Snowpiercer Recap: Pulling No Punches — Has Layton Cracked the Case?

RELATED STORIES This week on TNT’s Snowpiercer, Layton finally got a big lead in his investigation — but is it too little, too late? After getting bagged and dragged from his cell and warned to not attempt further communication with the tail, Layton asks Melanie and Roche if Mr. Wilford is willing to disclose what […]

CIA’s secret communication network was cracked by Iranians using… Google Search?

The web-based network which was used by the CIA to communicate with its sources was overcome by Iranians using text-book Google queries, a new exposé claims. The agency knew about the vulnerability, but failed to act on it. Probably the biggest failure of US intelligence since 9/11 has been the compromise of the CIA’s communication […]

NewEgg cracked in breach, hosted card-stealing code within its own checkout

The popular computer and electronics Web retailer NewEgg has apparently been hit by the same payment-data-stealing attackers who targeted TicketMaster UK and British Airways. The attackers, referred to by researchers as Magecart, managed to inject 15 lines of JavaScript into NewEgg’s webstore checkout that forwarded credit card and other data to a server with a […]

The airline employee who stole a plane from the Seattle airport cracked jokes, complimented air traffic control, and apologized for making a fuss before fatally crashing on to an island

Youtube/Handout via REUTERS Airline ground agent Richard Russell stole an empty Horizon Air plane on Friday night from Sea-Tac International Airport and fatally crashed into a small island in the Puget Sound. Officials have said that the 29-year-old was not a licensed pilot, but had clearance to be among aircraft. The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s […]

Inspections Find Cracked Engine Blades on Other Carriers After Flight 1380

Inspections Find Cracked Engine Blades on Other Carriers After Flight 1380 Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site […]

Geekbench and Reddit think they’ve cracked why iPhones get slower over time

Enlarge (credit: Samuel Axon) Based on anecdotal observation, many iPhone users have long believed that older iPhones get slower over time. Generally, people have assumed that this is because of new features and additions in new versions of iOS that are better optimized for the latest phones. But Reddit users, and Geekbench developer John Poole, […]

Denuvo’s DRM now being cracked within hours of release

When we last checked in on the state of Denuvo copy protection in PC games, the latest version of the best-in-class DRM provider had provided about a month’s worth of usable piracy prevention for survival-horror title 2Dark. Fast forward to the current holiday season, and major Denuvo releases are being publicly cracked within a day […]

FBI may keep secret the name of vendor that cracked terrorist’s iPhone

Enlarge (credit: Kārlis Dambrāns) A federal judge ruled Saturday that the FBI does not have to disclose the name of the vendor, and how much it was paid by the government for a hacking tool that unlocked the iPhone of a terrorist behind the San Bernardino, California attacks that left 14 people dead. The development […]

Weird ‘ice blades’ on Pluto finally cracked by NASA (PHOTOS)

Published time: 27 Sep, 2017 13:01 Perplexing sword-like columns of space ice that rise up through Pluto’s Tartarus Dorsa mountains may finally have been explained by NASA – two years after the weird formations were first observed in detail. The ‘ice blades’ are the result of solid methane ‘evaporation,’ an erosion process similar to that […]

EastEnders spoiler: Fans think they've cracked Linda's SHOCKING SECRET – what is it?

Since her return to the BBC soap, Linda (played by Kellie Bright) has been harbouring a confession from everyone, including her husband Mick (Danny Dyer).  The landlady was spotted taking a call from Whitney’s (Shona McGarty) fiancé where he thanked her for her actions.  Linda added to Woody (Lee Ryan): “It’s not the best time […]