More South Africans than ever before are trying their luck at online casinos and sportsbooks. If you’re new to this world or just confused…
Defcon ‘Kids Village’ guides hackers of the future
Defcon, one of the world’s premier annual hacking conferences, has introduced a “Kids Village” aimed at improving the hacking skills of children as young…
Bouncing, rolling drone takes flight
A Japanese defence researcher has invented a spherical observation drone that can fly down narrow alleys, hover on the spot, take off vertically and…
US military secure — opened with a paper clip
Hackers at a Defcon gathering were recently shown how a high-security lock, certified for use in sensitive US government facilities, can be easily opened…
AntiSec takes on US police agencies
Hacker group AntiSec is claiming to have “defaced and destroyed” the websites of various US police agencies in retaliation to the arrest of suspected…
No PlayStation Vita for Xmas stocking
The much-anticipated new generation of Sony’s PlayStation handheld gaming console, Vita, will not hit shops outside of Japan until well after the all-important festive…
Hack turns smartphone app into criminal tool
Hackers have shown how to turn mobile payment service Square into a convenient tool that allows criminals to pump cash from stolen credit card…
Indonesian court blames Facebook for increase in teenage pregnancies
A religious court official in Indonesia has blamed social networking site Facebook for a rise in teenage pregnancies and under-age marriages, a report said….
Google lawyer slams Apple, Microsoft, and other competitors
Google’s top lawyer accused Apple, Oracle, Microsoft and other companies of using “bogus patents” to wage a campaign against the internet giant’s Android mobile…
US police crack open ‘nightmare’ online child pornography network
US officials have unveiled charges against 72 people in their largest global probe into internet child pornography which smashed a “nightmare” online bulletin board…
South Korean police bust online scam which used ‘elite’ North Korean hackers
South Korean police claim to have busted a criminal gang which used elite North Korean computer hackers to break into online game sites and…
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