Former bank teller steals the customers money.

Here's also a very good example of how scammers try to send you to another page using a page from an actual company or organization. The link below is fine, but if you try to go to justtice.gov, you will get a different warning about that site. Just adding an extra t in justice is enough to send you elsewhere. I mistype this at first and actually found this out by accident. My router just screamed at me with a big NO letting me know that the website contains malware, you don't want to go to this site called justtice.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/former-bank-teller-pleads-guilty-federal-charge-stealing-more-185000-homeless-customer

A mini C64 is coming in 2018.

At least that's what the site states, but lets see what happens or if it's not just going to be another NES classic edition debacle since there is not much information. Will it just be another rpi or an actual tiny motherboard, we'll just have to wait, but I have learned not to hold my breath for these things anymore. Specially when companies announce things so far ahead with nothing else.
https://thec64.com/

The american red cross asks for help from ham radio users, and they got it.

Although ham radios seem like very old technology, this is apparently the one technology that won't die, specially during times of emergencies. I should really start learning to use one of these radios, they are affordable and looks like fun too. You can check for more information at the link below if you are also interested.

http://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-s-force-of-fifty-answers-the-red-cross-call-in-puerto-rico

Hugh Hefner passed away yesterday, he was 91.

http://fortune.com/2017/09/28/playboy-hugh-hefner-dies/

Sonic drive-in burger chain data breach.

http://fortune.com/2017/09/27/sonic-stock-credit-card-data-breach/?iid=sr-link2

When the network decides to take a break, things just stop working. In this case, the airline check-in software used at airports around the world.

This is a good example that always having a way to go back to doing something the old way is still needed. Going back to pen and paper is not something you'll want once you're computerized, but being able to do it even for a few moments at a time will allow things to continue moving along. It may be almost impossible in some areas, but not others. Staff having radios to communicate would be one aspect. 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/28/worldwide-airport-chaos-check-in-computer-systems-crash/

Naps2 (Not another PDF scanner 2)

I need to scan some papers and I got tired of using the brother software that came with my scanner. It's an older all in one but still. I need something that will let me do this a little bit faster. You can take a look at the video below so see what I mean.

When you think you have deleted all those old posts on tinder, or anywhere, think again.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/26/tinder-personal-data-dating-app-messages-hacked-sold

Deloitte is hit by cyber attack. This goes to show you that no one is immune.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/sep/25/deloitte-hit-by-cyber-attack-revealing-clients-secret-emails

NES Classic Clone With 30 Games And HDMI Looks So Real!!!

Here's something that I think many of us can use.

https://qotoqot.com/blog/improving-focus/

3D printing aluminum alloys

https://futurism.com/engineers-have-found-a-way-to-3d-print-super-strong-aluminum/

Here's a nice post for those that like to post everything on their social media accounts.

https://www.michalspacek.com/post-a-boarding-pass-on-facebook-get-your-account-stolen

Mobile gps will be getting more accurate with newer chips.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/semiconductors/design/superaccurate-gps-chips-coming-to-smartphones-in-2018

Keeping the advertisers out.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/09/apple-does-right-users-wrong-advertisers

Well this is not something you want to hear about Intel chips.

https://www.blackhat.com/eu-17/briefings/schedule/#how-to-hack-a-turned-off-computer-or-running-unsigned-code-in-intel-management-engine-8668

Here's a good example of why you cant trust many reviews nowadays and how many sites control what you see.

https://ro-che.info/articles/2017-09-17-booking-com-manipulation

Automotive grade linux to debut in 2018 Toyota Camry.

https://www.automotivelinux.org/announcements/2017/05/30/automotive-grade-linux-platform-debuts-on-the-2018-toyota-camry

RAPID TCT 2017 | Desktop Metal Announces Metal 3D Printing Systems

CCleaner and malware. Targeting official programs with malware.

http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/09/avast-distributes-malware.html?m=1

This is what can happen when your identity is stolen. Lets hope these companies will stop using social security numbers for everything.

