DTMF replay phreaked out the Dallas tornado alarm, say researchers

Can someone whistle up Kevin Minick, his country needs him Strap yourself into the DeLorean: researchers from Duo reckon the Dallas tornado alarm incident was a case of old-style DMTF phreaking.…

SAP's TREX exposed HANA, NetWeaver

No jokes about dinosaurs SAP has rushed out a patch for its TREX search engine, after security researchers found bugs in a 2015 patch.…

Monster patch day for Juniper customers

Nine advisories landed today Clear the diaries, Juniper sysadmins, a van-load of patches landed today.…

Apple might have a secret team working on glucose sensor technology for diabetes

 Apple has hired a group of biomedical researchers to work on a secret project to monitor diabetic patients using sensors, according to a CNBC report. An estimated 371 million people have the disease worldwide and in the last few years, several tech…

Netregistry, TPP Wholesale on the rack over DNS TITSUP

Sysadmins furious at unscheduled snow-day, worry about Easter availability Netregistry and TPP Wholesale have lost six DNS servers between them, causing plenty of angst and anger on Australia's corner of the Internet.…

Netregistry, TPP Wholesale on the rack over DNS TITSUP

Sysadmins furious at unscheduled snow-day, worry about Easter availability Netregistry and TPP Wholesale have lost six DNS servers between them, causing plenty of angst and anger on Australia's corner of the Internet.…

Half-baked security: Hackers can hijack your smart Aga oven 'with a text message'

This IoT goose is cooked Miscreants can remotely turn off and on posh Aga ovens via unauthenticated text messages, security researchers have warned.…

HTC’s One X10 phone will focus on battery life

Verizon's bogus bills tanked my credit score, claims sueball-slinger

Chap claims accounting cockup left a permanent black mark on his credit history A bloke in the US is suing Verizon alleging that a billing blunder left him with bad credit.…

Apple is reportedly working on sensors for diabetes treatment

India to world+dog: Go ahead, please hack our elections ... if you can

Не волнуйтесь. Мы уже это сделали, товарищи Following demands for an investigation into the security of India's electronic voting machines, the country's election watchdog has invited all comers to hack the e-ballot boxes.…

Fitbit’s smartwatch struggles are real and not just in hardware

Big Internet warns FCC's Pai: We will fight you all the way on net neutrality

Ugly confrontation coming up this year The lobbying group for Big Internet – Google, Facebook, Amazon, Twitter et al – has warned the chair of US comms watchdog the FCC that it will fight him on efforts to get rid of net neutrality rules.…

Big Internet warns FCC's Pai: We will fight you all the way on net neutrality

Ugly confrontation coming up this year The lobbying group for Big Internet – Google, Facebook, Amazon, Twitter et al – has warned the chair of US comms watchdog the FCC that it will fight him on efforts to get rid of net neutrality rules.…

Hover Camera Passport available at Apple online, retail stores

Zero Zero Robotics has announced that its flagship flying camera, Hover Camera Passport (Passport), is now available exclusively on Apple.com and in Apple stores in five countries (U.S., Cana…

WebVR in Chrome werkt voortaan met Google Cardboard

Google heeft WebVR in Chrome geschikt gemaakt voor gebruik met zijn vr-platform Cardboard. Tot nu toe werkte het systeem alleen met de duurdere systemen van Google Daydream en Samsung Gear VR. De stap moet WebVR voor meer gebruikers toegankelijk mak…

No more IP addresses for countries that shut down internet access

APNIC considers punitive policy for errant governments Governments that cut off internet access to their citizens could find themselves refused new IP addresses under a proposal put forward by one of the five global IP allocation organizations.…

Troll it your way: Burger King ad tries to hijack Google Home gadgets

Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce, crappy ad meant to upset us Artery-attacking mega-chain Burger King has thrown up a new online advertisement designed to hijack nearby Google Home gizmos.…

Cyberattacks wipe more than $50bn off big biz value, say beancounters

Wak€ up and patch your sy£tems, already Severe cyber-break-ins permanently stripped 1.8 per cent off companies' stock prices, on average, according to a new study out today.…

No more IP addresses for countries that shut down internet access

APNIC considers punitive policy for errant governments Governments that cut off internet access to their citizens could find themselves refused new IP addresses under a proposal put forward by one of the five global IP allocation organizations.…

Nintendo’s new Zelda amiibo explains Breath of the Wild’s mysterious Fierce Deity armor