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Apparently an aussie IT worker has discovered a cache of 22,000 credit cards using Google. The discovered information, including card numbers, expiration dates, names, addresses, and CVV codes, could be the result of an outdated card processing server, or a simple storage space used by criminals. Google has since taken measures to block the cache of the directory listing where the discovery was made.
Crux of iiNet defence due by April - ISP iiNet undertook today to stop sitting on the fence on whether it will admit that its users have been infringing copyright, in a Federal Court hearing today for the court case brought against it by the Australian Federation for Copyright Theft. iiNet was dragged into the Federal Court in November as major film studios filed a case against the ISP for allegedly letting its users download pirated movies and television series.
Dr Mark Gregory from RMIT University's School of Electrical and Computer Engineering believes that the web is like the "wild west" and that ISP's profit from lack of content filter. Australian internet service providers are against any internet filter because they reap large profits from content downloads, a RMIT academic said this week. "It is possible" to regulate the internet, Dr Mark Gregory from RMIT University's School of Electrical and Computer Engineering said, likening the web to the "wild west" before criminals were brought into line.
Two Argentinean researchers have demonstrated how to pull off a "BIOS-level rootkit attack". A pair of Argentinean researchers has demonstrated a BIOS-level exploit that allowed the duo to potentially run a great deal of invisible code—which could remain installed even if the hard drive was wiped. Much has been made of this last bit, but malware attacks against the Basic Input Output System are anything but new.
Research in to the use of graphene (a one-atom-thick planar sheet of sp2-bonded carbon atoms) in electronics is gaining momentum with the latest news coming from the MIT where researchers have devised a graphene signal multiplier that could one day see CPU's operate in the 500 to 1,000 GHz range. The researchers at MIT have built an experimental frequency multiplier made from graphene. The multiplier is capable of taking an incoming electronic signal at a specific frequency and producing an output signal that it a multiple of the original frequency. One example of a use for the graphene frequency multiplier is inside a microprocessor to determine the clock speed of a CPU.
According to Ed Bott, MS Office 14 beta tester Microsoft Office 14 could be offered in a 64-bit edition. Within the migwiz.xml file, Bott found that each application within the Office suite were listed twice: once as the standard product name, and once again with a “_x64” suffix. This appears to indicate that fully native 64-bit builds of Access, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Publisher, Visio, and Word exist – and should be shipped as an option when Office 14 goes live.
It would seem that Dell is looking at buying Palm Inc. Whether a deal by Dell Inc. to purchase Palm Inc. is truly in the offing, an acquisition would make sense for both companies, three analysts said today. However, at least one additional analyst said the time has already passed for such a deal, which was first rumoured at least two years ago. Neither company could be reached to comment regarding a recent Dow Jones report that summarized many of the market conditions making a merger likely.
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