Experts in Israel have harnessed sophisticated imaging technology to reveal hidden script in the Dead Sea Scrolls. The technology, which…
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Hacking ring has stolen up to $1 billion from US, European banks, report says
A Russian-speaking cybercrime ring has stolen millions of dollars from banks in the U.S., Russia, and Eastern Europe, a cybersecurity…
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Your Twitter account was compromised, company warns way too many
An unknown number of Twitter accounts have been “compromised,” the microblogging service revealed Thursday morning. And in its efforts to…
Read More‘Frag him’: Video games ratchet up violence, blur line between fantasy and reality
Soldiers stalk through a ghostly, urban jungle of bombed-out buildings, approaching a pair of machine gun-toting enemies. “Ok. I see…
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Weak US card security made Target a juicy target
NEW YORK – The U.S. is the juiciest target for hackers hunting credit card information. And experts say incidents like…
Read MoreWho is the ‘Syrian Electronic Army’ that took down The New York Times?
A hacker group calling itself the “Syrian Electronic Army” (SEA) claims to have disrupted several major news websites, notably the…
Read MoreSony files patent for bizarre ‘SmartWig’ with vibrating sideburns
If you’re already over the smartwatch craze, why not try a ‘smartwig’? Sony filed for a patent for a hairpiece…
Read MoreNSA uses Google’s cookies to select surveillance targets, leaked Snowden docs reveal
New documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden say that the agency is using small tracking files,…
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Odd Oklahoma facts draw thousands to Twitter feed
OKLAHOMA CITY – Did you know swearing in Oklahoma is punishable by a $1 fine for each offense? Or that…
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Gecko-inspired adhesive enables people to scale buildings
Researchers at Stanford have invented a gecko-inspired climbing system that may enable the average Joe to scale walls like Spider-Man.…
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