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Thursday, September 6, 2012

FBI has data of 12 million users of Apple: Hackers


Concern for cybersecurity protection

A group of hackers claimed to have obtained personal data of 12 million users of the iPhone and iPad, the FBI hack a computer, which raises concerns about government controls in the U.S., AFP reported. The group called AntiSec, and linked to the hacker group Anonymous, published data from one million users of Apple, which claims are part of a group of 12 million, allegedly obtained from a laptop to the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI).

FBI denies accusations
The FBI spokeswoman Jenny Shearer, who was contacted by AFP, declined to comment. Apple did not respond to a request for comment on the case. However, CNN reported that the FBI denied these accusations, because "no evidence" to support the claims of this group of hackers. "The FBI is aware of published reports alleging that a laptop FBI has been compromised and that private data about Apple UDID (Unique Device Identifiers, for its acronym in English) were exposed", according to a FBI spokesman. But the news spread quickly among the social networks and news blogs. Peter Kruse, a specialist computer crime CSIS Security Group in Denmark, said on Twitter that the leak "is real" and confirmed that three of its devices were on the list. "I also noticed that claim to have the full name, addresses, phone numbers, etc ..." tweeted.

Why the FBI have this information?
Eric Hemmendinger, a security expert of Tata Communications, said the news raised concerns about the protection of cybersecurity. "The question is not if correct, is why the FBI had information and it did not bother to secure it," he told AFP. Hemmendinger said that based on previous reports of Anonymous and related groups, believed that the information was probably true. "If you work in cybersecurity and your machine is hacked, a scenario that is quite embarrassing," he urged.

Could lead to identity theft 
The tech blog Geekosystem specialist called it "one of the worst disasters of privacy (occurred) until" several comments and social network Twitter suggested that the FBI is following Apple users. A website set up a database to help users determine if your device was among the list of Apple devices with a unique identification number (UDIDs) which had been pirated. "Why the FBI was collecting the UDIDs and personal information of millions of users of the iPhone and the iPad is not yet clear, but it is obvious that the data (and the computer that were supposedly saved) lacked adequate security "said Graham Cluley of security firm Sophos UK. "My suspicion is that the hackers were more interested in embarrassing the FBI team that endanger the innocent users. Anyway, computer hacking is a crime, and could advance to the FBI and other law enforcement are trying to catch those responsible. " Others expressed concern about the apparent leak. "Since UDIDs are unique to each iPhone and iPad, but yours ends in the wrong hands is a concern," said Josh Ong, the technology blog The Next Web. "The biggest problem, however, is that they are linked to additional personal information, including the names of users, their devices, signals notifications, phone numbers and addresses, which could potentially lead to a identity theft. " Johannes Ullrich of the SANS Internet Storm Center, a specialized agency in monitoring security threats on the Internet, said it was difficult to verify the information. "There is nothing in the file that would involve the FBI. As the data may come from another source. But it is unclear who would have a file like this," he told AFP. Ullrich said he is not clear why the FBI, if the information is correct, would this data. "The file size ... involve a wide operation and not a specific trace, or the file may be stored in case you need to track any user of it," he said. "The importance of this offense relies heavily on the source, which as far as I know, has not yet been authenticated." The data, however, are the real Apple UDIDs said.

Attacks on 11 September 2001 Administrator of the World Trade Center sue airlines

Years after the terrorist attacks of 11 September the time the airlines are faced with billions of owner complaints of the then destroyed New York's World Trade Center. A judge allowed the action and dismissed the appeals by American Airlines and United Continental. It's about more than 2.8 billion dollars (2.25 billion euros). The World Trade Center Properties LLC accuses American and United - the inszwischen Continental fused - claim to have made possible by the negligence attacks with almost 3,000 deaths and billions of damage. They had by poor security controls allowed the 19 Islamic terrorists on board. The lawsuit was filed four years ago and since then dozens of lawyers employed.


