2016/06/30

Smaller medical breach

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/health-care/2016/06/mgh-says-patients-impacted-by-third-party-data.html

Thought it would be bigger

http://news.softpedia.com/news/hacker-puts-up-for-sale-9-3-million-records-from-healthcare-insurance-company-505724.shtml

About time

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0ZF1XL

2016/06/29

Israel hackers find new method

Clever Attack Uses the Sound of a Computer’s Fan to Steal Data

https://www.wired.com/2016/06/clever-attack-uses-sound-computers-fan-steal-data/

2016/06/23

Olympic cartoons

KAL's cartoon http://www.economist.com/news/world-week/21701226-kals-cartoon?fsrc=rss%7Ctwt

Jon Lewis makes a stand

By sitting down that is.

Power to the People http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/06/facebook_live_and_periscope_really_won_that_sit_in.html

Innocent is killed

Jaguar Used In Olympic Torch Ceremony Escapes, Is Shot Dead

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/22/483064422/jaguar-shot-dead-after-participating-in-olympic-torch-ceremony

Trump finally delivers

Trump Just Gave The Speech Republicans Have Been Waiting 20 Years To Hear http://www.npr.org/2016/06/22/483090531/trump-just-gave-the-speech-republicans-have-been-waiting-20-years-to-hear

2016/06/22

A congressional sit in

House Dems Take to Twitter to Let You See Their Gun-Control Sit-In | WIRED https://www.wired.com/2016/06/house-dems-use-twitter-make-gun-control-sit-public/

Truly horrific

ww.dailykos.com/story/2016/06/21/1541083/-Church-whose-pastor-praised-Orlando-shootings-is-being-asked-to-leave-by-landlord

2016/06/21

New sharing initiative

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/283914-governments-efforts-to-raise-the-standard-for-cyber-security

This could be chaos

https://fcw.com/articles/2016/06/17/nccic-bill-cyber.aspx?m=1

Police will overuse this

Evidence Found In Illegal Stops Backed By Justices, But Brings Fiery Dissent

http://www.npr.org/2016/06/20/482879905/evidence-found-in-illegal-stops-backed-by-justices-but-brings-fiery-dissent

2016/06/20

Putin pushing buttons

Russian cluster munitions: Now you see them, now you don't? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36578281

NRA in control

US Senate rejects gun control bills - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36563337

Acer breach reported

Acer: lengthy data breach discovered https://blog.malwarebytes.com/security-world/2016/06/acer-lengthy-data-breach-discovered/

More beef to come

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/06/theres-the-beef-wendys-breach-numbers-about-to-get-much-meatier/

2016/06/19

Seriously now

Trump says US should consider profiling against crime - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-36572875

Seriously now, is he trying to throw this?

More countries doing this

Nigeria Prepares For Drastic Economic Changes http://www.npr.org/2016/06/19/482706204/nigeria-prepares-for-drastic-economic-changes?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

Funny new cartoon

KAL's cartoon | The Economist http://www.economist.com/news/world-week/21700694-kals-cartoon?fsrc=rss%7Ctwt

First gun study

Congress Refuses, So California Funds Its Own Gun Violence Research Center | WIRED http://www.wired.com/2016/06/congress-refuses-california-funds-gun-violence-research-center/

Granted, it is only a first step, but it could be in the direction that there might be a problem.

New science paper critiqued

The Mysterious X Boson Could Upend the Standard Model. If It Actually Exists http://www.wired.com/2016/06/mysterious-x-boson-upend-standard-model-actually-exists/

What if there are many more bosons?

More currency hacks

A $50 Million Hack Just Showed That the DAO Was All Too Human | WIRED http://www.wired.com/2016/06/50-million-hack-just-showed-dao-human/

Getting mitnick'ed

Silk Road Prosecutors Argue Ross Ulbricht Doesn’t Deserve a New Trial https://www.wired.com/2016/06/silk-road-prosecutors-argue-ross-ulbricht-doesnt-deserve-new-trial/

2016/06/18

Remember this?

My Big Sister Was Gunned Down In Charleston One Year Ago

http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2016/06/18/482499865/my-big-sister-was-gunned-down-in-charleston-one-year-ago

Hope it's true

Investigators Say Orlando Shooter Showed Few Warning Signs Of Radicalization http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/18/482621690/investigators-say-orlando-shooter-showed-few-warning-signs-of-radicalization

Pretty harsh on trump

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9QUYQUd0Qh8&feature=youtu.be

I mean don't get me wrong, the orange one totally set himself up for this. Hopefully it gets airplay in non-liberal markets.

