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Pedophiles found swapping children's images using secret Facebook groups

Justin Luna — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 15:12:01 +0000

It was recently discovered that pedophiles are utilizing secret groups on Facebook to trade images of children. Some of the groups have been actually found to not be violative of Facebook's rules. Read more...

Bing potentially reveals secret US drone base in Saudi Arabia

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 02:24:05 +0000

Bing's high-resolution aerial imagery of the Saudi Arabia area has potentially revealed a secret United States drone base, which you can check out right now by heading to Bing Maps if you like Read more...

Can Skype voice chat be used to send secret messages?

John Callaham — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:53:36 +0000

A Poland-based research team claims to have found a way to embed secret data packets inside Skype voice chat calls, which can be pure data, text, voice or even video calls. Read more...

The secret of Bill Gates' success

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:19:39 +0000

As Bill Gates prepares to end his full-time work at Microsoft, he tells the BBC in an interview that it wasn't just what Microsoft did, but what his rivals didn't do that let Microsoft get... Read more...

Apple mugs Think Secret

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:30:32 +0000

Acclaimed Apple news site Think Secret is to close, following the settlement of a lawsuit from Apple.The site's proprietor, 22-year-old Harvard student Nick Ciarelli, said in a short statement: "Apple and Think Secret have settled... Read more...

Websites sell secret bank data and PINs

Steven Parker — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:35:53 +0000

Security breaches that are allowing the financial details of tens of thousands of Britons to be sold on the internet are to be investigated by the country's information watchdog. Without paying a single penny, The... Read more...

Did NSA Put a Secret Backdoor in New Encryption Standard?

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:08:05 +0000

Random numbers are critical for cryptography: for encryption keys, random authentication challenges, initialization vectors, nonces, key-agreement schemes, generating prime numbers and so on. Break the random-number generator, and most of the time you break the... Read more...

Home Server: The best kept secret ...

Steven Parker — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:46:58 +0000

Windows Home Server was a secret for a long time. We had over 1,000 internal testers at Microsoft prior to announcing the product at CES 2007, some of these people used the product for over... Read more...

Secret Service helps bust ID, credit card theft rings

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:50:19 +0000

Thanks to information provided by the Secret Service, on June 12 French National Police arrested four on online fraud charges in relation to an international ID theft ring. The arrests were part of an undercover... Read more...

Top Secret Microsoft Product To Launch At Midnight?

Tue, 29 May 2007 22:55:55 +0000

It is very unusual for Microsoft that there hasn't been a leak yet, if we are to believe Gizmodo's story that Microsoft will announce a new product at 12:01am EST. The new hardware is supposed... Read more...

The Secret Windows Vista Upgrade - Explained

Steven Parker — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:54:48 +0000

There is a well known Windows Vista Upgrade secret in the IT community. In this article I talk about it and the possible legal implications! Please take this article "as-is" I provide no warranty of... Read more...

RIAA Fights to Keep Wholesale Pricing Secret

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:32:07 +0000

UMG vs. Marie Lindor is one of few cases where the defendant is fighting, instead of settling with the RIAA. The record labels consider pricing information (believed to be ~70Â¢ per track) as a trade... Read more...

Kaspersky Lab's Secret Sauce Uses 'Woodpeckers'

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:14:34 +0000

Clickety, clack. Clickety, clack. The rhythmic sounds of fingers tapping away at keyboards are coming from Eugene Kaspersky's "woodpeckers," who make up a virus-hunting crew responsible for tracking computer threats in real time and who... Read more...

Hackers crack secret Google malware search codes

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 08:48:42 +0000

Hidden malware search capabilities within Google which were reserved for antivirus and security research firms just weeks ago have been cracked by hackers, according to security industry sources. specific malware program, according to researchers from... Read more...

Legal Help for Think Secret

Thu, 20 Jan 2005 11:06:50 +0000

Thanks to Hurmoth on BPN for the heads-up A leading internet lawyer will defend Mac news site Think Secret after it was sued by Apple for publishing details of the company's new... Read more...

Vintela: Microsoft's Secret Unix/Linux Weapon?

Tue, 16 Nov 2004 03:29:54 +0000

Microsoft made a minority investment Monday in Unix/Linux management vendor Vintela. Neither Microsoft nor Lindon, Utah-based Vintela would comment on the size of the investment. But sources said the amount was less than $10 million.... Read more...

Conn. Man Charged with Selling Secret Windows Code

Wed, 10 Nov 2004 09:27:17 +0000

A Connecticut man was arrested on Tuesday on charges that he illegally sold a secret source code used for Microsoft Corp.'s Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 programs, federal prosecutors said. The Manhattan United States... Read more...

Secret Service Nabs 28 in Online Fraud Sting

Fri, 29 Oct 2004 20:13:35 +0000

An undercover investigation led by the U.S. Secret Service has led to the arrests of 28 individuals suspected of being part of a global organized cybercrime network. Charges against the suspects include identity theft, computer... Read more...

SÖLDNER - Secret Wars retail patch v29354

Mon, 02 Aug 2004 16:52:21 +0000

Wings Simulations sends along a new patch for SÃ–LDNER - Secret Wars, updating their vehicular 3D action game to version 29354. This release implements another huge number of new features, improvements, bug fixes and other... Read more...

Microsoft Japan planning secret project

Thu, 22 Jul 2004 20:11:12 +0000

Microsoft's development studio in Japan is recruiting for a top-secret project on its Web site. Microsoft Game Studios in Japan is recruiting for developers to work on a new Xbox project. No... Read more...