Insurance payments do not count

Originally, the property managers would want to sue the airlines even at $ 8.4 billion. The judge reduced the amount but on a third.This is the sum that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey had the owner of the building and the real estate company agreed only weeks before the attacks as the price for 99 years lease. However, Judge Alvin Hellerstein concluded not with the reasoning of the airlines that the owners of the building had already been compensated by insurance and therefore there can be no longer eligible. The operators of the destroyed building complex had several, including German insurance already received compensation of nearly $ 4.1 billion. On 11 September 2001 Al-Qaeda members who had been kidnapped four aircraft, which they let one fall into the Pentagon in Washington. Another fell in the battle of the passengers from the kidnappers. The first two hijacked aircraft - American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 - were driven into the twin towers of the World Trade Center and brought it crashing down. Nearly 3,000 people died in the rubble, which made all of Manhattan to the crisis area.

Japan buys his subjects the disputed islands with China


The Tokyo government has pledged to buy their own private Japanese Sea islands disputed with China to Beijing, according to media reports in the country. The move could increase tension between the two major economic powers in Asia. The tiny islands , known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, has long been a source of friction between the two countries. Although they are uninhabited, are surrounded by fishing areas and potential gas fields. Tokyo will pay for the islands (in reality, little more than islands) 2,050 million yen, about 20.7 million euros and the owners will sign the agreement soon, according to the newspapers published Wednesday Asahi and Yomiuri . The plan will be approved in a cabinet that will meet in mid-September. The Chinese government, through the official Xinhua news agency has considered buying "a farce", and has framed the "flood of provocative actions" launched by Japan "to reaffirm its self sovereignty over the islands, which have resulted in decisions a significant escalation of tensions between the two heavyweights of Asia ". Last month the Japanese coast guard detained several Chinese activists who landed on the islands with their country flags from Hong Kong. Days later, a group of Japanese nationalists did the same. The conflict over these islands is part of a broader territorial dispute in the South Sea and East China between the Beijing government and U.S. regional allies such as Japan and the Philippines. On Tuesday, China warned Washington not to meddle in disputes, matching the calm message sent by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on his arrival in Beijing.

Lana Del Rey appears nude on the cover of British magazine

The American singer Lana Del Rey appears naked on the cover of the next edition of the British magazineGQ . Chosen "Woman of the Year" party held in London on Tuesday (4), it print edition of the magazine that brings the winners of its annual awards. "Del Rey says in the October issue about his remarkable reinvention, about being sent to boarding school to 'sober up', fervent fans and haters disoriented - and poses for photographer Mariano Vivanco in your essay most provocative to date," according the site of GQ . Lana Del Rey became known last year with her ​​singleVideo Games , and in 2012 released his debut albumBorn To Die - who arrived at the first stop UK and debuted in second place in the United States. To date, the album has sold two million copies worldwide. The GQ with Lana Del Rey and the other winners of the award will be in circulation in England and available to download on iPad from next Thursday (6).

The man who will change sex in prison

For the first time will be allowed an inmate to murder the possibility of resorting to surgery to become a woman and more at the expense of the state. The ruling, the first in the genre after many similar claims had been rejected in the past, protects the right for citizens to health and receive appropriate medical treatment in detention, although will turn up their noses at many who do not see why the sponsor which for many is a choice, but instead it is a necessity. Or so the judges have recognized in the case of a uxoricida who dresses as a woman for years and subjected to hormone treatments for a sex change. 

At least 36 dead in a fire in a pyrotechnics in India


At least 36 people were burned to death and 75 were injured in a fire that lasted for hours today in a pyrotechnics factory in southern India, police said. Cited by IANS Indian agency, the sources explained that firefighters got late in the afternoon to control the fire, which had broken out around 12.30 local time (07.00 GMT). The flames swept almost the entire factory complex that houses the Siva Om Sakhti, located on the outskirts of the town of Sivakasi, in Tamil Nadu state. Some Asian country's media, citing unidentified medical sources, have been at fifty the number of dead. Police believe that in the next few hours could be more bodies in the rubble of the factory, which employed about 300 people regularly. Initial investigations suggest that the fire originated in a shed and then spread rapidly throughout the rest of the complex because inside was a large amount of flammable products. During the rescue efforts of the firefighting services were several explosions at the site. In Sivakasi occurs most of the pyrotechnic material consumed in India.