It's Electrifying!

As of a report Monday, it is rumored that the "hacker" group by the name of Anonymous will make an attempt to take down the nation's electrical power grid. Anonymous has said that they have no intent of attacking the grid. The NSA (National Security Agency) has taken defensive precautions, to prevent an attack, even though the group has the ability to go after computer networks. The main target of Anonymous' is the websites of the agencies that they disagree with so people are not too concerned that they will go after power grid.

It's Lin-sanity!

New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin has gained major spotlight lately with his recent performances on the basketball court. Since becoming a starter he is averaging 26.8 points per game, 8 assists per game, and 4.2 rebounds. He really brought the spotlight upon him when he dropped 38 points against the Los Angeles Lakers. Lin, a graduate from Harvard University, was dropped twice before joining the Knicks organization, was thought to be nothing special, teams thought he was good enough to keep for the practice squad. He saw his playing time as an opportunity, and he took it. Since becoming the starting point guard he has lead the Knicks to 5 straight victories. We look forward to seeing more "Lin"sane player.

Hacking Going to Far?

A group by the name of Lords of Dharmaraja allegedly have hacked and have stolen sources codes from Symantec (computer security software). The group is trying to extort the company for at least $50,000. They say their intention was never to get money but to embarrass the company.Due to this attack Symantec have offered free upgrades to the newest software version, because the newest version is safe from this attack. The contact has been going through law enforcement, so that the law could track down the hackers. There is no official word that the hackers do in fact have the source code, but Symantec isn't taking any chances.












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