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The edition you are currently reading is the 251st edition of the HF News. To read any older editions of the HF News, please go here.



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Monetary Giveaways Prohibited
Until now, the Free Services and Giveaways section was flooded with micro-money giveaways in a blatant attempt to boost their rep, quickly building the illusion of a trustworthy member to those none the wiser. To end this and to member satisfaction, a new rule has been appended to the section: 10. No money, paypal, or crypto currency giveaways. >>Source



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Headers and Battlestation
Edition 251's headers are either outdated or missing and Battlestation section is missing. This is because I do not have Photoshop installed as I ran into a huge OS problem and was forced to format. During the setup of my OS, I lost 5 years worth of files I had kept and had to recover them. It took a few days so I was unable to install all my programs in time. Edition 252 will be back to normal with proper headers.

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Hack Forums somtimes has a slow week(not much happening) and because of this, the podcast will now be bi-weekly which means every other week. Edition 250 was the first podcast since its return so the next one will be 252 then 254, etc.

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United Airlines was Hacked
A Chinese hacking group which is responsible for other major cyber attacks has now infiltrated the world's second largest airline, United Airlines. The hackers have stolen data that includes manifests which contain information on passengers within the airlines and their origins and destinations. Since United Airlines is the second largest airline and also plays as a large U.S military contractor the hackers have information that can be used to track military or government officials. This hack now raises an issue for commercial airlines that cyber security should be taken more seriously. American Airlines has opened up a bug bounty program for anyone that can find vulnerabilities within it's systems. American Airlines is paying in free air miles for finding a security flaw instead of hard and cold cash. If you want to take a vacation around the world for free you should take this offer while it's on the table. >>Source

Incredible Android Vulnerability
Security researchers have discovered a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability on Android phones that can easily be exploited by simple sending a malicious media file to someone's phone. The bug, which resides in Android's 'Stagefright Multimedia Playback Engine,' leaves over 90 percent of the world's Android devices critically vulnerable to this attack. It is aptly being referred to as "Heartbleed for Android." The bug allows an attacker to simply send a malicious media file, without the need for it to be opened by the victim, to someone's phone number to execute code remotely. This would allow an attacker to craft a program that deletes the text without the user even knowing that he'd received one. The vulnerability, discovered by Joshua J. Drake (vice-president of Platform Research and Exploitation at Zimperium zLabs) leverages a variety of implementation issues in Stagefright. Drake will be presenting his findings and the code he uses at the infamous BlackHat Security Conference in Las Vegas.

Windows 10 And the Death of Privacy
With the release of the highly anticipated Windows 10, Microsoft also released a new Privacy Policy that has been deemed incredibly intrusive. It allows Microsoft to take much greater amounts of data from your browser and application usage. It allows friends on Facebook and other social media sites to use your Wi-Fi passwords to connect to their networks (excluding, of course, 802.1x pre-authentication). And it allows the unfettered distribution of your data to other organizations, advertisers, and government agencies. The only way to achieve adequate privacy protection from Microsoft requires the disabling of dozens of settings such as advertisement ID's, Wi-Fi Sense, and Data Usage Reporting. Also, custom registry and global policy changes are required to prevent them from taking application usage data and other data collections. The outcry against Microsoft for their heavily intrusive new Privacy Policy will hopefully allow a future update to be more customizable and have more privacy.

Identities revealed on TOR without cracking encryption
A security research team at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has found a vulnerability that can expose a TOR hidden server with great accuracy. TOR is used by those who yearn for privacy and TOR uses a series of nodes and relays to ensure the privacy of every user on the Onion network. The security team has explained that they can disguise themselves as one of TORs entry nodes through a vulnerability which gives them access to see packets coming from the user. They can see exactly what hidden services the user has been using just by analyzing the traffic data and packet patterns. The team has described this process as "Circuit Fingerprinting". This problem has been reported to TOR representatives who may later fix it with a future update. You should take more precaution while browsing TOR because the Onion network has been faced with many successful breaches lately. >>Source



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Facebook Launches Security Tool To Check How Secure Your Account Is
With more and more companies starting to become oriented towards helping their users be secure it was only a matter of time before facebook stepped up their game. Coming a month after Google announced their "My Account Features" Facebook has followed suite with their own tool that allows users to monitor logins, logout of accounts and change security settings. It also includes tips for staying safe online along with creating a secure password. Currently the app is web based only with a mobile version soon to be released. For more information on how to use this feature please see the source. >>Source

