Rumor has it Windows 9 (codenamed “Threshold”) will be revealed at BUILD 2014, with a target delivery date in April 2015. [ WinSuperSite via TechMeme ] Read more…
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Rumor has it Windows 9 (codenamed "Threshold") will be revealed at BUILD 2014, with a target deliver
JoeyRox writes “Target experienced a system-wide breach of credit card numbers over the Black Friday holiday shopping season. What’s unique about this massive breach is that it didn’t involve compromising a centralized data center or website but instead represented a distributed attack at individual Target stores across the country. Investigators believe customer account numbers were lifted via software installed on card readers at checkout.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Target Has Major Credit Card Breach
In advance of the holidays, PayPal is rolling out support for those pesky pre-paid gift cards from credit companies like Visa. No more wondering whether your favorite online retailer will take your card. If they take PayPal, they take the lazy gift from your aunt. Read more…
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Sometimes a free trial comes along and you want to check it out, but in order to do so you have to enter a credit card number. Perhaps you don’t want to share that information just yet. That’s where GetCreditCardNumbers comes in. It creates “real” numbers you can use so you don’t have to give up your actual information. Read more…
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GetCreditCardNumbers Generates "Real" Numbers for Use in Free Trials
A link exploit has been found by Yahoo Mail users that can compromise your accounts. Here’s what to watch out for. More »
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New Exploit Affecting Yahoo Mail Users, Don’t Click Anything Suspicious
The Bad Astronomer writes “A new study finds that there may be 100 billion alien planets in the Milky Way alone, with 17 billion of them the size of Earth. Announcements like this have been made before, but this new research is more robust than previous studies, using data from the Kepler planet-hunting spacecraft over a longer period and analyzing it in a more statistically solid way. They also found that smaller planets are not as picky about their host stars, with terrestrial planets forming around stars like the Sun or as small as tiny, cool red dwarfs with equal ease.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Study Estimates 100 Billion Planets In the Milky Way Galaxy