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Software Glitch Leads To $23,148,855,308,184,500 Visa Charges
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Hmmm2000 writes "Recently several Visa card holders were, um, overcharged for certain purchases, to the tune of $23,148,855,308,184,500.00 on a single charge. The company says it was due to a programming error, and that the problem has been corrected. What is interesting is that the amount charged actually reveals the type of programming error that caused the problem. 23,148,855,308,184,500.00 * 100 (I'm guessing this is how the number is actually stored) is 2314885530818450000. Convert 2314885530818450000 to hexadecimal, and you end up with 20 20 20 20 20 20 12 50. Most C/C++ programmers see the error now ... hex 20 is a space. So spaces were stuffed into a field where binary zero should have been."<p><a href="http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/07/15/2050215/Software-Glitch-Leads-To-23148855308184500-Visa-Charges?from=rss"><img src="http://it.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/07/15/2050215"></a></p><p><a href="http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/07/15/2050215/Software-Glitch-Leads-To-23148855308184500-Visa-Charges?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotIt/~3/I4wnQNtRQkQ/12-of-E-mail-Users-Have-Responded-To-Spam
Meshach writes "An article in Ars Technica claims that 12% of internet users have actually responded to spam messages and tried to buy items. Although I find this hard to believe, it does explain why my spam folder is always full." Also in spam news, wjousts links to a Technology Review article about how spammers get your e-mail address, writing "E-mail addresses in comments posted to a website had a high probability of getting spammed, while of the 70 e-mail addresses submitted during registration at various websites, only 4 got spammed."<p><a href="http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/07/15/1820247/12-of-E-mail-Users-Have-Responded-To-Spam?from=rss"><img src="http://it.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/07/15/1820247"></a></p><p><a href="http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/07/15/1820247/12-of-E-mail-Users-Have-Responded-To-Spam?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotIt/~3/zfLjQUQnCiI/em0-ADem-Goes-Open-Source
DoubleRing writes "Wildfire Games has announced that it will be moving its previously closed development process for 0 A.D. to open source. All code will be released under the GPL and all art under CC-BY-SA. 0 A.D. is a historically-based RTS, and while it's not yet complete, this trailer is purportedly actual gameplay footage. With a codebase of over 150k lines of C++ code plus 25k lines in development tools, this is looking like a fairly promising entrant into the open source RTS field. The screenshots are definitely pretty, to say the least."<p><a href="http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/07/15/170217/em0-ADem-Goes-Open-Source?from=rss"><img src="http://it.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/07/15/170217"></a></p><p><a href="http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/07/15/170217/em0-ADem-Goes-Open-Source?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotIt/~3/RfoF7m2ZW-w/The-Best-Game-Engines
SlappingOysters writes "IGN has taken a look at the most impressive middleware solutions for the next generation of gaming, giving a detailed analysis of which engines are performing the best and which have the most exciting futures. It runs through the technical strengths of each engine, as well as how that translates into actual gameplay. It also runs through which software has and will be using each engine."<p><a href="http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/07/15/1357202/The-Best-Game-Engines?from=rss"><img src="http://it.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/07/15/1357202"></a></p><p><a href="http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/07/15/1357202/The-Best-Game-Engines?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/kc51-ltNdn5Uk4_Y4lnPceY8NjE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/kc51-ltNdn5Uk4_Y4lnPceY8NjE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Slashdot/slashdotIt/~4/RfoF7m2ZW-w" height="1" width="1"/>Soulskill2009-07-15T14:42:00+00:00programmingquake-megames8787,83,69,46,7,4,2http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/07/15/1357202/The-Best-Game-Engines?from=rssAttacks Against Unpatched Microsoft Bug Multiply
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotIt/~3/rM7-qhvm-cc/Attacks-Against-Unpatched-Microsoft-Bug-Multiply
CWmike writes "Attacks exploiting the latest Microsoft vulnerability are quickly ramping up in quantity and intensity, several security companies warned today as they rang alarms about the developing threat. Symantec, Sunbelt Software, and SANS' Internet Storm Center bumped up their warnings yesterday after Microsoft announced that attackers were exploiting a bug in an ActiveX control used by IE to display Excel spreadsheets. There is no patch for the vulnerability; Microsoft didn't release one in today's Patch Tuesday. A temporary fix that sets the 'kill bits' of the ActiveX control is available, but experts believe it's likely most users won't take advantage of the protection. Symantec raised its ThreatCon ranking to the second of four steps. "We're seeing it exploited, but currently on a limited scale," said Symantec's Ben Greenbaum. Sunbelt also bumped up its ranking, to high." Firefox users can't be too complacent; Secunia is warning of a 0-day in version 3.5.<p><a href="http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/07/14/1932234/Attacks-Against-Unpatched-Microsoft-Bug-Multiply?from=rss"><img src="http://it.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/07/14/1932234"></a></p><p><a href="http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/07/14/1932234/Attacks-Against-Unpatched-Microsoft-Bug-Multiply?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotIt/~3/2iNwCXH8aVE/UK-Not-North-Korea-Is-Source-of-DDoS-Attacks
