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Monday, July 1, 2013
Wimbledon - Djokovic, Murray and Serena lead unfamiliar cast
Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Serena Williams will head a cast of fresh-faced hopefuls on Monday as Wimbledon heads... 
Confederations Cup - Brazil humble sorry Spain to retain trophy
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Brazil humbled world and European Champions Spain with a crushing 3-0 win in the Confederations Cup final on Sunday, ending...
Brazil humbled world and European Champions Spain with a crushing 3-0 win in the Confederations Cup final on Sunday, ending...
Sunday, June 30, 2013
How often should you wash your hair?
On average, 90% Americans shampoo their hair daily. Centuries ago people washed their hair on monthly basis. In 1950s getting hair washed and styled once a week...
Mired in recession, Croatia joins troubled EU
(Reuters) - Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union at midnight on Sunday, passing a milestone in its recovery from war but anxious over the troubled state of its...
Kate Moss Flashing Her Bare Lady Top and Bottom Parts in London Street
I'm not exactly what it was Kate Moss was filming in the streets of London that required her to be in a sheer t-shirt and really not much else but a half length fur coat and maybe some see-through...
British Grand Prix - Rosberg wins amid exploding tyres at Silverstone
Nico Rosberg won a thrilling and dramatic British Grand Prix at Silverstone in a race which saw...
11 Food Ingredients Banned Outside the U.S. That We Eat
A recently published list of foods banned in countries outside the U.S. has riled the plates of many in the food industry.
Last week, Buzzfeed published a list of 8 ingredients banned outside the U.S. that are found in foods in America. The list was...
US taps half-billion German phone and internet activities a month – report
US combs through half a billion of German phone calls, emails and text messages on a monthly basis and has classified its European ally on the same target...
Tour de France - Team Sky duo, Contador recovering after dramatic crash
Alberto Contador took a spectacular tumble as the Tour de France got off to a chaotic start...
Saturday, June 29, 2013
NeverWet Makes Everything You Own Water-Resistant
Ross Nanotechnology has developed a product called Rust-Oleum NeverWet that does just what its name says. Just spray pretty much everything you own with NeverWet and it becomes basically...
How To Take Care of Your Smartphone Battery the Right Way
Your smartphone is a minor miracle, a pocket-sized computer that can fulfill almost every whim. But none of its superpowers matter a bit if it runs out of juice. With removable batteries becoming more and more rare, you've got to take good care of the...
Apple Data Detectors add cool Maps integration in OS X Mavericks
While providing an overview of the new Maps app for Macs in OS X Mavericks and showing Calendar integration with location services to calculate and schedule travel time for...
The first posts and products on the world's most popular websites
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Friday, June 28, 2013
S&P: Επιλεκτική χρεοκοπία και προβλέψεις σοκ
U-Turn: BlackBerry PlayBook won’t get BlackBerry 10 update
Today is certainly not a good day for the BlackBerry fans. Earlier CEO Thorsten Heins reported disappointing earnings results for the last quarter. The company did manage to increase its revenue, but it didn’t meet...
71 χιλ. άνεργοι το πρώτο τρίμηνο
Fitch: Υποβάθμιση σε περιορισμένη χρεοκοπία
Πρόκειται για μια τυπική υποβάθμιση, η οποία αναμενόταν λόγω της ανταλλαγής ομολόγων που πραγματοποιεί η χώρα
Στην υποβάθμιση της πιστοληπτικής αξιολόγησης της Κύπρου σε “Restricted Default” (επιλεκτική χρεωκοπία) από CCC προχωρά ο Fitch. Σημειώνεται ότι...
Confederations Cup - Spain beat Italy on penalties to make final
World and European champions Spain overcame Italy 7-6 in a penalty shoot-out after surviving an energy-draining Confederations Cup semi-final that...
Thursday, June 27, 2013
"Χρυσό άλμα" για τη Νεκταρία Παναγή
Φανταστική η Νεκταρία Παναγή, κέρδισε ) το χρυσό μετάλλιο στο μήκος στους 17ους Μεσογειακούς Αγώνες, φέρνοντας τη δεύτερη πρωτιά στη χώρα μας στη Μερσίνα και το έκτο συνολικά μετάλλιο. Η 23χρονη Κύπρια αθλήτρια σαν σεληνιασμένη, έσπασε τρεις φορές τη φετινή της επίδοση, κυριάρχησε...
