A supposed act of revenge against Fannie Mae was thwarted when engineers found a covert, destructive script tucked into a routine Unix file, and the suspect — 35-year-old Rajendrasinh Babubha Makwana — was taken into custody. Makwana, an Indian national working for an Omnitech subcontractor as a Unix engineer at Fannie Mae’s Urbana, Maryland site, was dismissed on October 24...

2001 turned into a record-breaking year for Japanese cinemas, with total ticket sales jumping to about 163.3 million — roughly a 20.6% rise from 2000. Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, distributed by Toho, dominated the market and dethroned Titanic to become Japan’s highest-grossing film, finishing the year near $227 million domestically. Hollywood fare still performed well:...

Netflix Karen Read Case Doc Netflix Docuseries to Explore Controversial Karen Read Case Following Acquittal The highly publicized legal battle surrounding the death of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe has reached its conclusion, with Karen Read being acquitted of the most serious charges against her. Netflix's upcoming three-part documentary series aims to examine this complex case that...

A recent audit by the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s information security practices fall short, and that many weaknesses are tied to systems run by the IRS and the Treasury Communications System (TCS). The GAO examined FinCEN’s systems and the points where it consumes IRS and TCS data used to administer the Bank Secrecy...

VPNs Unlock Canadian Content Stuck outside Canada and missing your favorite CTV shows? Geographic restrictions often trigger frustrating error messages when trying to access CTV abroad. A VPN effectively resolves this by masking your location. Connecting to a Canadian server assigns you a local IP address, tricking CTV into thinking you're within the country. This bypass unlocks the live...

Windows 7 Security Feature Raises New Concerns Security researchers have identified potential vulnerabilities in Windows 7's approach to User Account Control (UAC), sparking debate about Microsoft's security implementation choices. The current scrutiny centers on a feature called "AutoElevate" - a mechanism that allows certain Windows binaries to bypass UAC prompts that typically request user...

Guide de Nefer Découvrez Nefer, un nouveau personnage maîtrisant la technique du sélénofleurissement, désormais accessible aux joueurs. Si vous vous interrogez sur la façon de jouer ce personnage, ce guide complet vous apportera toutes les réponses nécessaires. Ce guide a été mis à jour pour la dernière fois...

Top VPNs for Poland Whether you live in Poland or are visiting, a VPN can protect your privacy and let you stream local content from anywhere. A virtual private network encrypts your internet traffic and routes it through remote servers, masking your IP and shielding activity from ISPs and public Wi‑Fi snoops. Connecting to a server in Poland gives you a Polish IP address, which helps unlock...

Mozilla Releases Critical Security Update for Browser Suite Mozilla has unveiled important security patches addressing cross-site scripting vulnerabilities across its software lineup. The update comes after security researchers identified potential exploits in the browser's interface control mechanisms. The latest update primarily tackles how Mozilla applications handle JavaScript execution...

Sun Microsystems Launches Open Source Key Management Solution In a significant move towards standardizing encryption key management, Sun Microsystems has released an open-source toolkit that addresses interoperability challenges in IT security infrastructure. The newly launched Crypto KMS Agent Toolkit implements the Key Management Interface Protocol (KIMP), establishing what Sun claims is the...