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Florida mum brings new meaning to 'carpool'

A new meaning was brought to the term "carpool" when a mother let her blue motor reverse into a swimming pool with her husband and daughter still inside. from Weird News - Strange and Odd News Stories | Sky News! http://news.sky.com/story/florida-mums-car-rolls-back-into-swimming-pool-with-husband-and-daughter-inside-11307670 via CCTV In Thirsk

Home Invasion Caught on Tape | Home Surveillance Video

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(RSS generated with FetchRss ) from Digital Surveillance - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjscdAPm4is via CCTV Installations United Kingdom

Unmasking Monero: stripping the currency’s privacy protection

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The features that make blockchains trustworthy may leave them vulnerable to retrospective action. from Naked Security - Sophos https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/03/28/unmasking-monero-stripping-the-currencys-privacy-protection/ via CCTV Camera Installers

New on Quartz: Netflix is learning how in the world to play the franchise game with Carmen Sandiego

There's a new story on Quartz: Netflix is learning how in the world to play the franchise game with Carmen Sandiego Nostalgic millennials, get ready for a Carmen Sandiego live-action movie and cartoon TV series. See it here: https://qz.com/1240867/netflix-is-engineering-a-true-franchise-with-carmen-sandiego/ CCTV Cameras York

Coinhive Exposé Prompts Cancer Research Fundraiser

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A story published here this week revealed the real-life identity behind the original creator of Coinhive — a controversial cryptocurrency mining service that several security firms have recently labeled the most ubiquitous malware threat on the Internet today. In an unusual form of protest against that story, members of a popular German language image-posting board founded by the Coinhive creator have vented their dismay by donating tens of thousands of euros to local charities that support cancer research. On Monday KrebsOnSecurity published Who and What is Coinhive , an in-depth story which proved that the founder of Coinhive was indeed the founder of the German image hosting and discussion forum pr0gramm[dot]com (not safe for work). I undertook the research because Coinhive’s code primarily is found on tens of thousands of hacked Web sites, and because the until-recently anonymous Coinhive operator(s) have been reluctant to take steps that might curb the widespread abuse of their...

Omitting the “o” in .com Could Be Costly

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Take care when typing a domain name into a browser address bar, because it’s far too easy to fat-finger a key and wind up somewhere you don’t want to go. For example, if you try to visit some of the most popular destinations on the Web but omit the “o” in .com (and type .cm instead), there’s a good chance your browser will be bombarded with malware alerts and other misleading messages — potentially even causing your computer to lock up completely. As it happens, many of these domains appear tied to a marketing company whose CEO is a convicted felon and once self-proclaimed “Spam King.” Matthew Chambers is a senior security adviser at SecureWorks , an Atlanta-based firm that helps companies defend against and respond to cyberattacks. Earlier this month Chambers penned a post on his personal blog detailing what he found after several users he looks after accidentally mistyped different domains — such as espn[dot]cm. Chambers said the user who visited that domain told him that after ...

Who and What Is Coinhive?

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Multiple security firms recently identified cryptocurrency mining service Coinhive as the top malicious threat to Web users, thanks to the tendency for Coinhive’s computer code to be used on hacked Web sites to steal the processing power of its visitors’ devices. This post looks at how Coinhive vaulted to the top of the threat list less than a year after its debut, and explores clues about the possible identities of the individuals behind the service. Coinhive is a cryptocurrency mining service that relies on a small chunk of computer code designed to be installed on Web sites. The code uses some or all of the computing power of any browser that visits the site in question, enlisting the machine in a bid to mine bits of the Monero cryptocurrency . Monero differs from Bitcoin in that its transactions are virtually untraceble, and there is no way for an outsider to track Monero transactions between two parties. Naturally, this quality makes Monero an especially appealing choice for c...

Blockbuster Bordeaux from a Philanthropist’s Cellar

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https://www.sothebys.com/content/dam/sothebys-pages/blogs/the-vine/2018/03/philanthropists-cellar-serena-recirc.jpg On 31 March, The Philanthropist's Cellar: An Extraordinary Collection Sold to Benefit Charitable Causes  will be auctioned in Hong Kong in what could potentially be Sotheby's largest-ever single-owner wine sale in Asia. Proceeds from the 800 lots will benefit the improvement of the health and educational conditions of children and young people in rural China. Ahead of the sale, Serena Sutcliffe, MW, reflects on the generosity of this esteemed connoisseur and the legendary Bordeaux wines being offered from his collection.   CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION 1959, ESTIMATE HK$160,000–220,000  AND  CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION 1961, ESTIMATE HK$180,000–260,000. There is a beautiful symbiosis between generosity in a person and the same attribute in a wine. Both are among the most heart-warming experiences we may be fortunate enough to know, and we are always privileged to come...

How to Sell James Bond

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https://www.sothebys.com/content/dam/sothebys-pages/blogs/sothebys-at-large/2018/03/sellingbond_recirc1.jpg As Kingsley Amis wrote in 1965, “We don’t want to have Bond to dinner… We want to be Bond.” James Bond, the world’s ultimate lover/spy, has thrilled millions with the exciting trinity of cinematic “martinis, girls and guns”. No matter what his current incarnation, Bond, like the Doctor in Doctor Who, can be played by a canny Scot, a suave Irishman or even an athletic Australian but he will always be James Bond. And that character shines immediately and vividly through the film’s posters. According to Meg Simmonds, James Bond archivist at EON, the production company that produces the movies, visual design for Bond is key, “The design process starts very early and continues throughout the film-making process to the very end. For Bond films – I’d say the average time it takes is about one year.” It’s the visual imagery of Bond’s fantasy formula that keeps us wanting more. 'D...

Eliane Fattal Reimagines Luxury Jewellery

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https://www.sothebys.com/content/dam/sothebys-pages/blogs/AllthatGlitter/2018/03/eliane_fattal_recirc1.jpg Jeweller Eliane Fattal is a bit of an anomaly. She has no stand-alone store, doesn’t advertise or market her gems, encourages little publicity, is refreshingly uninterested in building a business and produces only a handful – around 30 – pieces a year. She doesn’t even describe herself as a jeweller, ‘I see myself much more as an artist working with metal, stones and history’, she says from Mayfair’s S.J. Phillips, where a cabinet of her pieces reside. ‘I’m very happy in my corner doing my thing, and people who get it can come and find me’, she smiles on the eve of a selling exhibition at Sotheby’s Hong Kong from 25–27 March, where 40 pieces will be offered. Happily ‘in her corner’ since 2011, Fattal is the ultimate luxury up-cycler. A largely accidental collaboration between her and the family owned antique jewellery store S.J. Phillips sees Fattal re-imagine 19th and 20th cent...

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