Άλλο ένα μετάλλιο για την Ελένη Αρτυματά – Εξασφάλισε το χάλκινο στα 100μ.
Δεύτερη διάκριση εξασφάλισε απόψε η Κύπρια αθλήτρια, Ελένη Αρτυματά, στους Μεσογειακούς Αγώνες που διεξάγονται στη Μερσίνα της Τουρκίας.
Η Κύπρια αθλήτρια κατέλαβε την 3η θέση του τελικού στα 100 μέτρα, κατακτώντας το...
Boston Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Has Been Indicted
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 19-year-old Chechen man suspected of helping his older brother orchestrate and carry out the Boston Marathon bombings, has been indicted on 30 counts...
«Κλείδωσε» ο ΤΑΡ - μέσω Ελλάδος το αζέρικο αέριο στην Ευρώπη
Ε.Ε: Και εγένετο συμφωνία για το bail-in των τραπεζών
Μια πολιτική συμφωνία για τους κανόνες εξυγίανσης και εκκαθάρισης των προβληματικών τραπεζών ήταν ο "καρπός" της πολύωρης συνάντησης των υπουργών Οικονομικών της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης που ξεκίνησε το απόγευμα της Τετάρτης στις Βρυξέλλες, μία ημέρα πριν την Σύνοδο Κορυφής της Ε.Ε. που πραγματοποιείται σήμερα και αύριο.
Η συμφωνία προσφέρει σημαντική ευελιξία στις εθνικές αρχές εκκαθάρισης των κρατών στη διάρκεια τραπεζικής κρίσης. Ωστόσο, υποχρεώνει τα κράτη-μέλη να διασφαλίζουν πως οι πρώτες ζημιές από την κατάρρευση μιας τράπεζας θα...
Αργυρός ο Γιώργος Αχιλλέως
Το Αργυρό μετάλλιο κατέκτησε ο Γιώργος Αχιλλέως, στο αγώνισμα του Σκητ στη Σκοποβολή στους 17ους Μεσογειακούς αγώνες που διεξάγονται στην...
Formula 1 - Webber to leave Red Bull and F1
Mark Webber will leave Formula 1 at the end of the season.
The Australian will join Porsche's new sportscar programme, which will tackle the Le Mans 24 Hours race in...
Confederations Cup - Paulinho heads Brazil into final
Confederations Cup, Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte - Brazil 2 (Fred 41, Paulinho 86) Uruguay 1 (Cavani 48)
- Paulinho headed a dramatic late winner as Brazil booked their place in the Confederations Cup final courtesy of a narrow 2-1 win over Uruguay in...
Supreme Court Rules Against Defense of Marriage Act
The Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutional in a 5-4 ruling today (June 26).
The case, U.S. v. Windsor, was a challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a law passed in 1996 that prevents the federal...
UK: Spending Review: 144,000 government workers to lose their jobs by 2015/16
George Osborne said he did not want to “disguise” from MPs that “there will be further reductions in the number of people working in the public sector”.
The Chancellor told MPs that limiting public sector pay and...
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Roger Federer stunned on Centre Court as Ukraine's Sergei Stakhovsky defeats defending champion in style
How are we to react to the news that, with the tournament barely under way, Andy Murray’s principal opponent on his side of the draw is now seeded 15? It is simply unprecedented. All around the All England...
Χρυσό η Ελένη Αρτυματά στα 200μ με χρόνο 23.18’’
Στον τελικό των 200μ που διεξήχθη το βράδυ της...
Microsoft Launches Windows 8.1 Preview With Start Button, Deep SkyDrive Integration, Smarter Search Tool & More
Microsoft today officially launched Windows 8.1 Preview, the first public beta of its flagship operating system’s next version, at its Build developer conference in San Francisco today. For Microsoft, Windows...
Android accounts for 92% of mobile malware, malicious apps increase 614%
A new study on smartphone malware has found that 92 percent of nefarious mobile software is targeted at Google's Android platform, and...