2016/06/17

China wants the vig

China rules against Apple over iPhone patent claim - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36561428

Not good for Democrats

Syria conflict: US diplomats press for strikes against Assad - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36556261

Another secret service screw up

Nigeria MPs threaten to sue over US sex claims - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-36563017

Worst will pass

Senate to vote on gun bills which are unlikely to pass - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36563337

Only the bullshit bill will pass.

New French orphan

France police killing: Hollande honours couple stabbed by jihadist - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36563149

For some reason this one bothered me more than other terrorist attacks.

Strange qualification for scholarship

South Africa virginity bursaries unlawful, rules gender commission - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-36564243

Bad report for putin

Russia doping: New Wada report reveals obstructions to testing - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/36542577

Don't trust scores

http://www.zdnet.com/article/cvss-scores-are-not-enough-for-modern-security/

I remember a talk like this given at black hat, quite a few years ago. This is just now getting to the wider public?

Wonder how many others

http://fedscoop.com/opm-fills-ciso-vacancy

Makes me wonder how many other agencies do not have this role filled.

Big security deal

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-06/raytheon-says-1-billion-cyber-contract-confirmed-after-protests

Hopefully they do a better job at it, than the government has done.

Skull Island Sessions: Go Quietly

2016/06/16

Social media guns

Today’s Filibuster Mentioned Instagram’s Guns for Sale. Then #Gunsforsale Disappeared http://www.wired.com/2016/06/filibuster-instagram-gun-dealers/

Americans love their guns.

Learning from past mistakes

Apple’s Big Security Upgrades Will Save You From Yourself https://www.wired.com/2016/06/apple-ios-mac-os-security-features/

Dems hold the floor

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/16/enough-senate-filibuster-ends-as-democrat-claims-gun-control-victory

Starving looters want food

http://time.com/4371072/venezuela-arrests-riots-food-shortage-looting-maduro/

China flexing muscles

http://warontherocks.com/2016/06/a-guide-to-stepping-it-up-in-the-south-china-sea/

Not a good record

http://gizmodo.com/heres-what-happened-to-all-of-marissa-mayers-yahoo-acqu-1781980352

The people shoit

Clinton and Trump Can’t Unite On Orlando Because Twitter Won’t Let Them | WIRED http://www.wired.com/2016/06/clinton-trump-cant-unite-orlando-twitter-wont-let/

2016/06/15

Koreans steal blueprints

http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/283237-north-korean-hackers-steal-fighter-jet-plans-seoul-says

2016/06/14

Interested in the fallout

Russia 'hacked Democrats data on Trump' says US - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36533449

Idiot says what?

Count the Lies, Boasts, and Absurdities from Donald Trump’s Speech on Terror http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/2016/06/trump_lies_about_syrian_refugees_hillary_obama_and_more_in_anti_terror_speech.html

2016/06/13

Post no more

Trump Bans Washington Post in Latest Assault on the Press

http://www.wired.com/2016/06/trump-bans-washington-post-latest-assault-press/

2016/06/09

10 months late

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-comptroller-lawmaker-paychecks-met-0418-20160417-story.html

Trashy art

The World’s Biggest Architecture Exhibit is Decorated with 100 Tons of Trash http://www.wired.com/2016/06/worlds-biggest-architecture-exhibit-decorated-100-tons-trash/

2016/06/08

Wrong place, wrong time

Oh Non! McDonald's Stick-Up In France Foiled By Special Forces Eating There http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/08/481239579/oh-non-mcdonalds-stick-up-in-france-foiled-by-special-forces-eating-there

A start on this issue

Adidas Spins Plastic from the Ocean into Awesome Kicks http://www.wired.com/2016/06/adidass-newest-shoe-made-recycled-ocean-plastic/

What, me worry?

Save the Galapagos With GMO Rats. What Could Go Wrong? http://www.wired.com/2016/06/save-galapagos-gmo-rats-go-wrong/

Whoops, sorry about your money

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0YQ041

I think this will turn out bad for the NY fed, but I am sure they will just get someone to change things so it works out in their favor.

This will happen more

http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/cyberattack-connecticut-podiatry-practice-impacts-40k-patients/2016-06-03

More and more of these smaller shops are going to be targets.

Snooping on records

http://www.13abc.com/content/news/ProMedica-patient-information-breached-action-taken-381841691.html

Cracks in the facade

http://m.dailykos.com/stories/2016/6/3/1534016/-Trump-gets-savaged-by-Clinton-you-d-think-Republicans-would-rush-to-his-defense-Instead-Crickets

I still think this is a joke to the trump man.

