Humanoid robot moves like a soldier, can drop and give you 20
Boston Dynamics' two-legged, two-armed (though headless) anthropomorphic robot is used in testing soldiers' protective clothing. Check out the video.
China denies it hacked 2 US satellites
A congressional commission says China may have been behind the hack of two Earth observation satellites in 2007 and 2008. China says the commission has "ulterior motives."
Report: China the source of RSA hack, hundreds of others also hit
GSA and the IRS, along with many large companies and other organizations, reportedly were hit in attacks emanating from command-and-control servers in China.
Thailand floods will create hard-drive shortage
Monsoon floods have shut down factories in the country, the second-largest maker of hard disk drives.
Duqu is no 'hydrogen bomb,' but is part of the new cyber threat
The Stuxnet-related malware is part of the trend toward gathering massive amounts of information for use in future attacks, Bitdefender's online threats chief says.
Stop me before I text and drive again!
Practically everyone agrees with laws against texting while driving, but many of them do it anyway, a new AAA survey finds.
Stuxnet variant, Duqu, found foraging in the wild
The remote-access Trojan, found in European industrial systems, is gathering information that could be used in a Stuxnet-style attack.
As robotics becomes more prominent, 'robot rodeos' are all the rage
A recent 'robot rodeo' for bomb squads in Oklahoma is the latest in a series of events that reflect the growing role of robotics.
DHS: Anonymous not a threat to industrial systems, for now
A Homeland Security Department report states that the hacker group has expressed interest in attacking critical infrastructure but expresses doubts it currently has the necessary skills.
Bad vibrations: How smart phones could steal PC passwords
The sensors on smart phones can detect keystrokes on a nearby keyboard and be used to interpret the words being typed, Georgia Tech researchers say.
Are BlackBerry faithful losing their religion?
RIM is offering free apps and tech support to make up for last week's outage, but some users are already heading for the door.
Dennis Ritchie, father of C, Unix, and a giant of computing, dies
Although not the household name of some other tech pioneers, Ritchie's work at Bell Labs had an impact second to none.
Drone virus may have originated with online gaming
The credential-stealing malware, common in online gaming, is a "nuisance" that infected ground stems and doesn't affect flight operations, the Air Force says.
RSA: Nation-state was behind SecurID hack
Company says the skill and resources required for the attack show it must have been backed by a country's government.
BlackBerry disruptions spread to North America
Outages that began over the weekend in Europe, the Middle East and Africa spread to the Americas Oct. 12.
Will Google's Dart be the new language of Web apps?
The new, all-purpose programming language for Web development may be intended to replace JavaScript, but it's meeting some early resistance.
'Largest' ID theft ring, trading in Apple products, busted in NY
A multiethnic identity theft ring in Queens used stolen and forged credit card data to buy and resell Apple electronics.
US drone fleet infected by virus
Keylogging software hasn't stopped flights, but security crew can't get rid of it.
TSA expands use of noninvasive body scanners
The millimeter wave AIT machines give screeners a view of a generic human outline rather than a specific naked person.
Scammers waste no time exploiting Jobs’ death
A post on Facebook offering 50 free iPads in memory of Apple's leader was one example of how cynical scammers exploit people's emotions.
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