PhoCusWright a travel research firm conducted a study of 2,203 American travelers that have taken at least one leisure trip of 75 miles or more in the last year. And as you could guess, the statistics were alarming to people who have a security background. I've seemed to complain a lot on this blog so let's start out with something positive:
4 out of 5 people surveyed felt their personal information was not safe when using a public Wi-Fi network. So there's that.
But according to the study 84% of of people do not take action to ensure their data is secure. I attribute this to probably not knowing how to protect your data. The most visited sites for these travelers were banking websites, or commerce websites where they have to put in account data, such as credit cards. So people do not feel safe, but they still enter personal information into these sites while using public networks.
One other positive is 54% of respondents say they stay away from using personal information when using these public networks. YAY!
I'll admit I used to try to use and open Wi-Fi network when I was in an airport. But I was also, 13. Truth be told, I stopped because the Wi-Fi in airports were so terrible, I could never connect to them. I almost blame the airport for peoples actions. If they see the airport's Wi-Fi is free and can't get on, they might just go and try to join the next network available thinking it can do no harm. Maybe the airports should offer secure Wi-Fi that is built into ticket prices. You could receive your authentication when you check in. I could be your account number or something. I know that some offer a secure network once you a re sitting down waiting for your plane, but nobody wants to go through the hassle to join it when your device picks up other free networks. It could make more money for the airport, and keep peoples information more secure.
Here's the full article: http://www.scmagazine.com//study-majority-of-us-travelers-dont-take-precautions-when-using-public-wi-fi/article/322956/
4 out of 5 people surveyed felt their personal information was not safe when using a public Wi-Fi network. So there's that.
But according to the study 84% of of people do not take action to ensure their data is secure. I attribute this to probably not knowing how to protect your data. The most visited sites for these travelers were banking websites, or commerce websites where they have to put in account data, such as credit cards. So people do not feel safe, but they still enter personal information into these sites while using public networks.
One other positive is 54% of respondents say they stay away from using personal information when using these public networks. YAY!
I'll admit I used to try to use and open Wi-Fi network when I was in an airport. But I was also, 13. Truth be told, I stopped because the Wi-Fi in airports were so terrible, I could never connect to them. I almost blame the airport for peoples actions. If they see the airport's Wi-Fi is free and can't get on, they might just go and try to join the next network available thinking it can do no harm. Maybe the airports should offer secure Wi-Fi that is built into ticket prices. You could receive your authentication when you check in. I could be your account number or something. I know that some offer a secure network once you a re sitting down waiting for your plane, but nobody wants to go through the hassle to join it when your device picks up other free networks. It could make more money for the airport, and keep peoples information more secure.
Here's the full article: http://www.scmagazine.com//study-majority-of-us-travelers-dont-take-precautions-when-using-public-wi-fi/article/322956/
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