New Tor Attack Can Deanonymize You
Tor( The Onion Network) was originally made to help people escape oppressive internet in their countries. It has grown over the years to be one of the most popular ways to "anonymize" oneself over the internet and access the darkweb. With it all ready seeing it become the targets of many different groups attacks, it should come as no surprise that yet again another layer has been peeled off the onion. Security researchers from MIT have come up with an attack that allows someone to monitor with 88% accuracy what site you are on if they are already monitoring your connection to TOR. While no actual information can be seen, what they can see if the hidden services are running. In an e-mail, Tor project leader Roger Dingledine has said that because of real world requirements they do not see it as much of a threat, but are working on ways around it. >>Source

Windows 10 Has Launched Security Is An Illusion
On Wednesday July 29th 2015 Microsoft made history yet again, with the release of one of the most beautiful,fast, and technologically advanced OS systems ever. Rewritten from scratch and optimized for modern computing it will server as the launching platform for many years to come. It brings many wonder new features( such and multi desktops) and phases out many hated features( like IE) truly showing just how far we have come from those early windows days. However many choices have left security researches and system administrators worried, microsoft it seems is putting the "user" first and in a way security on the back burner. On launch there was expected to be 0 days which where quickly patched, but other choices have left us baffled. For instance why Microsoft's Web Sence which can share your Wi-Fi password with all your contacts. How the fact that Cortana is a spying machine listening at all times, you have a unique ID for marketing, or that your backup key for bitlocker is backed up to OneDrive. All of these features are turned on by default but can be turned off. So the question is should you update? In my opinion, yes if you are running 7 or 8, I already have but keep this in mind. Microsoft owns your data and do with it what it likes. >>Source



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Vote For Your Free Playstation Plus Game
If you’re a Playstation Plus member, you know that every month you get a free game offered to you free of charge just for being a part of the program. However, the free game has always been decided solely by Playstation and not by the players. This changes with the introduction of a voting system for the free game of the month, letting players choose to vote for one of three games to be made available for free to Playstation Plus members for a month, with the two losing games being discounted but not completely free. More information is expected to be released in the coming days by Sony. >>Source

League of Legends Character Killed and Unplayable
New champions in the online multiplayer battle arena game League of Legends are constantly being added, but for the first time in League of Legends history one has been removed. As a part of the League of Legends lore, the pirate character Gangplank has been killed and rendered unplayable in the gaming client. This death comes as a part of the Bilgewater event, which was a promotional feature that had Gangplank being killed by his nemesis, Miss Fortune. Here is the official word from Riot regarding Gangplank’s recent removal from playability: “Champion death is unprecedented in League of Legends, and we do not take it lightly. We encourage all Gangplank fans to remain calm for a few days until we can fully assess the situation. At this time, we are not addressing refund requests for him or his skins but please know that over the next several days we’ll do our best to make things right for everyone.” While the character may currently be dead, there is information in the Bilgewater event that may point towards Gangplank’s eventual revival. >>Source

Widespread Destiny Bans for Cheaters
It has been announced by Bungie in their weekly update that hundreds of Destiny players have been banned for cheating within the game’s online Crucible mode for network traffic manipulation. This is what Bungie had to say about the bans: "We know you want justice. We've seen the chatter. We've read the reports. Yesterday and today, our Security Response Team has restricted access to the Crucible by the worst offenders among us all," Bungie wrote. "We started with a look at the most notorious cheaters that had been reported by other players. After a cross-reference against our own player-data, we gave the Banhammer a mighty swing. Contained in its blast radius were hundreds of people who have manipulated network traffic." Also mentioned in the weekly update is the importance of reporting players with Bungie’s in-game reporting tools whenever cheating is suspected. Bungie asks their players to be fair and honorable while enjoying the game. >>Source



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Windows 10 Released Worldwide
Our long national nightmare is over — Windows 8.1 is no longer the current version of Windows. Now it’s Windows 10, and Thursday, July 29th it hit the airwaves for what appeared to be as many people as Microsoft can keep the servers running for. For a while, it was expected that only Insiders would get it first, followed by those who request the update, as well as anyone who buys a new machine starting Thursday. It appeared that lots of people got it right away though, which is a nice surprise.

To install it on your current machine, first check Windows Update; you should see a notification saying that it’s available, assuming you pre-registered for the update. If it’s there, then that’s the simplest way, and you can install it right over your current install and preserve all of your existing software and data. While this is good news, the better news is that if you want to do a clean install of Windows 10 — say, if you’re a stickler for a super-clean machine like some of us are — you can do it with a new Windows 10 .ISO file, which you can download straight from Microsoft’s website and install on a USB key. >>Source