Sun to open up the secret mix to Solaris

Wed, 30 Jun 2004 04:00:07 +0000

About a month ago, Sun let out the words that they are planning to give away source codes in Solaris and today, CRN has cited an anonymous Sun's employee and revealed that Sun is not... Read more...

Secret Microsoft pacts leaked

Wed, 16 Jun 2004 21:03:43 +0000

Is Microsoft hiring low-cost foreign companies to write its code? According to a paper that was leaked the answer is yes. The paranoid Seattle labor group claimed Microsoft is indeed working on hiring... Read more...

Monolith Developing Secret Project

Marcel Klum — Sat, 08 May 2004 08:15:48 +0000

VU Games and Monolith Productions will give the media a preview of the next action-packed project from the developer of the No One Lives Forever franchise and Tron 2.0. It's an intense close-quarters combat experience... Read more...

Second Soldner: Secret Wars beta demo available

Sat, 24 Apr 2004 13:09:25 +0000

Encore releases new-'n'-improved sample version of its upcoming shooter. Earlier today, Encore released the second version of its beta demo of Soldner: Secret Wars. The new version, which can be downloaded on... Read more...

SÖLDNER - Secret Wars beta demo

Marcel Klum — Tue, 06 Apr 2004 18:42:15 +0000

As promised by the ads running on this and other sites, the playable beta demo of SÃ–LDNER - Secret Wars is now available, offering an oppertunity to try out this upcoming vehicular 3D action game... Read more...

SÖLDNER – Secret Wars to be relased in May

Fri, 19 Mar 2004 12:33:02 +0000

"The hotly-awaited, tactical multiplayer shooter, SÃ–LDNER – Secret Wars, will be available in the U.S. on the 4th of May and in Europe on the 27th of May", Gerald KossÃ¤r, International Marketing Director, JoWooD Software... Read more...

Secret Scooby-Doo code in movie

Wed, 17 Mar 2004 21:10:08 +0000

THQ reveals that a secret code in the upcoming Scooby-Doo movie will unlock bonus content in its PC and GBA games. THQ has today revealed that secret code in the upcoming Scooby-Doo... Read more...

Even more Secret Weapons over Normandy

Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:26:58 +0000

LucasArts' fourth Xbox Live content package for Secret Weapons Over Normandy is now available to download. Less than a week since the last one, LucasArts has today released its fourth and final... Read more...

New Secret Weapons spotted over Normandy

Mon, 19 Jan 2004 21:49:08 +0000

LucasArts' third Xbox Live content package for Secret Weapons Over Normandy is now available to download. LucasArts has today released its third Secret Weapons Over Normandy content package via Xbox Live. The... Read more...

Halo Deluxe - Microsoft's secret weapon for Christmas?

Marcel Klum — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 19:44:49 +0000

Speculation over a major announcement which Microsoft has pledged to make on November 15th, the second anniversary of the Xbox launch date, points to the launch of a new version of Halo with Xbox Live... Read more...

Valve's Top 10 Secret Files

Sat, 11 Oct 2003 19:24:30 +0000

Something light hearted In what is possibly the biggest news story of the gaming year, hackers broke into Valve Software's Network and stole the source code to Half-Life 2. For complete details... Read more...

Secret Weapons of WWII Multiplayer Demo Released

Fri, 08 Aug 2003 19:48:25 +0000

Thanks goes to MadGuy from our forum's who noticed that the Demo had been released on EA's Battlefield:1942 website. Get ready for a World War II experience like you've never imagined. Weapons and... Read more...

Secret Weapons of WWII Multiplayer Demo

Tue, 05 Aug 2003 00:16:33 +0000

Get ready for a World War II experience like you've never imagined. Weapons and vehicles from the Allied and Axis laboratories are about to see combat for the first time in the stand alone multiplayer... Read more...

SCO secret unveiled

Fri, 11 Jul 2003 01:53:33 +0000

Sun Microsystems has revealed that it secretly signed a deal to license SCO Group's Unix intellectual property in February, before Microsoft made a similar announcement in May. The deal expanded one that... Read more...

New details on secret Sega game?

Tue, 01 Jul 2003 05:50:00 +0000

Sega begins research for new game in the Midwest. According to a report from The Southern Illinoisan, a Sega development team is currently visiting the small town of Carbondale, Illinois, to gather... Read more...

ATI's new secret weapon is the R420

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sat, 14 Jun 2003 10:05:39 +0000

AFTER ATI INTRODUCES its late summer speed update, codenamed the R360, we can reveal today that it is set to make a significant change to eighteen months of R300 architecture. The R350 and R360 are... Read more...

Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII screens

Marcel Klum — Wed, 07 May 2003 06:27:36 +0000

There will be seven new weapons including one-shot kill knives. Other weapons include the Bren light machine gun, Remington Auto 5 shotgun and the Mauser K98 grenade rifle. Players can put these weapons to use... Read more...

Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII

Marcel Klum — Wed, 02 Apr 2003 19:49:24 +0000

Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII, the second expansion pack to the highly acclaimed Battlefield 1942 title, significantly enhances the gaming experience by bringing the most bizarre and deadly weapons from the German and Allied... Read more...

Intel secret X86-64 project still on the go

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 26 Mar 2003 18:28:09 +0000

THE END OF A cunning Intel plan to develop an X86-64 microprocessor is not yet nigh, according to sources a micron away from the chip giant. The secret project – first revealed here in the... Read more...

Microsoft reveals secret code to Russia

Michael Stanclift — Fri, 24 Jan 2003 18:41:28 +0000

Russia has become the first country to get its hands on one of the world's most closely guarded corporate secrets -- Microsoft Corp.'s blueprint for its computer programs, the software giant said on Monday. ... Read more...