Botnet hackers that caused huge Internet blackout did it for money, revenge
Botnet hackers that caused huge Internet blackout did it for money, revenge
A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to computer crimes charges for an online attack that caused a massive Internet outage last year, according to federal court documents unsealed Tuesday.
The Justice Department says Paras Jha, an ex-Rutgers student, built the Mirai botnet, which operated hundreds of thousands of infected household devices to flood websites with traffic, knocking out services such as Netflix and PayPal. The plea agreement was filed Dec. 5 in federal court in Alaska.
Dalton Norman and Josiah White were charged with helping Jha and also pleaded guilty last month.
The plea agreement says Jha and his cohorts built the botnet to launch denial of service attacks against business competitors and others against whom they held grudges and to make money from renting the botnet to others. They also wanted to extort money from companies that either were under attack or wanted to avoid being attacked, it said.
The Mirai botnet infected Internet-connected devices with malicious software to launch a series of attacks on websites. Among the targets was an Internet infrastructure firm, Dyn.
The program allows even unskilled hackers to take over Internet-connected devices and use them to launch distributed denial of service, or DDoS attacks. The software spreads via the Internet, taking over DVRs, cable set-top boxes, routers and even Internet-connected cameras used by stores and businesses for surveillance.
In the past, such DDoS attacks were accomplished by hijacking computers with malicious software and turning them into a robot network, or botnet, that sent the messages.
Mirai and other software available online now focus on compromising devices that are connected to the Internet but that most consumers don’t think of as computers, the so-called Internet of Things.
Jha and his cohorts made more than $180,000 leasing access to others who made money by directing fake Internet traffic to ads on infected websites, the plea agreement says.
Google employee’s half-naked body found floating in San Francisco Bay
The half-naked body of a 23-year-old Google employee was found floating in the San Francisco Bay Thursday, officials said.
The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office identified the woman as Chuchu Ma of Mountain View, the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety tweeted.
Officials from the county sheriff’s office told Fox 2 KTVU it was not immediately clear if the woman’s body was dumped into the bay or if her body floated to the bay from another location.
Department of Public Safety Captain Shawn Ahearn told Fox 2 that “The medical examiner and us and our detective units are actively working the investigation to see what there were. We don’t know the circumstances of why the body was in the water.”
Ma, according to KNTV, worked at Google as a software engineer. The company said: “Chu Chu was an excellent software engineer in our developer product team. We are devastated to learn of her passing and our deepest condolences are with her family and friends.”
Investigators told Fox 2 that bicyclist Dan Coyle saw a body floating in a drainage canal in the bay around 10 a.m. on Thursday and alerted authorities.
“It’s very sad. This is a beautiful trail. I take it five days a week. Lots of people take it every day. and some people take it to work. It’s just very sad to learn that happened, whatever it is,” Coyle said.
Article via: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/12/11/google-employees-naked-body-found-floating-in-san-francisco-bay.html
ROMAN POLANSKI CALLS NEW SEXUAL ASSAULT CLAIM BS But LAPD Launches Investigation
Roman Polanksi is sharing information with LAPD detectives who’ve opened a new investigation into an allegation he sexually assaulted a 10-year-old girl back in 1975.
LAPD just announced the investigation into claims made by Marianne Barnard. She recently filed a police report about the alleged assault during a photo shoot. Barnard claims Polanski was directing the shoot, which initially involved her mother, but claims she was eventually left alone with him — and that’s when he allegedly attacked her.
Marianne hinted her mother might have been paid off to leave.
Polanski says Barnard’s claim is bogus, and his attorney Harlan Braun tells TMZ … they hired their own private investigators to look into the allegation. Braun says Marianne’s mother refused to talk to their investigators, and they’ve turned over their findings to LAPD.
LAPD acknowledges the statute of limitations have long since run for Polanski to be charged, but says it’s investigating because any evidence collected could help in other cases.
Article via: http://www.tmz.com/2017/12/12/roman-polanski-sexual-assault-new-investigation-10-year-old-girl/
Daredevil falls to his death from 62-story building
Unfortunately, social media cultivated the viral video/famous for anything culture and this story reveals the dangers of #doitforthevine.
A daredevil plummeted to his death during a risky stunt near the top of a 62-story building in China, according to new reports.
Wu Yongning, 26, who called himself “China’s First Rooftopper,” plunged from the Huayuan International Centre in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province in central China, on Nov. 8, AsiaWire reported.
A month later, Yongning’s girlfriend and family members confirmed his death.
A viral video clip, which racked up more than 15 million views on Chinese social media, shows Yongning — who had already reached the roof of the skyscraper — lowering himself over the edge of the building to do a pull-up stunt. But when he tried to hoist himself back up, he struggled for a few moments before losing his grip and plummeting down the side of the building.
