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23rd June 2007 Archive

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  • Russian trouble makers find Quicken backdoor

    Makes it possible to remove password protection from Quicken files

    A Russian firm that provides password-recovery services says it has found a backdoor in the encryption mechanism that Quicken uses to secure password-protected files, a feature that makes millions of users of the personal finance program more vulnerable to government spooks or other highly determined snoops. Elcomsoft, which …

    Security 23 Jun 2007, 01:29

  • DrinkorDie warez leader jailed for 51 months

    'Whether committed with a gun or a keyboard - theft is theft'

    It took a while, but US Customs today got their man: Hew Raymond Griffiths, a ringleader of the infamous warez group DrinkorDie, was sentenced today to 51 months in a US prison. To recap, Griffiths, a 44 year-old British national, specialised in cracking software and distributing working versions over the internet - for free …

    Channel Register 23 Jun 2007, 04:18

  • Royal Society readies Glastonbury for eggheads

    Diary marker Summer exhibition should be mud-free

    From tiny fitness trainers and simulated surgery to high pressure situations on Earth and the possibility of generating life on Mars, the Royal Society's annual Summer Exhibition in London has got it covered. Exhibitors from all over the UK are probably already on trains, planes, and automobiles on their way to the big smoke to …

    Science 23 Jun 2007, 08:02

  • Sentient world: war games on the grandest scale

    Sim Strife

    Perhaps your real life is so rich you don't have time for another. Even so, the US Department of Defense (DOD) may already be creating a copy of you in an alternate reality to see how long you can go without food or water, or how you will respond to televised propaganda. The DOD is developing a parallel to Planet Earth, with …

    Government 23 Jun 2007, 09:02

  • Yahoo!'s pink liberation army a threat to America's youth

    And Ninthly I'm not gay. Thanks for not asking

    Stunted by the eclipse of justice, Little Johnny Walker made his way over to the piano. He played a sad tune. One full of preambles, bees and summer vegetables. It made the women of the night cry, and the men of strong moral fiber tense. Jesus breathed easier that night. We all did. A Butter Dish for Beelzebub by Julio Stantore …

    Bootnotes 23 Jun 2007, 12:02

  • Team America to launder $24m North Korean cash through Russia

    From Casino Pyongyang with love

    "He likes to gamble, feast on Korean food and take late-night tipples of cognac with his friends. He is also said to spend hours rejuvenating from his nocturnal adventures in the city's saunas." The Asia Times, on North Korean dauphin Kim Jong Nam After hearing a report on NPR last week that a potential solution to the North …

    Government 23 Jun 2007, 22:25