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They Hacked Their School District When They Were 12. The Adults Are Still Trying To Catch Up.
They Hacked Their School District When They Were 12. The Adults Are Still Trying To Catch Up. The hack started small, in 7th grade, when they bypassed their middle school’s internet filters to watch YouTube during lunch.But by the time Jeremy Currier and Seth Stephens...
FACEBOOK PORTAL: Your Privacy Questions Answered
FACEBOOK PORTAL: Your Privacy Questions Answered Facebook's new video chat devices Portal and Portal Plus are now available for purchase in the US, but the thought of putting another video camera and microphone in the home might make some consumers feel uneasy. The...
How safe is your State’s voting system? We compare New England voting technology with Florida’s and come up with some recommendations: AS HEARD ON WGAN: [11-14-18]
How safe is your State’s voting system? We compare New England voting technology with Florida’s and come up with some recommendations: AS HEARD ON WGAN: [11-14-18] On This Episode... Craig is on at the WGAN Morning News with Ken and Matt as they discuss how safe our...
Recycling Plastic Bags – How Technology Is Solving The Problem: AS HEARD ON: WTAG: [11-13-18]
Recycling Plastic Bags - How Technology Is Solving The Problem: AS HEARD ON: WTAG: [11-13-18] On This Episode... Craig is on today with Jim Polito talking about how technology is helping with our problem with plastic bags and plastic waste and how China has been...
Florida Election Technology – China Hijacking Networks on NH Today WGIR-AM: [11/12/2018] NH Today WGIR-AM with Jack Heath
Florida Election Technology - China Hijacking Networks on NH Today WGIR-AM: [11/12/2018] NH Today WGIR-AM with Jack Heath On This Episode... Craig is on with Jack Heath talking about the midterm elections, the voting machine hacking, and China hacking our telecoms...
MIT Reveals Who Self-Driving Cars Should Kill: The Cat, The Elderly, Or The Baby?
MIT Reveals Who Self-Driving Cars Should Kill: The Cat, The Elderly, Or The Baby? It is a classic problem and a test of where our morality lies: if a runaway trolley is uncontrollably heading down a set of tracks and you have the ability to use a lever and choose...
Brain Implants Used To Treat Parkinson’s Can Be Hacked And Used To Control People, Scientists Warn
Brain Implants Used To Treat Parkinson's Can Be Hacked And Used To Control People, Scientists Warn Brain implants used to treat Parkinson's disease could be hacked by cyber attackers and used to control people, scientists have claimed. A report by the Oxford...
How China Rips Off The iPhone And Reinvents Android
How China Rips Off The iPhone And Reinvents Android 2018 will go down as the year when it became impossible to ignore the increasing advancements of Chinese smartphone hardware, from superlative camera arrays and super-speed charging to in-display fingerprint scanners...
All the Fun Things You Can Do If You Steal Someone’s Identity
All the Fun Things You Can Do If You Steal Someone's Identity Evil Week is winding down, but that doesn’t mean your evil deeds need come to an end. To paraphrase Tracy Jordan, you can live every week like it’s Evil Week. That could mean continuing to lie to your kids,...
You Might Be Able To Collect $100 From Yahoo’s Massive Data Breach
You Might Be Able To Collect $100 From Yahoo’s Massive Data Breach Yahoo will pay up to $85 million to settle a class action lawsuit over its massive data breach, reports the Recorder, a legal publication. That includes $50 million for compensation for up to 200...
Nobody’s Cellphone Is Really That Secure
Nobody’s Cellphone Is Really That Secure Earlier this week, The New York Times reported that the Russians and the Chinese were eavesdropping on President Donald Trump’s personal cellphone and using the information gleaned to better influence his behavior. This should...
Stop Using Microsoft Edge To Download Chrome — Unless You Want Malware
Stop Using Microsoft Edge To Download Chrome -- Unless You Want Malware For many people who purchase a new Windows 10 PC, Microsoft's built-in Edge browser has one purpose: to download an alternate browser like Google Chrome. The most common way to do this for people...
China Has Been ‘Hijacking the Vital Internet Backbone of Western Countries’
China Has Been 'Hijacking the Vital Internet Backbone of Western Countries' A Chinese state-owned telecommunications company has been "hijacking the vital internet backbone of western countries," according to an academic paper published this week by researchers from...
Artifical Intelligence – Tip Shaming With iPad POS – Watching Porn Email Fraud: AS HEARD ON WGAN: [10-31-18]
Artifical Intelligence - Tip Shaming With iPad POS - Watching Porn Email Fraud: AS HEARD ON WGAN: [10-31-18] On This Episode... Are you aware that Facebook accounts are now for sale on the dark web? Craig is on with Ken and Matt on The WGAN Morning News talking about...
Your Next Doctor Visit May Be With An Artificial Intelligence: AS HEARD ON: WTAG: [10-30-18]
Your Next Doctor Visit May Be With An Artificial Intelligence: AS HEARD ON: WTAG: [10-30-18] On This Episode... Your next visit to your doctor may be with an artificial intelligence. Is it a good thing or a bad thing? Craig is on today with Jim Polito as they discuss...
Election Hacking Already Underway – Concerns About Your New Refrigerator on NH Today WGIR-AM: [10/29/2018]
Election Hacking Already Underway - Concerns About Your New Refrigerator on NH Today WGIR-AM: [10/29/2018] On This Episode... Did you know that there are some major problems coming up with our election this morning? Craig spoke with Jack Heath today about election...
