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Thousands of Australian internet users are expected to be knocked offline on Monday when the impact of a virus released a year ago will be felt. All users are advised to visit dns-ok.gov.au to check if their computers are infected. The virus, dubbed "DNSChanger", gave the hackers control over the computers, by changing internet access settings on infected computers. Until now those computers have been able to rely on dummy servers set up by the FBI to continue accessing the internet. The FBI will turn off those servers at 2 pm Australian time next Monday.
More information can be found on the FBI website including details about the November 2011 arrests of six Estonian nationals who stand accused of running the sophisticated ring. There's also a discussion thread in the forums here.
Gunna let us know about criticism of Telstra for "stalking" millions of Next G mobile phone users by sending a third party in Canada a list of websites they visited. Geoff Huston, the chief scientist of regional internet registry Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) and a former Telstra employee, has described in detail why he thinks Telstra broke the law when it was revealed just over a week ago that the telco was sending the URLs its smartphone customers were visiting to a third party for a new web filtering product.
WikiLeaks has started publishing 2.5 million emails from Syrian political figures, ministries and associated companies. The emails date from August 2006 to March 2012 and come from 680 “Syria-related entities”, including the Ministries of Presidential Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Finance, Information, Transport and Culture, WikiLeaks said.
TechReviewSource pose the question: Is social media making us socially awkward? Facebook and other social media sites have become an integral part of our everyday lives. It has become a way we interact with friends and family, perhaps at the loss of more traditional face-to-face interactions. Has social media made us socially awkward? This infographic explores that very question.
Melbourne gamers might want to make a trip to Federation square to check out the Game Masters Exhibition. The aesthetic and cultural history of videogames is finally being recognised as a major contributor to contemporary culture by some of the leading art galleries around the world. The exhibition, on show until October 28, profiles the work of over 30 leading game designers and features over 125 playable games. Thanks Tekin!
The United Nations has passed a resolution supporting freedom of expression on the Internet. It affirmed that “the same rights that people have offline must also be protected online, in particular freedom of expression, which is applicable regardless of frontiers and through any media of one’s choice.”
Scientists at the California Nanosystems Institute have successfully produced graphene transistors that can operate up to 427 Ghz. Our study defines a unique pathway to large-scale fabrication of high-performance graphene transistors, and holds significant potential for future application of graphene-based devices in ultra–high-frequency circuits.
Apparently there has been an unusual spike in the number of BMWs stolen in the UK this year due to security vulnerabilities in the cars diagnostic systems. The cars are being stolen without activating car alarms or immobilizers. The suspected method used involves the use of devices that plug into the car's OBD port and can program blank key fobs, leaving owners with keys to missing cars.
Some more details about Mozilla's upcoming mobile OS have been released. Domingo demonstrated the latest version of the OS on an unbranded 2.5in screen device, showing games, contacts lists, and navigation all created using HTML5. The home screen is similar to other mobile OSes, displaying apps in a grid pattern - although the icons are rounded to mimic the Firefox logo.
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