The camera phone that he had set up to record the stunt quickly lost sight of him.
Authorities describe the fatal fall as an accident and have ruled out foul play, according to the report. Police believe he plunged about 45 feet onto a terrace and died of his injuries either during or right after the plunge.
His girlfriend, identified only as “Jinjin,” told the outlet that she believes Yongning took an elevator “over 40 floors” and began his climb “nearly 20 more floors” until he reached the spot where he filmed.
The building is only open to the public until the 44th floor — beyond that, key cards are needed to access the Grand Hyatt Hotel, according to the report.
Yongning would have received 100,000 yuan — about $15,000 — for the stunt, his family told the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald. It is unclear who was offering that prize.
“He planned to propose to his girlfriend [the day after the challenge],” Yongning’s stepuncle Feng Shengliang told the South China Morning Post. “He needed the money for the wedding, and for medical treatment for his ailing mother.”
One friend commended Yongning’s selflessness in a post on the Chinese social media site Weibo.
“You are one of those people in this world, you will do anything for your loved ones, absolutely anything,” the user wrote, according to the BBC.
But others criticized him for the reckless act.
“Why would you seek attention in such a dangerous way, just for your fans?” another person posted.
Yongning was known for scaling skyscrapers without any safety equipment — just his own “martial arts training and careful planning,” one of his Weibo posts said, according to the outlet. He shared nearly 300 videos of his death-defying acts.
Article via: https://nypost.com/2017/12/11/daredevil-falls-to-his-death-from-62-story-building/
Plus Size Women Don’t Exist, According To This Company
Plus Size Women Don’t Exist, According To This Company
Unfortunately, I have noticed that people are uncomfortable with curves, with any woman that wears anything above a size 4. For whatever reason, people get all hot and bothered irritated, disturbed in their spirit when they see a woman with more skin and more… of a womanly abundance.
Product images surfaced on wish.com (a company that sells Chinese-manufactured products to American customers) showing thin models wearing the $2 plus-size tights. In one picture, a woman stretches out the tights over her hands; in another, the model is photographed with both of her legs in just one pantyhose leg. And of course, there’s also an image of a model with the tights up to her eyes, looking out as if to say “peekaboo.”
Article via: https://www.thecut.com/2017/12/wish-plus-size-tights-thin-models.html
Dear Kylie Jenner: We’re Broke, Not Dumb
We have let the KardashianJenner Klan get away with too much! And now this…
I can go on and on listing the shady, down right wrong the KardashianJenner Klan (KJK) but…
After the KJK were selling stolen designs (allegedly) they soon after pushed their way onto the makeup scene, and with that came a whole new wave of shenanigans.
Some may have forgiven Kim K for defending Jefree Star, after he came for Jackie Aina (watch the breakdown here). And many gave Kylie Jenner the side eye after she tried to shade BadGalRiRi and the only makeup that matters right now her baby Fenty (watch that little situation here).
And now Kylie Jenner is trying to sell us makeup brushes that are $365!
“Kylie is really upset by the make-up brush backlash, she really wasn’t expecting to get mauled like this,” a source close to the Kardashians EXCLUSIVELY told HollywoodLife.com. “The brushes are really top quality, and the price point is in line with products of a similar quality, so it’s not like she’s overcharging at all. The problem really is that the majority of Kylie’s fans are teenagers, or girls in their early twenties, and they really don’t have over $300 to spend on make-up brushes! Kylie is taking all the criticism on board, she doesn’t want to be seen as being elitist, or out of touch—she’s discussing a number of different options right now and the most likely solution is that she will launch a range of cheaper brushes which will prove much more affordable for her core customer base.
She was surprised by the backlash? She really expected everyone to buy the brushes for $360?? Seriously, stop your trolling, girl. Look at those $0.99 brushes below:
ROY MOORE’S ALLEGED VICTIM FIRES BACK WITH HANDWRITING EXPERT
One of Roy Moore’s accusers says she has evidence proving the Republican U.S. Senate candidate knew her before he allegedly sexually assaulted her.
One of Roy Moore‘s accusers says she has evidence proving the Republican U.S. Senate candidate knew her before he allegedly sexually assaulted her.
Beverly Young Nelson was flanked by her lawyer, Gloria Allred, at a news conference in Atlanta Friday and distributed a report from an expert which concludes the signature in Nelson’s yearbook is that of Moore.
As we reported … Nelson alleges Moore flirted with her when she was a waitress and signed her yearbook. She then alleges Moore offered her a ride home after one of her shifts but instead drove her to the back of the restaurant and attempted to force her to perform oral sex.
Moore has denied Nelson’s allegations and went as far as to say he doesn’t know her.