Η Cablenet στην κινητή τηλεφωνία
Στην αγορά της κινητής τηλεφωνίας εισέρχεται η Cablenet μέσω της εξαγοράς της Lemontel Mobile.
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Ιστορική συμφωνία για το τερματικό
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Real Madrid appoints Carlo Ancelotti coach
MADRID (AP) -- Carlo Ancelotti was hired as Real Madrid's coach Tuesday, succeeding Jose Mourinho after weeks of speculation. He received a three-year contract and will be introduced...
Εκτός ευρωπαϊκών διοργανώσεων η Μπεσίκτας
Με ετήσιο αποκλεισμό για μία σεζόν από όλες τις ευρωπαϊκές διοργανώσεις τιμωρήθηκε η Μπεσίκτας από την πειθαρχική επιτροπή της UEFA, λόγω της συμμετοχής της στο...
Mars atmosphere said to have contained oxygen, long before Earth
While the Curiosity rover is chugging along on the surface of Mars, NASA is making other discoveries from samples taken from other Mars rovers. This time around, looking at rock samples from NASA’s Spirit rover, scientists have discovered that Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere some four billion years ago, which was long before when Earth developed oxygen in its atmosphere.
Based on this timeline, it’s said that Earth didn’t build up oxygen to...
3D-printed Robohands help kids without fingers
People who have lost fingers can try to get robotic hands that cost tens of thousands of dollars. Or they can try to 3D-print their own hand.
That's what Richard van As did after a woodworking accident in 2011 cost him four fingers. The South African carpenter decided to build his own fingers from hardware store parts...
Michael Jackson fashion style book wins award
A book about singer Michael Jackson's fashion style, written by his personal assistant and designer of 25 years, has won a gold medal from the...
Rafael Nadal exits Wimbledon after shock Steve Darcis defeat
Ex-champion Rafael Nadal slumped to a shock first-round exit as world number 135 Steve Darcis pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Wimbledon history.
The Belgian was inspired as he recorded a 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (10-8) 6-4 win on Court One to condemn the fifth seed to a second successive early exit at...
Dolce and Gabbana Fined in Italian Tax Case
MILAN — The fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were handed a 20-month suspended prison sentence and a heavy fine on Wednesday for hiding hundreds of...
Mars Exploration Program: Interactive: Billion-Pixel View of Mars from Curiosity Rover
Σε επίπεδα ρεκόρ η πτώση σαλούν
Σε επίπεδα ρεκόρ διατηρήθηκε το Μάιο η πτώση στις εγγραφές ιδιωτικών οχημάτων σαλούν, καταδεικνύοντας το σοβαρό πλήγμα που δέχεται ο τομέας.
Οι οικονομικές συνθήκες επηρεάζουν σε μεγάλο βαθμό την κατανάλωση...
Οι οικονομικές συνθήκες επηρεάζουν σε μεγάλο βαθμό την κατανάλωση...
Daredevil Nik Wallenda crosses Grand Canyon on high wire (video)
Stuntman Nik Wallenda has successfully crossed a gorge near the Grand Canyon on a high wire, becoming the first person to attempt and complete...
Monday, June 24, 2013
Apple dumps Samsung, inks three-year TSMC chip deal for iPhone 6 and beyond
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Housing demand highest since 2009, say surveyors
Demand for flats and houses in the UK rose to its highest level for three and a half years in April, according to an industry survey.
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) also said that a majority of its members reported rising prices, for...
Monday, May 13, 2013
Εκταμιεύονται σήμερα €2 δις από ΕΜΣ
Σύμφωνα με την ανακοίνωση, η πρώτη δόση θα απελευθερωθεί σε 2 εκταμιεύσεις: Η πρώτη εκταμίευση, ύψους δύο δισεκατομμυρίων, έγινε σήμερα, Δευτέρα και η επόμενη, ύψους έως και ενός δισεκατομμυρίου, πριν από τις 30 Ιουνίου.
Και οι δύο δόσεις θα καταβληθούν και θα χρησιμοποιηθούν για τις γενικότερες ταμειακές ανάγκες της κυπριακής Κυβέρνησης, καθώς και για την αναχρηματοδότηση του χρέους.
