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Screenshots of Chinese hacking tool

  • Post author: Omid Farhang
  • Post published: August 29, 2011
  • Reading Time: 2 min
  • Word Count: 228 words

Schneier on Security: It’s hard to know how serious this really is: The screenshots appear as B-roll footage in the documentary for six seconds­between 11:04 and 11:10 minutes — showing custom built Chinese software apparently launching a cyber-attack against the main website of the Falun Gong spiritual practice, by using a compromised IP address belonging to a United States university. As of Aug. 22 at 1:30pm EDT, in addition to Youtube, the whole documentary is available on the CCTV website. ...

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Leaked: Windows 8 build 7910 screenshots

  • Post author: Omid Farhang
  • Post published: March 6, 2011
  • Reading Time: 2 min
  • Word Count: 291 words

TechSpot Wrote: A few new Windows 8 user interface screenshots have leaked. Windows 8 build 7910 is part of the Milestone 2 branch, so we’re not seeing the latest, but it is rather interesting that it took just eight minutes to install, approximately 2.5 times faster than Windows 7. You have to thank the Chinese website Win7China for offering a glimpse into the future even though the leaks did include several wallpapers with a “ssh…let’s not leak our hard work” message. ...

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