AT&T Urges FCC To Cancel $100 Million Fine For Data Throttling
Remember that record-breaking fine the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) imposed on AT&T for throttling unwitting subscribers’ data speeds? The carrier isn’t too pleased about it. Yesterday, on July 30th, AT&T petitioned the FCC to reconsider by withdrawing its order, ceasing to enforce certain “non-monetary penalties” and ensuring that any revised fine falls below a $16,000 maximum. Its long list of demands are justified by the FCC’s “wholly implausible” fine that was “plucked out of thin air,” AT&T said. The Federal Trade Commission and FCC together allege that AT&T violated the FTC Act by failing to advertise, or even adhere to, its “network optimization” policies. It failed to articulate its throttling rules in marketing materials and to customers, and millions of subscribers with grandfathered “unlimited” data plans had their transfers reduced — sometimes to dial-up speeds — over a period of years. >>Source

Nvidia Recalls Its Shield Tablets Due To Fire Hazard
If you bought one of Nvidia’s 8-inch Shield tablets recently, the company wants to replace it for free. According to a statement sent out today, July 31, the batteries inside the mobile Android gaming devices can overheat and cause fires. Nvidia has asked that customers stop using affected Shield tablets immediately, “except as needed to participate in the recall and back up data.” The recall affects 8-inch Shield tablets sold between July 2014 and July 2015. To see if the recall affects your Shield tablet, visit Nvidia’s website. There, you’ll find instructions to tell which type of battery your device has and you can also submit a claim through that website. >>Source



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American Lures Lion Out Of Preserve
The big internet shitstorm this week was aimed at American Dentist, Walter James Palmer. Palmer who is a dentist from Minnesota, was believed to have paid close to £35,000 to lure then shoot and kill Cecil, the famous Zimbabwe lion. The animal was shot on July 1 in Hwange National Park. Currently internet do-gooders are ripping him and his business to shreds on Yelp and there has been an outcry across the world. So far Palmer does not face any charges for what he did as he claims he expected the guides to take the necessary precautions, all of which are currently being fined and may serve jail time. Palmer has reached out the authorities for help over the many death threats he is receiving and has only apologised to his patients for the disruption which has been caused.
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United States Children Sex Trade
Due to the poverty within the US, exploitation is bound to happen and one such dark underworld is the children sex slave business. It offer very little ways out but many ways in. Not many know of the business but tens of thousands of American children are thought to be sexually exploited every year. FBI have claimed that child sex abuse is almost at an 'epidemic' level, despite the agency rescuing 600 children last year. From an aunt who bought her niece and to a kidnapping which left a teenager missing for two years, there are many ways to get into the trade but often the children are abused, fed drugs and exploited to make themselves believe this was their choice. The trade almost becomes an addiction and a lifestyle for many of the girls. Thankfully Breaking Free, a charity aimed to help child sex slaves recuperate and get out are at hand and are offering support to the girls and boys caught in the trade. >>Source

India Floods Kill 100s
Floods in India have claimed the lives of more than 100 people initial reports show. A cyclone struck the state of West Bengal, causing a heavy monsoon which has flooded and forced tens of thousands of victims out of their homes and for the unlucky, killed them. Over 200,000 people have moved to refugee camps during the monsoon season in order to protect themselves. Nearly four million people in 10,000 villages have been affected by the floods in the worst-affected Indian state of West Bengal, the home ministry said. India receives most of its rain during the monsoon season which is between June and September and the incessant rain over several weeks leads to flooding and worse. Over 200 medical teams which used over 120 boats reached the flood-hit areas in an attempt to rescue those stuck. >>Source

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First post. Glad to be apart of this week's edition.
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Aug 4, 2015 09:14 PM
(Aug 4, 2015 09:06 PM)Yani Wrote:  You forgot my 5k post milestone. 🤐

Looks like a great article btw, going to read right now.

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Aug 4, 2015 09:17 PM
Awesome news edition as usual!!!

Keep it up guys :D
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Amazing edition as usual keep up the good work HFNT.
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Aug 4, 2015 09:33 PM
Nice addition!
Was a great read, good job!
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Aug 4, 2015 09:34 PM
Good shit as always. Keep it up guys.
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Aug 4, 2015 09:41 PM
Good edition this week also.
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Aug 5, 2015 12:41 AM (This post was last modified: Aug 5, 2015 09:39 AM by ⁠Cammy.)
Im in the news very briefly! Hi mom!

Great release as always
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Aug 5, 2015 01:50 AM
Great edition, I really like the new Echo UB.
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Aug 5, 2015 07:22 AM
Another good edition! Interesting read.
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Aug 5, 2015 08:16 AM (This post was last modified: Aug 5, 2015 08:16 AM by Ρhoenix.)
Yet another great edition, although I did notice that there is a minor error with this weeks article.

If you go to the 'Site News' section and view the membership counts it states that Archive still has 11 members and has stayed neutral although they just recruited 10 more members off of their second recruitment phase two or three days ago and now have a total of 21 members.

I'm not trying to knit-pick, I'm just trying to help.
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