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Is LulzSec's fun over? Rival hacker reveals the group's leader

Friday, June 24, 2011 - 9:13am

Did the hacker known as "Th3 J35t3r" or "The Jester" (for those who don't speak 1337) just get the last "lulz?" Reports are flooding in that Th3 J35t3r has revealed the leader of LulzSec to be a 30-year-old IT consultant from New York.

A lightswitch that can spy on people for you

Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 3:08pm

This light switch has a tiny pinhole camera built into it, allowing you to use it for home security or also to spy on people when they pee. Hey, it's up to you!

Creepy ATM can hear if you're lying, even remembers your face

Kevin Hall

Friday, June 10, 2011 - 9:54am

Your conventional ATM really isn't that concerned with who you are. It just wants a card and a PIN number, and if those two things line up it won't ask questions. Let the humans sort it out, right? Well, no longer — Russia, land of bomb-proof toilets, is looking to put out a smarter, somewhat scary auto-teller that really does grill you for answers.

Russians building bomb-proof toilets in the name of freedom

Evan Ackerman

Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 3:28pm

Have you ever looked around your place and thought, "you know what, if a bomb went off here I probably wouldn't be able to comfortably take a poo?" Yeah, me neither, but that's what the Russians are worried about, so they've started building terrorist-proof public toilets.

Lockitron lets you unlock your front door with your iPhone

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 1:14pm

You can do all sorts of things with your iPhone, from start your car to check on your home security system. So why not open your front door? Hey, Lockitron can do that!

Sony's security woes continue as new exploit is found

Raymond Wong

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 8:15am

When the PlayStation Network was taken offline last month, Sony said it would not restore the service until proper security measures were in place. Everything looked solid as PSN returned last weekend, until now. A new exploit has forced Sony to take down a few of its websites, leaving some PSN users unable to change their old passwords.

PSN and other hacked Sony services finally restored

Raymond Wong

Monday, May 16, 2011 - 4:31am

After nearly a month of downtime, Sony's PlayStation Network online gaming service, Qriocity and Sony Online Entertainment services were finally restored in most regions in North America, Europe, Australia and Latin America over the weekend. So is the nightmare over?

Cyberwar continues: another game company hacked, info compromised

Raymond Wong

Friday, May 13, 2011 - 12:51pm

Let me count how many days it's been since Sony's PlayStation Network was hacked, one, two...25 — and it's still down. Now, Square Enix's developing powerhouse Eidos Interactive says 25,000 email addresses and 350 resumes have been compromised from its website. Will the cyber attacks on video game companies ever end?

Sony giving out free PS3, PSP games to PSN users

Monday, May 9, 2011 - 7:45am

If you're a PSN user who isn't too pleased about your personal information being made off with by nefarious hackers, Sony is hoping to mollify you with some free games. Will it be enough?

Hackers plan third round of attacks on Sony

Raymond Wong

Friday, May 6, 2011 - 6:46am

Did you hear the news? Sony's fighting for its life to stay afloat amidst all the network attacks and security compromises dealt to it by hackers. Just as Sony is "finalizing" its security to restore service to PlayStation Network, news of a third attack on Sony is eeking out. Man, Sony just can't catch a break.

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Is LulzSec's fun over? Rival hacker reveals the group's leader

A lightswitch that can spy on people for you

Creepy ATM can hear if you're lying, even remembers your face

Russians building bomb-proof toilets in the name of freedom

Lockitron lets you unlock your front door with your iPhone

Sony's security woes continue as new exploit is found

PSN and other hacked Sony services finally restored

Cyberwar continues: another game company hacked, info compromised

Sony giving out free PS3, PSP games to PSN users

Hackers plan third round of attacks on Sony

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