angry tapir writes "The UK was the likely source of a series of attacks last week that took down popular Web sites in the US and South Korea, according to an analysis performed by a Vietnamese computer security researcher. The results contradict assertions made by some in the US and South Korean governments that North Korea was behind the attack. Security analysts had been skeptical of the claims, which were reportedly made in off-the-record briefings and for which proof was never delivered." The Vietnamese security site's blog is linked from the article, but it is very slow even before Slashdotting. The researchers observed 166,908 zombies participating in the attacks — a number far larger than most earlier estimates. Update: 07/14 21:24 GMT by KD : Wired is reporting that the UK owner of the IP address in question is pointing a finger at a server in Florida, which it says opened a VPN to the UK machine for the attacks. Once again, the attacker could be anywhere.<p><a href="http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/07/14/1715252/UK-Not-North-Korea-Is-Source-of-DDoS-Attacks?from=rss"><img src="http://it.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/07/14/1715252"></a></p><p><a href="http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/07/14/1715252/UK-Not-North-Korea-Is-Source-of-DDoS-Attacks?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotIt/~3/dK08t7948CU/German-Health-Insurance-Card-CA-Loses-Secret-Key
Christiane writes "The SSL Root CA responsible for issuing the German digital health insurance card lost its secret private key during a test enrollment. After their Hardware Security Module (HSM) dutifully deleted its crypto keys during a power outage, it was all 'Oops, why is there no backup?' All issued cards must be replaced: 'Gematik spokesman Daniel Poeschkens poured scorn on the statement that Gematik had insisted on the service provider carrying out a test without backing up the root CA private keys. "We did not decide against a back-up service. The fact of the matter is that the service provider took over the running of the test system, so it also has to warrant its continuous operation. How it fulfills this obligation is its own responsibility."'"<p><a href="http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/07/14/150243/German-Health-Insurance-Card-CA-Loses-Secret-Key?from=rss"><img src="http://it.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/07/14/150243"></a></p><p><a href="http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/07/14/150243/German-Health-Insurance-Card-CA-Loses-Secret-Key?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotIt/~3/UfjFULnT4As/6-Reasons-To-License-Software-Under-the-ALGPL
Henry V .009 writes with a link to Zed Shaw's "newest rant," which gives a cogent description of his reasons for choosing the not-always-popular GPL for his own code: "Honestly, how many of you people who use open source tell your boss what you're using? How many of you tell investors that your entire operation is based on something one guy wrote in a few months? How many of you out there go to management and say, 'Hey, you know there's this guy Zed who wrote the software I'm using, why don't we hire him as a consultant?' You don't. None of you. You take the software, and use it like Excalibur to slay your dragon and then take the credit for it. You don't give out any credit, and in fact, I've ran into a vast majority of you who constantly try to say that I can't code as a way of covering your ass."<p><a href="http://developers.slashdot.org/story/09/07/14/1414259/6-Reasons-To-License-Software-Under-the-ALGPL?from=rss"><img src="http://it.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/07/14/1414259"></a></p><p><a href="http://developers.slashdot.org/story/09/07/14/1414259/6-Reasons-To-License-Software-Under-the-ALGPL?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotIt/~3/sf67Bgq8Wpg/Most-Companies-Wont-Deploy-Windows-7-mdash-Survey
angry tapir writes "Nearly six in 10 companies have no current plans to deploy Windows 7 by the end of next year, according to a new survey. Of 1,100 IT administrators who responded to the survey, 59.3 percent said they didn't have a plan to deploy Windows 7. (Full results, PDF.)"<p><a href="http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/07/13/2359208/Most-Companies-Wont-Deploy-Windows-7-mdash-Survey?from=rss"><img src="http://it.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/07/13/2359208"></a></p><p><a href="http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/07/13/2359208/Most-Companies-Wont-Deploy-Windows-7-mdash-Survey?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotIt/~3/buIJAZ-ISPI/IronKey-Unveils-Self-Destructing-USB-Flash-Drive
fysdt writes to share that IronKey has released a USB flash drive with self-destruct capability. Specializing in "secure flash drives," IronKey has launched the S200 aimed at government and enterprise customers, "featuring hardened physical security, the latest Cryptochip technology, active anti-malware and enhanced management capabilities. It's the 'first and only USB storage device to achieve FIPS 140-2, Level 3 validation' and delivers advanced Cryptochip featuring AES-256, tamper-resistance and self-destruction circuitry."<p><a href="http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/07/13/1836204/IronKey-Unveils-Self-Destructing-USB-Flash-Drive?from=rss"><img src="http://it.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/07/13/1836204"></a></p><p><a href="http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/07/13/1836204/IronKey-Unveils-Self-Destructing-USB-Flash-Drive?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotIt/~3/AhdNV-gShuo/Hackers-Next-Target-mdash-Your-Brain
