Breaking the bank JPMorgan Chase has appeared increasingly originally claimed

Breaking the bank JPMorgan Chase has appeared increasingly originally claimed

Hacking the IT system of the bank JPMorgan Chase is proving to be much bigger than previously thought. According to new data, it was involved in at least one other bank, and in addition, on-line data burglary have been affected by a few banks. CNN referring to American investigators reported that as a result of hacking hackers managed to completely delete the data on the number of bank accounts of users. 

At the same time, experts say they still can not determine the source of the attack. Experts say that getting access to bank accounts by hackers - is not such a rare situation, but recently learned hitters qualified sweep their tracks. In addition, in the case of JPMorgan Chase hackers managed to gain access to the domestic banking system, which is extremely rare and almost impossible without the help of bank employees. 

"When hackers direct access to the bank's database and change its data - it's an interesting case, although not unique, "- says Robert Capps, a specialist on cyber security from the company RedSeal. According to him, if the limited access to the IT resources of the bank can be obtained using malware, then full access to the database - it is a direct cause for the investigation within the bank . 

According to media reports, is now investigating the situation engaged in the FBI and the Secret Service of the United States. Among Malwarebytes say that the level of hacking and access to the data says about the work of highly skilled hackers who specializes in banking systems.

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Google won a strategic victory over the German publishers

Google won a strategic victory over the German publishers

German regulator sided with Google in the proceedings with a group of local publishers. Antimonopoly Office has declared that it will not investigate a complaint regarding the Internet search engine in connection with the application groups publishers unhappy that Google search engine provides access to their articles online. A number of German publishers, including Axel Springer and Burda, previously united consortium VG Media, requiring Google to pay for the use of their materials in the search index. 

Andreas Mundt, head of the German Federal Cartel Management, said in the complaint VG Media are not sufficient grounds to initiate proceedings. He also noted that according to German law, the publishers can limit the access of search engines to your content, but for the use of titles of articles and short clippings of them, no penalty will be imposed. German regulator also said that its representatives at the moment are in contact with both sides .

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FBI saw Russian trace in attacks on JPMorgan Chase

FBI saw Russian trace in attacks on JPMorgan Chase

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the United States suspects Russian hackers stealing data in a large financial conglomerate JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), transfers on Thursday, Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the situation. According to the agency, as a result of undertaken in mid-August, cyber hackers, presumably, of Russian origin, and managed to steal the declassification of gigabytes of confidential information. At the moment, as the source said Bloomberg, the FBI are trying to determine whether the attack is related to the recent hacking of several major European banks. level of a hacker attack, said the source Bloomberg, allows the FBI to assume that in all cases acted the same group.

In addition, according to the source, the American agency considers the incident as a possible response to the sanctions against the Russian Federation at the governmental level. This is not the first time that American intelligence agencies say Russia is actively using cyber attacks against states that it regards as "hostile". So, in early August of this year the New York Times wrote that a group of Russian hackers stole about 1.2 billion names of American credit card users. Furthermore, as noted above, has also been compromised over 500 million email addresses. According to experts, the attackers acted out of a small town in the southern part of Russia and created a network of infected computers with which made ​​the largest known theft of data on addresses e-mail.

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Mozilla is the first smartphone went on sale in India

Mozilla is the first smartphone went on sale in India

Mozilla begins offering its first budget smartphone for the Indian market, where it is sold for 1999 rupees or $ 33. In Mozilla said that the smartphone is inexpensive and open to conquer the fast-growing Indian mobile market. Cloud FX smartphone based on the operating system and Mozilla Firefox can install third-party software and applications. Moreover, the device has a very simple configuration: 128 MB RAM, and a megapixel camera GHz processor. 

Brad Rees, CEO Mediacells, specializing in marketing, says an inexpensive smartphone Mozilla suitable for the Indian market, where the number of smartphones exceeds the number of personal computers. According to statistics, the Indian buyers get about 225 million smartphones annually. "The biggest barrier for users - is the cost and adaptability to the market. Here, many consumers do not have access to the internet, so update the smartphone is a problem. Against this background, the price is a critical factor for many, "- he says. smartphone maker is an Indian company Intex Technologies. Now smartphone went on sale in the online store Snapdeal.com.

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Died, former IBM CEO John Akers

Died, former IBM CEO John Akers

 IBM today announced the death of the sixth CEO John Akers, in charge of bringing to market the first PC brand IBM. He was 79 years old. In a statement, IBM said that Akers died August 22 in Boston. The cause of death was a stroke. John Akers joined the United States Air Force from IBM in 1960 and worked at the corporation for 33 years. He became CEO of the company and remained so for eight years, after which he was replaced by Louis Gerstner - the first in the history of IBM «external» CEO. 

Then IBM was in the statement was the need for dramatic change of course. Initially career Akers was an adviser to Frank Carey, the then CEO IBM. He also headed the division of the data, and the general director of IBM, he became in 1985. One of his deputies was Sam Palmisano - penultimate CEO IBM. In a statement, IBM said that Akers has helped the company to develop business and mainframe computers, making IBM the dominant player in this market. 

