Brandon Dimmel

North Korea has been dominating news headlines of late after making threats against both the United States and South Korea. However, global 'hacktivist' organization Anonymous recently launched its own attack on the mysterious Asian nation. ... Specifically, Anonymous has vandalized North Korea's official Twitter and Flickr sites. The hackers also reportedly bypassed the security of a North Korean book and music retailer as well as a national news and information page. North Korea's Flickr Page Defaced After the hack, North Korea's official Flickr page featured a picture of leader Kim Jong-un ... (view more)

Mail PassView 1.8 This program will help you recover passwords for your various email accounts. Email clients include Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook 2000-2013, Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail, Mozilla Thunderbird, Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail, and ... Gmail. http://www.nirsoft.net GeekUninstaller 1.1.0.12 Hate it when you delete programs but you continue to find leftover files on your PC? Use this program to find and remove junk files. This will clear up space, keep your PC squeaky clean, and help improve overall system performance. http://www.geekuninstaller.com This freeware software program is ... (view more)

A new study shows that, despite facing a constant barrage of legal challenges, The Pirate Bay is now the world's most popular torrent site. The traffic report comes from torrent industry tracking blog TorrentFreak. After using "several traffic ... comparison and analytic tools," including Alexa and Compete, TorrentFreak put together a list of the most popular torrent sites on the web. The Pirate Bay Withstands Legal Onslaught Sitting in first place: Sweden-based The Pirate Bay. According to TorrentFreak, the site's Alexa rank is 75. (Alexa ranks site traffic by using information gleaned from ... (view more)

AdapterWatch 1.05 This program displays important information related to the activity of your system's network adapters. Displayed data includes Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, hardware addresses, DNS servers, number of bytes sent or received, and ... transfer speed. http://www.nirsoft.net AlwaysMouseWheel 3.01 Use this program to scroll your Windows window even if that window is not focused / in the foreground. It's a simple and straightforward program designed to save users a few clicks and, in the long run, lots and lots of time. Click the blue "Download" text at the top of the ... (view more)

The only thing worse than a ransomware scam is an informed ransomware scam. According to reports, a new scheme uses a victim's browsing history to construct more believable threats. Ransomware is malicious software designed to scare Internet users ... into paying hackers cash. Ransomware creators achieve this goal by using special software that, once installed, disables critical system functions. The ransomware scammer then tells a victim that, in order to reclaim control of their PC, they must pay up. Beware Messages From DoJ, DHS, FBI A new ransomware scam involves sending victims a fake ... (view more)

Security firm Trend Micro says it has discovered a malicious software program that employs online notepad service Evernote as a communications tool. Evernote is a cloud-based note-taking software utility that allows users to place "notes, web clips, ... files and images ... on every device and computer." (Source: evernote.com ) That means you can make a note about a recently-discovered favorite wine on your smartphone and have that note instantly show up on your home computer. Unfortunately, it seems this handy little program has been exploited by cyber-crooks. Evernote Used to Communicate with ... (view more)

HTMLAsText 1.11 This is an extremely useful program designed to let you quickly and easily convert HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) documents into simple text files. It removes all HTML tags and instantly formats text according to your preferences. ... http://www.nirsoft.net Gom Player 2.1.49.5139 This free media player can play media files in all kinds of unique formats. It's highly customizable and is fast becoming one of the world's most popular media players. It's available for Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. http://player.gomlab.com This ... (view more)

The most popular story on Google News' Science and Technology section yesterday: the earth-shattering announcement by Google that it is shutting down video site YouTube after eight successful years. Of course, it was all just an April Fool's prank. ... In a video posted to YouTube (which you can view by clicking here ), Google claims that the site was just one big eight-year experiment designed to find the very best video clip. $500 Reward for Best Video Google "competition director" Tim Liston (who appears to be entirely fictional) says that, with a best video selected, YouTube will shut down. ... (view more)

MessenPass 1.42 This program will help you recover passwords for your various instant messenger accounts. Instant messenger programs that apply: MSN Messenger, Windows Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, Trillian, Miranda, and more! ... http://www.nirsoft.net Tomahawk Player 0.6.1 Looking for an alternative to Apple's iTunes music player? Then check out Tomahawk, which seeks to forever change the way we listen to and share music. You can use this program to connect to other computers and the computers of your friends using Jabber, Google Chat, and Twitter. http://www.tomahawk-player.org This ... (view more)

Security firm McAfee says it has discovered a new type of malware designed to steal credit card data from point-of-sale (POS) computer systems. The malware is of the Trojan horse variety and is being called 'vSkimmer'. Point-of-sale systems, or ... checkout systems, are the computers used in retail environments. Malware Communicates Credit Card Data to Hackers McAfee security researcher Chintan Shah reported on the vSkimmer threat in a recent blog post. According to Shah, the malware was discovered in mid-February 2013 and is currently being discussed on cybercriminal forums. (Source: pcworld.com ... (view more)