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White hat hacker tries to breach Facebook employee's account, finds backdoor bug already planted in system
Facebook has reportedly rewarded white hat hacker Orange Tsai $10,000 for his work.
Anonymous DDoS attack on KKK shuts down website once again
Anonymous affiliated hacker group Ghost Squad has claimed responsibility for the hack.
Unreleased Tomb Raider short film debuts on game's 20th anniversary
Game developer Crystal Dynamics will also release a new album and a book titled, 20 Years Of Tomb Raider.
Blizzard offering 13 free Whispers Of The Old Gods packs to celebrate Hearthstone expansion launch
Hearthstone's upcoming expansion will be released on 26 April.
US agency steps up Twitter campaign against texting while driving
US agency actively trawls for blatant texting while driving boasts
Ads trick and force Germans to listen to plight of refugees
Those looking for anti-immigration videos on YouTube are redirected to websites providing info on condition of refugees.
Edward Snowden to sue Norway to avoid extradition to US
Snowden has been invited to personally receive the prestigious Ossietzky Prize by PEN International.
Game Of Thrones season 6: AI says Jon Snow is alive, predicts death of major characters
Students at the Technical University of Munich develop algorithm that predicts which GoT character could get axed.
Google rates its own website as 'partially dangerous'
The search giant has now stopped listing Google.com as a website with security vulnerabilities.
Facebook Messenger launches group calling for up to 50 people
The feature is slated to roll out globally in the next 24 hours.
Apple agrees to pay $25m to settle Siri lawsuit with RPI and Dynamic Advances
Siri's technology violated a patent held by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and licensed to the Dallas company.
Jon Stewart and HBO team up with Otoy to work on immersive VR project
HBO and Discovery Communications have jointly invested in graphics startup Otoy to develop VR content.
Crypto wars: FBI and Apple renew encryption row at congressional hearing
The FBI and Apple went before Congress to testify about encryption and its role in criminal investigations.
Google to offer a host of new emojis soon
Google has already rolled out the new emojis for Android N as part of its developer preview.
Tesla Autopilot trial now free for all customers
Tesla offering month-long Autopilot free trails for Model S and Model X.
Darpa's 24-motor Lightning Strike drone takes off for the first time
Darpa's vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drone flies successfully in take-off and landing test
Siri says WWDC 2016 kicks off on 13 June
Apple confirms the annual developer conference will be held from 13 to 17 June.
Hackers use new 'double-headed beast' Trojan to steal $4m from US banks in just 3 days
A new banking malware, GozNym, has drained millions from 24 American and Canadian banks.
CIA boosts online spying by investing in social media surveillance companies
In-Q-Tel funds data mining tech firms to further CIA's online monitoring.
Samsung Galaxy S3 explodes in sleeping boy's bed
Incident in Finland burns boy's mattress and fills his room with smoke.
FBI yet to 'find' anything tangible in San Bernardino shooter's iPhone
FBI still analysing data of San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook's iPhone 5C.
Blizzard's World of Warcraft and other games taken offline by Lizard squad's DDoS attack
The cyberattack shut down all Blizzard servers but the problem has now been resolved.
Drone racing gets mainstream push with ESPN deal
ESPN partners with International Drone Racing Association to offer millions a glimpse into the sport.
Microsoft, Uber execs and MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga named to US cybersecurity panel
New panel also includes former NSA director and Stanford researcher Herbert Lin.
Twitter suffers brief outage in US, Europe, Asia and Australia
The social media network's website and app crashed early today due to a technical issue
Loch Ness monster double discovered by robot submarine
A film prop of the Nessie monster was found at a depth of 180m.
New Facebook feature may spell the end for traditional username and password logins
Facebook's new login tool allows users to login using just their phone number or email.
Dutch websites hit by massive malvertising attacks
Around 288 of the Netherlands' most popular websites have been affected by the malicious advertising campaign.
Google Voice Access Beta allows hands-free navigation via voice commands
Google's latest feature provides increased accessibility and productivity.
Microsoft Word Flow keyboard app for iOS surfaces via leaked screenshots
Microsoft's app is currently in private beta testing.