You Want 20% For Handing Me A Muffin? The Awkward Etiquette Of iPad Tipping
You Want 20% For Handing Me A Muffin? The Awkward Etiquette Of iPad Tipping Mina Dimyan frequents a Stamford, Conn., cafe, where he orders a cup of strong coffee for $3. It comes with a splash of guilt. The clerk swipes Mr. Dimyan’s credit card and then swivels the...
Hackers Breach Healthcare.Gov System, Taking Files On 75,000 People
Hackers Breach Healthcare.Gov System, Taking Files On 75,000 People A government system used by insurance agents and brokers to help customers sign up for healthcare plans was breached, allowing hackers to siphon off sensitive and personal data on 75,000 people. The...
‘PAY THE RANSOM – OR WATCH ME WRECK YOUR LIFE’: Chilling New Fraud Email That Says You’ve Been Filmed on An Adult Website
'PAY THE RANSOM - OR WATCH ME WRECK YOUR LIFE': Chilling New Fraud Email That Says You've Been Filmed on An Adult Website At first, the message seems harmless – an email pops up on your screen that could be from a friend or colleague. But click on it and your blood...
I Fell For Fake News. Here’s Why Millions Of You Did, Too
I Fell For Fake News. Here’s Why Millions Of You Did, Too The Facebook video is nuts, but I can’t tear my eyes away. A plane, struggling in a huge storm, does a 360-degree flip before safely landing and letting out terrified passengers. It turns out the video is...
You Might Find Your Next Home on Amazon
You Might Find Your Next Home on Amazon Over the coming decades, housing will continue to be transformed from a product into a service. Just like we order an Uber or get noodles delivered to our doorstep without much human interaction, soon we’ll be able to rent, buy,...
Hacked, Scammed And On Your Own: Navigating The Cryptocurrency ‘Wild West’
Hacked, Scammed And On Your Own: Navigating The Cryptocurrency 'Wild West' When Peggy and Marco Lachmann-Anke learned in January that hackers cracked a 40-character password and cleaned out their cryptocurrency wallet, they did not go to the police or alert the...
After The Hack: People’s Facebook Accounts Now For Sale On Dark Web
AFTER THE HACK: People's Facebook Accounts Now For Sale On Dark Web Hacked Facebook accounts are being sold on the dark web, showing the value of such accounts after the social network revealed 50 million of its users had been compromised in a major hack. Dozens of...
Your Next Appointment May Begin by Talking With An Artificial Intelligence
Your Next Appointment May Begin by Talking With An Artificial Intelligence “My stomach is killing me!” “I’m sorry to hear that,” says a female voice. “Are you happy to answer a few questions?” And so the consultation begins. Where’s the pain? How bad is...
Faster Wi-Fi is coming. Hackers grabbing your frequent flyer miles. Turn your PC off: AS HEARD ON WGAN: [10-24-18]
Faster Wi-Fi is coming. Hackers grabbing your frequent flyer miles. Turn your PC off: AS HEARD ON WGAN: [10-24-18] On This Episode... Do you travel? Do you use Frequent Flyer Miles? Craig, Ken, and Matt discuss the newest currency of Hackers. Keep your PC on, or Turn...
New Wifi Standards – Should You Turn Off Your PC: AS HEARD ON: WTAG: [10-23-18]
New Wifi Standards - Should You Turn Off Your PC: AS HEARD ON: WTAG: [10-23-18] On This Episode... Are you ready for Wi-Fi 6? What are the huge improvements coming to Wi-Fi? Does turning your PC off every night make it last longer? Craig discusses these topics with...
Kashoggi In The Saudi Console – Did The Apple Watch Record His Murder – Why Should You Share DNA on NH Today WGIR-AM: [10/22/2018]
Kashoggi In The Saudi Console - Did The Apple Watch Record His Murder - Why Should You Share DNA on NH Today WGIR-AM: [10/22/2018] On This Episode... Craig is on with Jack Heath today and talked about Jamal Kashoggi in the Saudi consul. Did his Apple Watch record his...
Does Turning Your PC Off Every Night Make It Last Longer? This Is What 8 Hardware Manufacturers Have To Say
Does Turning Your PC Off Every Night Make It Last Longer? This Is What 8 Hardware Manufacturers Have To Say Whether you’re a tech enthusiast or just someone who uses your computer to check your AOL e-mail, at some point you’ve arrived at the decision as to whether or...
Is Your DNA In A Database? Doesn’t Matter. New Study Finds That DNA Databases Can Send The Police Or Hackers To Your Door – Even If You Didn’t Submit Your DNA
Is Your DNA In A Database? Doesn’t Matter. New Study Finds That DNA Databases Can Send The Police Or Hackers To Your Door – Even If You Didn’t Submit Your DNA More than 60 percent of Americans who have some European ancestry can be identified using DNA databases —...
‘I Could Ruin Your Business Right Now’: A Sim-Jacking, Account-Stealing Ransom
'I Could Ruin Your Business Right Now': A Sim-Jacking, Account-Stealing Ransom Jared Goetz was at dinner when someone used his American Express card to buy a $39,000 web domain. Goetz wasn’t too concerned, he told Motherboard in a phone call: He told the American...