2016/06/07

Start with data

http://mobile.smallbusinesscomputing.com/tipsforsmallbusiness/webinar-best-practices-for-small-business.html

And then move to other areas. My fear is that most small businesses will not follow this advice.

Too easy a target

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/05/27/business/dealbook/north-korea-linked-to-digital-thefts-from-global-banks.html

Warning: paywall

It seems too easy to blame these on north Korea. I get it that they have motive and desire, but considering their poor operational security it would not be too far fetched to think someone is framing things to look like them.

2016/06/03

Wish I could. ......

Ex-FIFA Head Blatter, 2 Others Allegedly Paid Themselves $80 Million http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/03/480625592/ex-fifa-head-blatter-2-others-allegedly-gave-themselves-80-million

Saw this earlier.

Doesn't seem fair

U.S. Women's Soccer Team Cannot Go On Strike, Court Rules http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/03/480647427/u-s-women-s-soccer-team-cannot-go-on-strike-court-rules

Seems late to me

Chicago Releases Videos Of Police In Alleged Excessive Force Cases

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/03/480611331/chicago-releases-videos-of-police-in-alleged-excessive-force-cases

Legend in hospital

Muhammad Ali Is Reportedly In Serious Condition At Arizona Hospital http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/03/480691044/muhammad-ali-is-reportedly-in-serious-condition-at-arizona-hospital

Dangerous lawsuit

IT Admin Faces Felony for Deleting Files Under Flawed Hacking Law http://www.wired.com/2016/06/admin-faces-felony-deleting-files-flawed-hacking-law/

Move art now

The Plan to Save the Louvre’s Art From Floods: Pumps, Dams, and Evacuation http://www.wired.com/2016/06/plan-save-louvres-art-floods-pumps-dams-evacuation/

Coral bleaching explained

http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coral_bleach.html

Chewbaca mom on TV

https://youtu.be/OT3MVRv0TT4

2016/06/02

No way jose

LeBron James Is the Best Passer in the NBA
http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2016/06/lebron_james_is_the_best_passer_in_the_nba.html

Donald Trump’s Energy Plan: More Fossil Fuels and Fewer Rules
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/05/27/us/politics/donald-trump-global-warming-energy-policy.html?referer=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/06/the_terrifying_prospect_of_a_trump_presidency_and_republican_majorities.html

My election prediction. (for now...)

Why Donald Trump Is Flailing

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/06/why_donald_trump_is_flailing.html

So, I think we are going to see more of these tantrums from trump, especially as the pressures of the race increase. I think these will grow to epic proportions that even the most devout republican will finally give up. The email thing, or any number of former things, will turn a good portion of people against her. If so, do Ted Cruz and/or Berne Sanders try to convince Americans to write in their names? If so, does anyone get a majority? If so, does Paul Ryan become the next president?

Marginal insults for trump

Hillary Clinton Just Kicked Trump in the Shins
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/2016/06/hillary_clinton_s_anti_trump_speech.html

Whatever... The real thing will be if she can twist him around in any debates that might happen. That is really her only hope. If the email thing blows up, which I think the Republican party is timing things for the general election, she is doomed.

Iranian mystery man

Khomeini's secret dialogue with 'The Great Satan'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36438556

A much better political player than we realize.

Slain gorilla press conference

Harambe gorilla killing: Zoo defends shooting
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36413698

Guy makes some interesting points, and some good counter points for the zoo. He is also very composed and presents the case well I think.

Drones for search and rescue

Drones build rope bridge that humans can cross.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34327364

Pretty cool. Eventually you could use an IR   beam to mark the points at which you need to anchor the bridge. The drone could fly above, below, and alongside the mark to get geospatial location. (Just a thought)

Trump mouth, golf moves

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/golf/pga-tour-moves-tournament-from-miami-donald-trump-course--to-mexico/2016/06/01/0a625456-2838-11e6-ae4a-3cdd5fe74204_story.html

2016/06/01

Trump degrades journalists

Trump lambasts media for questioning veteran donations - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-36422611

Trump can fix droughts

Oh Thank Goodness Donald Trump Knows How to Fix the Drought http://www.wired.com/2016/06/oh-thank-goodness-donald-trump-knows-fix-drought/

Mixed marketing messages

Boy, X-Men: Apocalypse’s Marketing Was All Over the Map, Huh? http://www.wired.com/2016/06/x-men-apocalypse-marketing-census/