«Τα δάνεια του ΕΜΣ συμβάλλουν ώστε να διατηρηθεί η οικονομική σταθερότητα στην ευρωζώνη και να αγοράσουν χρόνο για την Κύπρο», δήλωσε ο Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος του ΕΜΣ, Κλάους Ρέγκλινγκ, προσθέτοντας ότι «ο χρόνος αυτός δίνει την ευκαιρία στην Κύπρο να εφαρμόσει τις απαραίτητες μεταρρυθμίσεις, ώστε να ξαναχτίσει την οικονομία της σε υγιή βάση».
Σε συνέχεια των αποφάσεων που ελήφθησαν από το Eurogroup της 25ης Μαρτίου, η Κύπρος θα λάβει συνολική βοήθεια €10 δισεκατομμυρίων τα επόμενα τρία χρόνια.
Ο ΕΜΣ αναμένεται να συνδράμει 9 δισεκατομμύρια ευρώ και το Διεθνές Νομισματικό Ταμείο περίπου ένα δισεκατομμύριο, υπό την αίρεση των σχετικών εγκρίσεων από το Διοικητικό του Συμβούλιο, αναφέρει η ανακοίνωση.
source: stockwatch.com.cy
Friday, May 10, 2013
Hackers stole $45 million in bank theft spanning 27 countries
New York: In one of the biggest ever bank heists, a global cyber crime ring stole $45 million from two Middle Eastern banks by hacking into credit card processing firms and withdrawing money from ATMs in 27 countries, US prosecutors said on Thursday.
The US Justice Department accused eight men of allegedly forming the New York-based cell of the organisation, and said seven of them have been arrested. The eighth, allegedly a leader of the cell, was reported to have been murdered in the Dominican Republic on April 27.
The ringleaders are believed to be outside the United States but prosecutors declined to give details, citing the ongoing investigation. What's clear is the sheer scope and speed of the crimes: in one of the attacks, in just over 10 hours, $40 million was raided from ATMs in 24 countries involving 36,000 transactions.
In this undated photo provided by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, Elvis Rafael Rodriguez, left, and Emir Yasser Yeje, pose with bundles of cash allegedly stolen using bogus magnetic swipe cards at cash machines throughout New York.
"In the place of guns and masks, this cyber crime organisation used laptops and the Internet," US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Loretta Lynch said at a news conference. "Moving as swiftly as data over the Internet, the organisation worked its way from the computer systems of international corporations to the streets of New York City."
The case demonstrates the major threat that cyber crime poses to banks around the world. It also shows how increasingly international and sophisticated criminal gangs have become, particularly those using the Internet.
Prosecutors highlighted the "surgical precision" of these hackers, the global nature of their organisation, and the speed and coordination with which they executed operations in 27 countries.
According to the complaint, the gang broke into the computers of two credit card processors, one in India in December 2012 and the other in the United States this February. The companies were not identified.
The hackers increased the available balance and withdrawal limits on prepaid MasterCard debit cards issued by Bank of Muscat of Oman, and National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah PSC (RAKBANK) of the United Arab Emirates, according to the complaint. They then distributed counterfeit debit cards to "cashers" around the world, enabling them to siphon millions of dollars from ATMs in a matter of hours.
In New York, for example, members of the cell fanned out into the city on the afternoon of February 19, armed with cards bearing a single Bank of Muscat account number. Ten hours later, they had completed 2,904 withdrawals for $2.4 million in all, the final transaction coming around 1:26 am, prosecutors said.
Casher crews in other countries were busy doing the same, pulling some $40 million from Bank of Muscat to add to the $5 million they stole from RAKBANK in December, according to the indictment. In total, cashers made some 40,500 withdrawals in 27 countries during the two coordinated incidents.
Prosecutors said the method of attack was known as "Unlimited Operations" in the cyber underworld.
Representatives for the two banks could not be reached for comment outside of regular business hours.
In a statement, Mastercard said it had cooperated with law enforcement in the investigation and stressed that its systems were not involved or compromised in the attacks.
In late February, Bank Muscat disclosed that it would take an impairment charge of up to 15 million rials ($39 million) because it had been defrauded overseas by 12 prepaid debit cards used for travel. That charge was equal to more than half of the 25 million rials profit it posted in its first quarter ended March 31.
