Infosec geniuses hack a Canon PRINTER and install DOOM [Tue Sep 16 2014]

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Business News Alibaba: Just kidding about that $21bn IPO ... we actually want $25bn Chinese gumble flogger ups goal for market debut Tough luck, Zuck! Man who claimed to own half of Facebook has fraud trial delayed six months Judge grants his new lawyer time to peruse the evidence Apple gives fanbois The Sweetest Thing: A delete button for that U2 album Hey Bono, we have found what we're looking for As bankruptcy looms for RadioShack, we ask its chief financial officer... oh. He's quit Troubled retailer may not last 'beyond the very near term' Apple CEO Tim Cook: TV is TERRIBLE and stuck in the 1970s The iKing thinks telly is far too fiddly and ugly – basically, iTunes Huawei ditches new Windows Phone mobe plans, blames poor sales Giganto mobe firm slams door shut on Microsoft. OH DEAR Data Centre News No biggie: EMC's XtremIO firmware upgrade 'will wipe data' But it'll have no impact and will be seamless, we're told Seagate's triple-headed Cerberus could SAVE the DISK WORLD ... and possibly bring us even more HAMR time. Yay! Weekly webinar: How to get started with Microsoft Azure Promo Tune in, tune up on Tuesdays Maxta goes gung-ho for Grantley, cuddles up to big daddy Intel Flashy upstart just loves getting some Intel inside it Seagate's BUMPER State of the Storage Nation announcement Analysis Wannabe 'digital data steward' speaks to the masses Big Blue bludgeons its way to top of software-defined storage kingdom IBM accepts crown from storage beancounters China, clouds, to kill data centre tech market growth China, cloud operators and software-definers about to cannibalise shrinking market Hardware News Microsoft buys Minecraft for $2.5bn. Notch: I'm getting the block outta here He's taking his cash and leaving Mojang Microsoft splurges 2½ INSTAGRAMS buying Minecraft maker Mojang +Comment It'll all end in showers of collapsing blocks, mark my words Get your Indian Landfill Android One handsets - they're only SIXTY QUID Cheap and deafening mobes for the subcontinental masses Half a BILLION in the making: Bungie's Destiny reviewed Game Theory It feels very familiar - but it's still good Phones 4u website DIES as wounded mobe retailer struggles to stay above water Founder blames 'ruthless network partners' for implosion Chinese city creates footpath for smartphone addicts One lane for the afflicted, another for pedestrian pedestrians Networks News Cable internet won't need dose of fibre to stop feeling bloated Standards group CableLabs tackling TCP 'bufferbloat' in 3.1 standard Comcast exec: No, we haven't banned Tor. I use it. You're probably using it Keep in mind if, say, your Onion browser craps out on Xfinity Brit telcos warn Scots that voting Yes could lead to HEFTY bills BT and Co: Independence vote likely to mean 'increased costs' Radio hams can encrypt, in emergencies, says Ofcom Consultation promises new spectrum and hints at relaxed licence conditions Providing a secure and efficient Helpdesk A single remote control platform for user support is be key to providing an efficient helpdesk. Find out about Vector's Series 12 PC-Duo. Download here > Policy News Massachusetts shoots down car dealers' Tesla-busting sueball Court will allow flash motor maker to sell direct to punters Business expects data retention will hit their bottom lines: survey A great big new tax on everything, a python squeeze, a wrecking ball ... Snowden, Dotcom, throw bombs into NZ election campaign Claim of tapped undersea cable refuted by Kiwi PM as Kim claims extradition plot Security News Bank IT bod accused of stealing $40 MEEELLION from employer Turns out there may actually be a Nigerian 'prince' out there with cash Chinese 'Sogou Explorer' browser sends URLs to parts unknown APNIC sniffs the digital exhaust and finds 1 in 400 'net users have stalkers Yawn, Wikileaks, we already knew about FinFisher. But these software binaries... Latest Assange leakgasm includes full copies of spyware Freenode IRC users told to change passwords after securo-breach Miscreants probably got in, you guys know the drill by now Hey, scammers. Google's FINE with your dodgy look-a-like apps Google Apps scripts could fool ANYONE, warns engineer Infosec geniuses hack a Canon PRINTER and install DOOM Internet of Stuff securo-cockups strike yet again Hackers pop Brazil newspaper to root home routers Step One: try default passwords. Step Two: Repeat Step One until success Software News New 'Cosmos' browser surfs the net by TXT alone No data plan? No WiFi? No worries ... except sluggish download speed Science News MIT's 'stealth' ROBO-CHEETAH is unleashed – and it's hopping mad Vid Metal beast is silent(ish) and potentially deadly Europe prepares to INVADE comet: Rosetta landing site chosen No word yet on whether backup site is labelled 'K' LOHAN tin-rattles to a whopping £27,000 on Kickstarter Just six days left to lay mitts on UNIQUE merch and help make history Boffins: Searching for ALIENS is like looking for PIZZA among students 'The pizza must be being constantly replaced!' Providing a secure and efficient Helpdesk A single remote control platform for user support is be key to providing an efficient helpdesk. Find out about Vector's Series 12 PC-Duo. Download here >

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