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New Photo Incorrectly Claims Amelia Earhart Was Captured by the Japanese, Executed as a Spy
2017-07-06 15:17:43| Extremetech
A new report, based on a recently discovered photo, has revived the claim that Amelia Earhart died or was executed as a supposed American spy by the Japanese. But there are holes in that theory, to put it kindly. The post New Photo Incorrectly Claims Amelia Earhart Was Captured by the Japanese, Executed as a Spy appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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CIA Tools to Spy on Offline Computers with USB Drives Leaked
2017-06-23 15:18:22| Extremetech
A new cache of CIA documents posted on Wikileaks reveals the methods employed by the CIA to hack so-called "air-gapped" machines. As with many exploits, it relies on people being the weak link. The post CIA Tools to Spy on Offline Computers with USB Drives Leaked appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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From civil liberties champion to turncoat: Yahoo built specialized software to spy on users for the NSA
2016-10-04 20:25:08| Extremetech
A new report claims that Yahoo didn't just cooperate with the NSA -- it built an unprecedented database to scan incoming email for keywords in real time and turns this information over to federal agencies automatically.
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Researchers: Hackers could weaponize up to a billion monitors to spy on everyone
2016-08-08 14:27:38| Extremetech
New data from DEFCON suggests that monitors are potential targets in malware attacks -- and while they won't interest commercial botnets, the potential applications for government actors or infrastructure targets are significant.
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Futuremark responds to accusations of bias in new DirectX 12 Time Spy test
2016-07-21 14:45:14| Extremetech
After Futuremark launched its new Time Spy benchmark last week, controversy erupted as end users accused the company of unfairly biasing the benchmark in favor of Nvidia. We investigate the claims and the company's response.
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