Hugh Pickens writes "Wired reports that as neural devices become more complicated — and go wireless — some scientists say the risks of 'brain hacking' should be taken seriously. '"Neural devices are innovating at an extremely rapid rate and hold tremendous promise for the future," said computer security expert Tadayoshi Kohno of the University of Washington. "But if we don't start paying attention to security, we're worried that we might find ourselves in five or 10 years saying we've made a big mistake."' For example, the next generation of implantable devices to control prosthetic limbs will likely include wireless controls that allow physicians to remotely adjust settings on the machine. If neural engineers don't build in security features such as encryption and access control, an attacker could hijack the device and take over the robotic limb." Relatedly, several users have written to tell us that science may be closer to the science fiction "mind wipe" than previously thought. Put this all together and I welcome the next step in social networking; letting the cloud drive my limbs around town via a live webcam and then wiping the memory from my brain. Who has MyLimb.com parked and is willing to deal?<p><a href="http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/07/13/1811256/Hackers-Next-Target-mdash-Your-Brain?from=rss"><img src="http://it.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/07/13/1811256"></a></p><p><a href="http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/07/13/1811256/Hackers-Next-Target-mdash-Your-Brain?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotIt/~3/BJrKtH6sab8/Mass-Speculation-Suggests-Oracle-May-Kill-OpenSolaris
CWmike writes to point out that Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols is one of many people questioning where Oracle may land once the acquisition of Sun is complete. One concern that I have heard many people express is that there may be a good chance of OpenSolaris getting the axe for not fitting in with the overall corporate vision. "People outside of IT seldom think of Oracle as a Linux company, but it is. Not only does Oracle encourage its customers to use its own house-brand clone of RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux), Oracle Unbreakable Linux, Oracle has long used Linux internally both on its servers and on some of its desktops. So, what does a Linux company like Oracle wants to do with its newly purchased Sun's open-source operating system, OpenSolaris? The answer appears to be: 'Nothing.' Sun, Oracle and third-party sources are telling me that OpenSolaris developers are afraid that they'll be either moved over to working on Linux or let go once the Sun/Oracle merger is completed."<p><a href="http://developers.slashdot.org/story/09/07/13/1847254/Mass-Speculation-Suggests-Oracle-May-Kill-OpenSolaris?from=rss"><img src="http://it.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/07/13/1847254"></a></p><p><a href="http://developers.slashdot.org/story/09/07/13/1847254/Mass-Speculation-Suggests-Oracle-May-Kill-OpenSolaris?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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stoolpigeon writes "Hitting middle age has been an interesting time. I catch myself thinking about how well kids have it today and sounding a lot like my father. One difference is while my dad was happy to teach me about sports or cars, we never spent any time knocking out code together. I think he did realize that home computers were important and I will always be grateful for the Commodore Vic-20 he brought home one day. It was a substantial purchase for our household. I spent many days copying lines of basic from magazines and saving the results to cassette tapes. In my home today we have a considerably better situation, computing wise. There are usually a couple laptops running as well as the desktop machine upstairs. My kids take for granted what I found to be amazing and new. Still, that's all pretty normal and I'd like to give them an opportunity to go deeper if they are so inclined, just like we give them opportunities to explore other skills and pursuits. With that in mind I brought a copy of Hello World! home a few weeks ago, and the response from my oldest has been surprisingly enthusiastic." Keep reading for the rest of JR's review.<p><a href="http://books.slashdot.org/story/09/07/13/1349203/Hello-World?from=rss"><img src="http://it.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/07/13/1349203"></a></p><p><a href="http://books.slashdot.org/story/09/07/13/1349203/Hello-World?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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Barence writes "Microsoft has announced full details of Office 2010 and its plans for an accompanying suite of online applications, and PC Pro has been given special access to a technical preview. Contributing Editor Simon Jones gives his initial verdict on the new suite, concluding that there's 'still a long way to go in terms of fit and finish ... but overall Microsoft has made good strides in increasing usability, cohesiveness and collaboration.' This is followed by detailed first looks at Word 2010, Excel 2010, Outlook 2010 and PowerPoint 2010, with Outlook certainly looking to be the greatest beneficiary. And finally, a gallery of screenshots shows off all the new interface touches in Office 2010, including Outlook's conversation view, Word's picture-editing function and the new cut-and-paste preview option."<p><a href="http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/07/13/1533251/Hands-On-Preview-of-Microsoft-Office-2010?from=rss"><img src="http://it.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/07/13/1533251"></a></p><p><a href="http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/07/13/1533251/Hands-On-Preview-of-Microsoft-Office-2010?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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Slashdot contributor Bennett Haselton says "Using FTP to administer a website is insecure -- but not for the reasons that you probably think. You yourself can stop using FTP any time you want, but how do we change the landscape Net-wide, to reduce the number of breakins using stolen FTP credentials?" You know what to click on if you want to read the rest.<p><a href="http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/07/13/142210/RIP-FTP?from=rss"><img src="http://it.slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=09/07/13/142210"></a></p><p><a href="http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/07/13/142210/RIP-FTP?from=rss">Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p>
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