Distributed Denial of Sony | Tech Talk Today 104
Posted on: December 11, 2014
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Sony is rumored to be hacking back, a P2P browser is in the works, Microsoft starts accepting Bitcoin & automatically changing your web passwords.
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Sony hack: Studio Tries to Disrupt Downloads of its Stolen Files | Re/code
The company is using hundreds of computers in Asia to execute what’s known as a denial of service attack on sites where its pilfered data is available, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
Sony is using Amazon Web Services, the Internet retailer’s cloud computing unit, which operates data centers in Tokyo and Singapore, to carry out the counterattack, one of the sources said. The tactic was once commonly employed by media companies to combat Internet movie and music piracy.
BitTorrent Inc Works on P2P Powered Browser | TorrentFreak
BitTorrent Inc, the company behind the popular file-sharing client uTorrent, is working on a P2P powered browser. Dubbed Project Maelstrom, the browser will be able to “keep the Internet open” by serving websites with help from other users.
Project Maelstrom, as it’s called, is in the very early stages of development but BitTorrent Inc. is gearing up to send out invites for a closed Alpha test.
“It works on top of the BitTorrent protocol. Websites are published as torrents and Maelstrom treats them as first class citizens instead of just downloadable content. So if a website is contained within a torrent we treat it just like a normal webpage coming in over HTTP.”
More details are expected to follow during the months to come. Those interested in Project Maelstrom can sign up for an invite to the Alpha test here.
US Navy approves first laser weapon for operation aboard Persian gulf ship | Ars Technica
On Wednesday the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced that it would approve an experimental laser weapon for use on the USS Ponce in the Persian Gulf. The laser weapon system is part of a $40-million research program to test directed energy weapons, and it is the first to be officially deployed and operated on a naval vessel.
Although the laser weapon system is not as powerful as other weapons aboard the Ponce, Christopher Harmer, Senior Naval Analyst with the Institute for the Study of War told the Wall Street Journal that the directed energy of the laser aimed at a target would “cause a chemical and physical disruption in the structural integrity of that target.” Harmer added that the advantage of the laser weapon system is that it can disable many oncoming targets without needing to reload ammunition: “as long as you’ve got adequate power supply, and adequate cooling supply.”
The laser shot doesn’t look like the photon torpedoes of Star Trek—in fact it looks like nothing at all. The energy beam is invisible (and costs the Navy $0.59 per shot, according to the WSJ). A press release from ONR stated that the laser weapon system was able to hit targets out of the sky and at sea in high winds, heat, and humidity without fail.
LastPass Now Lets You Change Loads of Passwords at Once
Now when you use the password manager, you’ll see an option to change your password automatically below your login info for each site.
Currently, the service supports over 75 accounts, including Facebook, Twitter, Amazon and Dropbox. Rather than going through a cloud network, LastPass says these changes happen locally on your device, so the company never have access to your actual password.
How do I use Bitcoin with my Microsoft account?
You can now use Bitcoin to add money to your Microsoft account. Once you add money to your Microsoft account, you can use it as a payment option to buy apps, games, and other digital content from Windows, Windows Phone, Xbox Games, Xbox Music, or Xbox Video stores.