JERRY SANDUSKY’S SON GETS PRISON In Child Sex Abuse Case
Like Father Like Son?
Jerry Sandusky’s 42-year-old son is following in his father’s shameful footsteps — he was ALSO just sentenced to serve time in prison after pleading guilty in his child sex abuse case.
Officials say Jeffrey Sandusky requested nude and sexually explicit photos from underage girls — 2 sisters.
Cops say Jeffrey asked one of the underage girls to send a pic of her “taking a piss.”
Sandusky eventually pled guilty to 14 criminal counts including solicitation of child porn — and Friday, he was sentenced to 3 to 6 years in state prison. He was facing up to 8 years.
He’s also required to register as a Tier 3 sex offender — which is the highest level in Pennsylvania.
Jeffrey’s dad, Jerry Sandusky, is currently serving a 30 to 60 year sentence for sexually assaulting young boys while he was a football coach at Penn State.
Article via: http://www.tmz.com/2017/12/08/jeffrey-sandusky-jerry-son-sex-abuse-case/
Rose McGowan, Asia Argento Call Out Alyssa Milano for Wishing Harvey Weinstein’s Wife Well on ‘Today’
Milano calls Georgina Chapman “an amazing woman,” which apparently makes McGowan “want to vomit.”
Rose McGowan, Jawbreaker actress, and Asia Argento, actress, both took to Twitter Friday to slam Alyssa Milano’s, Melrose Place actress,”Today” interview earlier this week when the TIME Person of the Year was revealed.
While Milano has been considered a huge ally in the #MeToo movement sweeping the country, resulting in many powerful men being fired or resigning from positions due to sexual misconduct allegations, McGowan and Argento were not pleased with Milano’s comments about Georgina Chapman. The designer is married to Harvey Weinstein, a movie mogul McGowan and Argento say raped them in separate incidents. Chapman left Weinstein after the flood of sexual assault allegations against him came to light.
Argento simply noted that “Milano is no bueno” Friday morning, while McGowan seemingly expressed that her former “Charmed” co-star made her sick.
“You make me want to vomit. You actually gave me a body flashback. Well done, fake one,” McGowan commented, while retweeting an article about Milano’s comments.
“Alyssa, maybe you and Georgina can call up Camille Cosby,” she added, referring to Bill Cosby’s wife, who stood by the disgraced comedian even after dozens of women came forward with disturbing sexual assault allegations.
Milano gave the “Today” show’s Megyn Kelly an update on Chapman, whom she became friends with five years ago on the set of the Weinstein-produced reality show “Project Runway All Stars.”
Milano said Chapman was “very sad,” and added, “This is not easy for her, but I have no doubt that not only will she come out on the other side of this, but she deserves to.”
“She’s an amazing woman, and I think her priority right now is focusing on how to raise those two children to the best of her capacity given the situation,” Milano said.
In the lengthy statement, Weinstein owned up to some of his bad behavior, though his attorney also said “he denies many of the accusations as patently false.”
Article via: http://toofab.com/2017/12/08/rose-mcgowan-asia-argento-alyssa-milano-today-show-harvey-weinstein-georgina-chapman/
STEVE HARVEY SUED FOR ALLEGED FRAUD INVOLVING CHARITY Blames Oprah, Tyler Perry for Bad Financial Advice
STEVE HARVEY SUED FOR ALLEGED FRAUD INVOLVING CHARITY: Blames Oprah and Tyler Perry for Bad Financial Advice
Steve Harvey is being sued by someone who claims he was hired by the TV mogul to raise $20 million for the Steve and Marjorie Foundation as well as other ventures and got royally stiffed.
Vincent Dimmock claims he struck a deal with Harvey in April to raise the $20 mil, and in return he says he was promised 12.5% of everything he brought in. Dimmock says in the lawsuit he had access to high-level execs, A-list entertainers and political figures including a former President, and he got pledges for $20 mil.
According to the suit, Dimmock delivered on the first million but Harvey refused to pay him his commission.
Dimmock claims Harvey never intended to pay him and then goes on to make various allegations.
Dimmock says he introduced Harvey to an investor in May, and during their meeting he allegedly disparaged women, blamed Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry for giving him bad financial advice and also blamed Barack Obama for Harvey’s “disastrous meeting with Donald Trump.”
He says Harvey and his foundation were in bad financial shape because of a series of P.R. gaffes, including mocking Asian men and meeting with Trump.
We reached out to Harvey’s agent, Todd Frank, who tells TMZ, “It sounds fake. Steve is the most loyal guy in the world. I’ve never been stiffed on a commission from Steve Harvey in 21 years.”
Article via: http://www.tmz.com/2017/12/07/steve-harvey-sued-charity-fraud-oprah-tyler-perry/