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Mirai Botnet Spreads to Thousands of UK Routers
Phenny Lynn Palec | | Dec 10, 2016 03:15 AM EST |
A new variant of Mirai, the botnet that nearly crippled half of Germany’s Internet service, has spread across the United Kingdom infecting about 2,400 home routers. Security researchers said that these infected routers are being used to carry out massive distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS).

Football News & Rumors: Barcelona's Luis Suárez Set to Sign Six-Year Extension, says Barça Prez
Cristian Andal | | Dec 10, 2016 01:01 AM EST |
Barcelona striker Luis Suárez will soon sign a six-year contract extension with the La Liga champions, according to club president Josep Bartomeu.

NBA News & Rumors: Sixers' Nerlens Noel Ready to Make Season Debut against Pistons
Cristian Andal | | Dec 10, 2016 12:58 AM EST |
Philadelphia Sixers center Nerlens Noel is set to make his season debut against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, according to latest reports.

NBA Trade Rumors: Nuggets Could Deal Danilo Gallinari, Kenneth Faried to Cavs for Tristan Thompson, Iman Shumpert
Cristian Andal | | Dec 10, 2016 12:56 AM EST |
The Denver Nuggets could reportedly trade veterans Danilo Gallinari and Kenneth Faried to the Cleveland Cavaliers for a package that includes Tristan Thompson and Iman Shumpert.

NBA Trade Rumors: Indiana Could Send Paul George, Monta Ellis to Detroit for Three Players, Three Picks
Cristian Andal | | Dec 10, 2016 12:52 AM EST |
Recent rumors have emerged that the Indiana Pacers could send Paul George and Monta Ellis to the Detroit Pistons for three players and three future draft picks before this season’s trade deadline.

NBA Trade Rumors: Blazers to Rival Celtics for Mavs' Andrew Bogut
Cristian Andal | | Dec 10, 2016 12:50 AM EST |
Andrew Bogut is reportedly on the Dallas Mavericks’ trading block and the Portland Trail Blazers are rumored to be set to rival the Boston Celtics for the veteran big man.

Louis Tomlinson's Mother Passes Away After Battle with Leukemia
Nicky West | | Dec 09, 2016 10:46 PM EST |
Johanna Deakin, the mother of former One Direction member, Louis Tomlinson has passed away at the young age of 43.

Hacking Group Rewards Hackers for Participating in DDoS Attacks
Phenny Lynn Palec | | Dec 09, 2016 09:40 PM EST |
A cyberattack group based in Turkey is offering interested hackers to join a dedicated distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) platform and earn points which can then be exchanged for certain hacking tools. The platform is called Surface Defense and it asks hackers to target political websites using a DDoS tool called Balyoz which literally translates to Sledgehammer.

Hacker Gets 5 Years Jail Time for Stealing Unreleased TV, Films Scripts
Phenny Lynn Palec | | Dec 09, 2016 08:58 PM EST |
A hacker who stole several sexually explicit photos and videos of celebrities, as well as unpublished TV and film scripts, has been sentenced to five years in prison. The hacker, identified as Alonzo Knowles, was sentenced by a New York City federal court after pleading guilty to the charges of hacking.

False Data Presentation Equals Jail Time in China
Steve M.C. | | Dec 09, 2016 08:49 PM EST |
Misappropriation of data presented can lead to jail in China, as false information has led to a great deal of distrust from the Chinese community, according to a Thursday presentation by governmental statistics personnel.

Gina Rinehart, Shanghai CRED to Jointly Purchase Kidman Farm
Steve M.C. | | Dec 09, 2016 08:32 PM EST |
After a long fought battle over ownership of S. Kidman and Co. Ltd, Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart, and her Chinese business associate were on Friday given the go ahead by the Australian government to purchase the farm.

Study Finds Psychiatric Disorders and Personality Traits are Linked to Specific Genomic Locations
Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Dec 09, 2016 10:17 AM EST |
Past meta-analyses of twin and family studies attribute some 40 percent of variance in personality to genetic factors.

India to Bailout Mongolia as China Imposes Trade Blockade after Dalai Lama’s Visit
Girish Shetti | | Dec 09, 2016 09:44 AM EST |
India has decided to bailout Mongolia in the wake of economic crisis following trade blockade recently imposed by Chinese government. China imposed the blockade in response to the Dalai Lama's visit to the landlocked mountainous country last month.

Chinese Basketball Association Preview: Guangdong Southern Tigers Versus Zhejiang Golden Bulls
Ritz Agranum | | Dec 09, 2016 09:37 AM EST |
The raging Guangdong Southern Tigers will be trying to extend its impressive winning streak when they face the 15th-ranked Zhejiang Golden Bulls in the upcoming 16th round of the Chinese Basketball Association.

China Targets South Korea' Lotte in THAAD backlash
mwaniki wanjiku | | Dec 09, 2016 09:33 AM EST |
South Korea fears that its decision to host a US missile shield could be behind a series of Chinese probes into Lotte, Seoul's fifth biggest conglomerate.
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