Trailrunner7 writes “Just a day after security researcher Stefan Viehbock released details of a vulnerability in the WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) standard that enables attackers to recover the router PIN, a security firm has published an open-source tool capable of exploiting the vulnerability. The tool, known as Reaver, has the ability to find the WPS PIN on a given router and then recover the WPA passphrase for the router, as well. Tactical Network Solutions has released the tool as an open-source project on Google Code, but also is selling a more advanced commercial version.”

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Attack Tool Released For WPS Setup Flaw

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes “RipoffReport.com contained an admittedly defamatory posting, by one of its users, about a person who operated a Florida corporation providing addiction treatment services. Although the site was asked by the poster herself to remove the post, it refused. A Florida appeals court has ruled that the site is absolutely immune from suit (pdf), and cannot even be directed to remove the offending post, since under the Communications Decency Act (47 USC 230) ‘no cause of action may be brought’ against a provider of an “interactive computer service” based upon information provided by a 3rd party.”

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Court Rules Website Immune From Suit For Defamatory Posting

The inventions that make up this gallery are strange, unquestionably handmade, and many seem quite useful.

Like the one man paddle submarine pictured above, they look like clever and inventive ways to get around, and may not seem so strange when your town gets hit by a flood.

However, personal safety clearly wasn’t a consideration when these inventions were built, and some of them look like they might explode right in your face!

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A Gallery Of Weird Chinese Inventions

You’re looking at a rare, fish-like creature known to marine scientists as amphioxus. Widely known for being not only faceless, but brainless, these small, elusive creatures are some of the most bizarre ocean-dwellers we’ve ever discovered. More »

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This rare, brainless sea creature could hold the secrets to vertebrate evolution [Evolution]

iOS 5 can be jailbroken untethered on all non-A5-based devices. iOS 4.3.3 can be jailbroken easily via a web site but iOS 4.3.4 can’t. Confused yet? The state of jailbreaking is a little messy at the moment and it’s hard to understand which devices and versions of iOS are eligible. This helpful chart can clear up the confusion. More »

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Not Sure If You Can Jailbreak Your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch? Consult This Helpful Chart! [Jailbreak]