IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 1/22/2015

Obama talks cybersecurity, but Federal IT system breaches increasing [Updated]
Security incidents on federal IT systems have increased more than 1,000 percent.

It’s time for Microsoft to open source Internet Explorer
Being the only closed source mainstream browser isn't a good position.

Alleged “right hand man” to Silk Road 2.0 leader arrested in Seattle
"You're not going to find much of a bigger fish than me," Brian Farrell told feds.

Silk Road trial: defense struggles to show jury “alternative” DPRs
Fights over evidence slowed the Silk Road trial to a crawl today.

Bitcoin startup GAW Miners reportedly under SEC investigation
Probe adds to list of lawsuits, investigations of alleged Bitcoin-fueled fraud.

DEA settles fake Facebook profile lawsuit without admitting wrongdoing
Agents created bogus profile in woman's name in bid to nab other drug suspects.

Researcher links 20 percent of Ulbricht’s bitcoins to Silk Road accounts
Large Bitcoin transfers took place three months before Ulbricht's arrest.

Playing NSA, hardware hackers build USB cable that can attack
With built-in USB hub and radio, cable can spy or launch man-in-middle attacks.

Google, Fidelity invest $1 billion in SpaceX and satellite Internet plan [Updated]
Elon Musk indeed has a Google-sponsored card up his sleeve.

Dealmaster: Get a Lenovo Y-40 gaming laptop for $999
That's $500 for this Intel Core i7-powered laptop, plus tons more deals inside!

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Wireless device in two million cars wide open to hacking
SnapShot from Progressive Insurance, contains few anti-hacking defenses.

Viacom and ESPN fined for using emergency alert tones to advertise movie
"Olympus Has Fallen" ad used Emergency Alert System tones, bringing $1.4M fine.

Chrome for iOS adds Material Design, plays better with OS X Yosemite [Updated]
But the JavaScript speed boosts offered by iOS 8 still aren't supported.

Ross Ulbricht’s family “shocked” that he created Silk Road
Last year, Ross' mother told Ars she believed he was not guilty.

Petition: Time Warner Cable mistreats customers, shouldn’t merge with Comcast
Deceptive billing practices and other harms to consumers described in complaint.

The future of control: Putting virtual wind turbines inside real ones
Physics-based models have lots of benefits. Can we make them run in real time?

How installing League of Legends and Path of Exile left some with a RAT
Attack on Asian site spawns super sneaky malware attack on online gamers.

Club Nintendo rewards program is “winding down,” gone forever on July 1
You won't be able to get back the hours of your life spent entering codes.

Cory Doctorow and EFF aim to “eradicate DRM in our lifetime”
"It's the difference between 'Yes, master' and 'I CAN'T LET YOU DO THAT DAVE."

Liveblog: Windows 10 “The Next Chapter” event on January 21st
Microsoft shows off the next evolution in Windows starting 9am PST Wednesday.

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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Ars Technica) 1/22/2015

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