Let's also keep in mind that too much security can also be a bad thing, to a point in some instances. A perfect example is I had to return an item to Costco. I used my dad's Costco card to make the purchase with my own credit card back then. The girl at the counter told me she couldn't process that because my dad, the card holder had to be there. So now I had to go back home, ask him to go with me, drive around the parking lot looking for a parking spot for the second time, then I had to make a line again and wait for my turn. Well now you can see how this would upset any law abiding citizen. I had the original receipt that she could have just looked at. I cancelled my Costco card a few years ago and I'm fine without one.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-13/my-three-years-in-identity-theft-hell

Obesity in Brazil and all over the world.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/09/16/health/brazil-obesity-nestle.html

Western digital ships 12 TB Gold hard drives that can be purchased by everyone.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/11842/western-digital-ships-12-tb-wd-gold-hdd-8-platters-helium

Attacks on the anonymity of the tor network.

https://netzpolitik.org/2017/secret-documents-reveal-german-foreign-spy-agency-bnd-attacks-the-anonymity-network-tor-and-advises-not-to-use-it/

More google play and malware.

http://fortune.com/2017/09/14/google-play-android-malware/?utm_campaign=fortunemagazine&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&xid=soc_socialflow_twitter_FORTUNE

The hole for Equifax is just getting deeper.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-41257576

The eff sues dhs over warrantless phone searches.

https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-aclu-media-conference-call-today-announce-lawsuit-over-warrantless-phone-and

DHS directive on Kaspersky security products.

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2017/09/13/dhs-statement-issuance-binding-operational-directive-17-01

Here's the new Apple lineup in case you missed it.

I don't know about you, but I still miss the simplicity of my old flip phones. Yes the new stuff is cool, but since I spend a lot of my time with technology, I still like simple things I guess. But that's just me.Phones have just gotten too darn big.
https://www.apple.com/apple-events/september-2017/

Dlink 850L routers vulnerability

https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2017-09-08-dlink-850l-mydlink-cloud-0days-vulnerabilities.html

High rents seem to be a problem worldwide and it's just getting worst.

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2017/08/berlin-rent-control-neighborhood-protection/536325/

"How alcohol industry organisations mislead the public about alcohol and cancer"

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dar.12596/full

Where will amazon build? This will be interesting to see.

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-09-07/few-cities-could-accommodate-amazon-s-new-headquarters

An A.T.F article. Another interesting read.

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/us/atf-tobacco-cigarettes.html?referer=

If you didn't know what equifax was, we will be getting to know quite a lot about them as the days go by.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/why-the-equifax-breach-is-very-possibly-the-worst-leak-of-personal-info-ever/

Security flaws found in UK tax site

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-41188008

Equifax

https://qz.com/1073221/the-hackers-who-broke-into-equifax-exploited-a-nine-year-old-security-flaw/

Scotty brings back the headphone jack to the iphone.

It's always interesting to see his work. Although I thought it was more interesting that I just got my BT headphones to watch TV. I later found some other smaller BT headphones at the local 99 cent store that costs a couple of dollars and they actually work pretty well. Although you don't really need the jack from what I'm seeing in terms of what is now available, just the whole process of what he does is very interesting in itself. Then again why change something that really works well.

https://strangeparts.com/bringing-back-the-iphone-headphone-jack-in-china/

Dual screen car stereo anyone?

http://soundstream.com/product/vrn-dd7hb/

Equifax becomes the next cyber target for consumers information.

https://investor.equifax.com/news-and-events/news/2017/09-07-2017-213000628

Hackers in the power grid, that's never a good thing.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/hackers-lie-in-wait-after-penetrating-us-and-europe-power-grid-networks/

Getting burned out from social networks or just want to keep you life private, here is a good example.

http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2017/09/06/deleting-my-tweets/

Remember that Lenovo adware incident?

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/09/ftc-slaps-lenovo-on-the-wrist-for-selling-computers-with-secret-adware/

Have you ever thought about your bank account being closed or frozen or just dissapear one day? I have and this is a real life perfect example of that.

https://medium.com/@photonstorm/hsbc-is-killing-my-business-piece-by-piece-d7f5547f3929

San Diego declares health emergency.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/03/548299633/san-diego-declares-health-emergency-amid-hepatitis-a-outbreak

More fake accounts keeps growing at wells fargo.

http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/31/investing/wells-fargo-fake-accounts/index.html

Modem vulnerabilities

https://www.nomotion.net/blog/sharknatto/

Will this come back and byte intel in the rear with all the new amd cpus coming out?

https://www.nextplatform.com/2017/09/01/huge-premium-intel-charging-skylake-xeons/

This is not the first airbnb horror story I've read so far.

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/01/airbnb-nightmare-homeowners-fined-after-renters-illegal-listings.html

Nurse gets arrested for doing her job.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/09/01/this-is-crazy-sobs-utah-hospital-nurse-as-cop-roughs-her-up-arrests-her-for-doing-her-job/?utm_term=.a82387ad7e2e