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A report from Adobe Systems, Inc. has found that 2015 saw a new record high for sales on Cyber Monday, America’s annual online sales event. According to the report, which was based on the analysis of aggregated and anonymous data of more …
Josh Garza charged by SEC over GAW Miners Bitcoin mining scam
The saga of the GAW Miners and related subsidiaries, including Paybase and the altcoin Paycoin, is finally heading to court, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing charges Monday against founder Homero Joshua (Josh) Garza. In a statement, the …
SSH generation fault leaves Raspberry Pi vulnerable to hacking
Users of the increasingly popular tiny and affordable computer the Raspberry Pi may be exposed to security issues due to the operating system on the device generating weak and predictable secure shell (SSH) keys. The flaw in the Raspbian operating system was discovered …
Bitcoin reputation startup Bonafide ceases operations after failing to make any money
Bitcoin reputation startup Bonafide IO, Inc. is no longer of this world, with the company having decided to cease operations. Founded in 2013, Bonafide offered a trust platform that allowed Bitcoin users to promote their community and identify. The general aim of the …
Bad to worse: VTech hack data includes kids pictures and chat logs
The news for children’s toy maker VTech Holdings Ltd. went from bad to worse Monday with the disclosure that a data breach included photos of children and their chat logs. Disclosure of the hack of VTech’s Learning Lodge, its app store for its …
Amazon demonstrates its latest delivery drone in new ad narrated by Jeremy Clarkson
Former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson isn’t just bringing a new show to Amazon.com, Inc., but has also taken on the role as company spokesman in a new video showing the company’s latest delivery drone. The ad for the new Amazon Prime …
Kids toy maker VTech hacked with details of 5m parents and kids exposed
Children’s toy maker VTech Holdings Ltd. has been hacked, with the details of some 5 million users, consisting of parents and children, being stolen. The company, which sells electronic learning products for children from infancy to preschool, confirmed the hack and said in …
Use Purse.io’s Bitcoin special to save an extra 10% off on Amazon Black Friday specials
With Black Friday only now one day away nearly every company has published their lists of what gleeful shoppers can acquire, but what is there was a way to save 10 percent on top of those purchases again? Bitcoin shopping service PurseIO, …
Apple acquires Faceshift, the company behind the motion capture tech used in Star Wars
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a man of pure genius created the biggest technology company in the history of man…. OK, so maybe the time frame might be somewhat off but those words now have a link …
Amazon Cyber Monday specials include discounts on the Echo, Kindle, Fire and more
Amazon.com, Inc.’s follow-up to its great list of Amazon Black Friday specials comes Sunday when the e-commerce giant goes to market with its Cyber Monday specials. Topping a potential early Christmas wish list this year is the Amazon Echo, Amazon’s smart home …