Highly skilled hackers
Cyber experts said they believe the operation likely required the work of several hundred people, at least several of whom were highly skilled hackers capable of devising ways to penetrate well-protected financial systems.
"Hackers only need to find one vulnerability to cause millions of dollars of damage," said Mark Rasch, a former federal cyber crimes prosecutor, based in Bethesda, Maryland.
The group may have targeted Middle Eastern banks because they tend to allow customers to put much larger sums on cards and do not monitor them as closely as banks in other regions, said Shane Shook, global vice president of consulting for the security firm Cylance Inc.
"It's a target-rich environment in terms of soft electronic security," said Shook, an Arabic speaker who has spent more than a decade investigating cyber crimes.
The case is similar to one in 2009 that targeted the prepaid debit-card unit of Royal Bank of Scotland, which lost more than $9 million in less than 12 hours, said Jason Weinstein, a former federal prosecutor who supervised the Justice Department's handling of that case.
That case was considered a watershed moment in cyber crime prosecutions at the time. "This dwarfs that case," he said.
It is not clear if banks can seek to recover losses from card processors, legal experts said. Contracts usually have specific language governing the security protocols that must be in place, said Frederick Rivera, an attorney with Perkins Coie who specializes in financial services litigation.
If the processors failed to follow those requirements, they could be liable for the losses. If they had adequate security, however, the banks "could be left holding the bag," Rivera said.
The banks might also be able to seek reimbursement under their insurance policies, many of which now have cyber crime provisions, or from the processors' insurance carriers.
Weinstein also said that the processors could face regulatory scrutiny over whether they provided proper security.
The eight defendants - all US citizens and residents of Yonkers, New York - were charged with withdrawing cash from the ATMs and transporting money, not hacking into the credit card processing firms or managing the operation.
The seven arrested are: Jael Mejia Collado, Joan Luis Minier Lara, Evan Jose Peña, Jose Familia Reyes, Elvis Rafael Rodriguez, Emir Yasser Yeje and Chung Yu-Holguin (known as "Chino El Abusador"). All except for Rodriguez were arraigned on Thursday and pleaded not guilty. Rodriguez's attorney was unavailable. Only Pena has been released on bail.
The defendant who reportedly had been killed was Alberto Yusi Lajud-Peña, also known as "Prime" and "Albertico." Lynch said it was unclear whether the murder was related to this case.
Prosecutors said cashers often laundered their proceeds by purchasing luxury goods, and sending a portion of the money back to the organization's leaders.
Lynch said the New York gang kept roughly 20 percent of their takes, and sent the rest to the organizers. Authorities said they seized hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and bank accounts, as well as two Rolex watches and a Mercedes SUV, from the defendants.
Investigators said that they found an email exchange with an account associated with a criminal money laundering operation in St. Petersburg, Russia, describing wire transfers.
An investigation is ongoing to see if other cells are operating in the country, Lynch said, adding that US law enforcement had worked with counterparts in Japan, Canada, Germany, Romania, the United Arab Emirates, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Italy, Spain, Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Latvia, Estonia, Thailand, and Malaysia to uncover the ring.
No individual bank accounts were compromised by the scheme, Lynch said.
Παρατείνεται η αποπληρωμή του ρωσικού δανείου
Σύμφωνα με τον Υπουργό Εξωτερικών Γιαννάκη Κασουλίδη, σε ομιλία του στον όμιλο προβληματισμού "Brookings Institution" στην Ουάσιγκτον, είπε ότι η Ρωσία, συμμετέχει στο πλαίσιο και της υπόδειξης του Βερολίνου για συμμετοχή της Μόσχας στο πρόγραμμα οικονομικής οικονομικής βοήθειας προς την Κύπρο.
«Η συμμετοχή της Ρωσίας είναι να παραταθεί η αποπληρωμή του χρέους», σημείωσε.
Ένα έγγραφο που συντάχθηκε από διεθνείς δανειστές ανέφερε είναι ότι η Ρωσία συμφώνησε να παρατείνει τη διάρκεια ωρίμανσης του δανείου των €2,5 δισ. που έχει χορηγήσει στην Κύπρο κατά δύο χρόνια και να μειώσει το επιτόκιο.
source: stockwatch.com.cy
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