He was instrumental in promoting the platform IBM System / 360 and all subsequent ones. At the time of appointment of the Director General of Gerstner, IBM was a total loss record at the time of $ 7.83 billion. The new CEO has completely changed management, cut thousands of jobs and spent the savings program $ 7 billion. By 2002, the price of IBM stock has increased by 900%. An official statement regarding the death of IBM, John Akers said that he "loved IBM and always cared about employees."

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Sony Playstation Network has undergone DDOS-attack

Sony Playstation Network has undergone DDOS-attack

Sony said its global service Playstation Network was incapacitated powerful DDOS-attack. The company said it has informed the United States FBI. At the same time the FBI are investigating reports that the plane, which flew Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley, was urgently planted at the airport in Phoenix, after the on board were found some explosives. Initially, the plane was heading from Dallas to San Diego in California. 

With regard to Playstation Network said that the service was just overloaded with traffic and customer data as a result of the attack were not injured. "We are working on a fix and plan to resume work as soon as possible," - said in an official statement Sony. newspaper USA Today reported that the hacker group Lizard Squad has claimed responsibility for the attack on the resources of Playstation Network. Recall that in 2011, Sony Playstation Network has been attacked by hackers who have stolen data on tens of millions of users of the resource. After that, the network is almost a few months was offline.

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China prepares for October "home" OS

China prepares for October "home" OS

China hopes to release its own "home" operating system by October this year. The design should allow to reduce dependence on foreign developments, such as Windows. Such a statement on Sunday by the China news agency Xinhua. The agency indicated in the name of the operating system, but it is reported that initially it will be designed to run on personal computers. Later it will be released mobile version for smartphones. English business newspaper Peoples Post and Telecommunication News, manufactured by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that the OS will be released in mid-October and will support the application directory. 

Recall that in March this year, the country has established a special Producers Alliance, which is developing the OS to release. In addition, earlier this year, China banned the use of Windows 8 in the government sector, after Microsoft in April stopped supporting Windows XP. also be recalled that after the cessation of support for Windows XP, the PRC authorities raided the offices of local corporations, referring to the conduct of antitrust investigation. 

The article says, in part to develop a new operating system sponsor and Chinese private companies. What exactly, the article also stated. In the past, China has been developing the "home" OS: in 2000 there was announced a system of Red Flag Linux, which is partly funded by the Ministry of Industry. At the same time the authorities have stated that the Red Flag - an alternative to Windows 2000. Then any significant friction between Microsoft and the official Beijing regarding the use of software.

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Sony Xperia M2 Aqua - a smartphone for water and mermaids

Sony Xperia M2 Aqua - a smartphone for water and mermaids

It looks like an example of Samsung, over the past few months has announced a large number of smartphones, was contagious and picked up the baton Sony, presented a modification of the budget Xperia M2. Xperia M2 Aqua received a 4.8-inch screen with a resolution of 540x960 pixels, 4-core Snapdragon processor 400 with a frequency of 1.2 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB of non-volatile memory, a slot for microSD, 1.1 megapixel front and 8 MP main camera (with auto focus, 4x digital zoom and LED-flash), support for NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, DLNA, NFC and WiFi, 2330 mAh battery capacity and operating system Android 4.4 KitKat. Feature of the smartphone was waterproof, IP65 appropriate certificates and IP68. Online Xperia M2 Aqua should appear in the fall, but the price still remains unknown.

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Camera for fans in the form of self perfume bottle

Camera for fans in the form of self perfume bottle

The high popularity of self makes electronics manufacturers in every way to indulge fans of this genre of photography. Sony has announced a special chamber for glamorous ladies, which looks like a bottle of perfume. The device has a 19-megapixel sensor size 1 / 2.3-inch optics and lens equivalent to 23 mm f / 2, and also received the support of wireless interfaces Wi-Fi and NFC to transfer pictures to your smartphone. Given the size of new items, use it exclusively as a camera, looks unsustainable, however, it will find its customers and admirers. The event, which will be announced by the device to be held on 22 August.

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iPhone 6 will not be able to boast FullHD display

iPhone 6 will not be able to boast FullHD display

Until September 9, when the expected presentation of iPhone 6 is running out of time, and unexpected news about the smartphone there are more. The site 9to5Mac published data found in the code of one of the beta versions of iOS 8, on the basis of which conclusions were drawn on the screen resolution of both models of the machine. Despite the difference in the diagonals, the screens will have the same resolution - 828x1472 pixels. For 4.7-inch smartphone pixel density in this case is 359 ppi, and for 5.5-inch - 307 ppi. Both figures fit into the framework necessary to comply with Retina-displays, the minimum threshold which is 300 ppi (recall that the pixel density 4-inch iPhone 5s is 326 ppi). It seems, Apple is losing "arms race" to its numerous competitors on the basis of Android, and rumors about the presence of only 1 GB of RAM got another indirect confirmation.

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