Anti-Piracy Plug-In Spots Pirate IPTV Sales But Also Makes Big Blunders
Online marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon offer an impressive range of products but to the disappointment of various companies, some have the potential to infringe trademarks or copyrights. Rogue sales have traditionally taken the form of counterfeit clothing, perfumes and similar products. These days, however, troublesome listings are increasingly likely to involve piracy-enabled set-top boxes, pirate IPTV subscriptions, or similar...
Use Python to solve a charity’s business problem
In my first article in this series, I described a problem of dividing bulk supplies into hampers of similar value to distribute to struggling neighbors in your community. I also wrote about how I enjoy solving small problems like this with small programs in various languages and comparing how they do it. read more Powered by...
How Nextcloud simplified the signup process for decentralization
We always had a nice list of dozens of Nextcloud providers, yet the most common question I heard, even from technically apt friends of mine, was: “Hi, Jan, umm…so, which Nextcloud provider do you recommend?” Which is, of course, understandable. If you have a long list of providers, how do you choose? Hosted nearby? Cute name? Biggest logo? Every decentralized open source solution using servers struggles with this: read...
Hackers Target Porn Site Visitors Using Flash and Internet Explorer
Plus: Ransomware holds up schools, Zoom adds two-factor, and more of the week’s top security news. Powered by WPeMatico
Tether Recovers $1 Million USDT Sent to Wrong Defi Address by Chinese Traders
Tether has recovered and returned $1 million worth of USDT to a group of Chinese traders who, in error, sent the funds to a wrong decentralized finance (defi) address. On September 8, the group, going under the moniker ‘Bill,’ “accidentally” transferred the money to a Swerve token contract and could not retrieve it. In desperation, the over-the-counter traders sent out an SOS on Twitter, and hoped for the best outcome. They were in...
