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1.NBC Story about Hacking at Sochi is 100% Fraudulent (erratasec.com)
497 points by julespitt on Feb 7, 2014 | 160 comments
2.How I learned to stop giving advice (jamesavery.io)
266 points by javery on Feb 7, 2014 | 119 comments
3.Introduction to the Mill CPU Programming Model (ootbcomp.com)
208 points by luu on Feb 7, 2014 | 79 comments
4.What happened when the CEO of a Boston burrito chain became an Uber driver (boston.com)
212 points by rajbala on Feb 7, 2014 | 114 comments
5.The Stupidity of Computers (nplusonemag.com)
181 points by mgunes on Feb 7, 2014 | 94 comments
6.Why Programming is Difficult (joearms.github.io)
177 points by krosaen on Feb 7, 2014 | 171 comments
7.GoPro Files For IPO (techcrunch.com)
175 points by adidash on Feb 7, 2014 | 118 comments
8.How to Create Your Own Git Server (spinellis.gr)
163 points by shill on Feb 7, 2014 | 35 comments
9.FOSS Photoshop killer Krita may release on Steam [video] (steamcommunity.com)
155 points by pingpong_table on Feb 7, 2014 | 97 comments
10.Google Passes Exxon to Become Second-Most Valuable U.S. Company (bloomberg.com)
141 points by petethomas on Feb 7, 2014 | 162 comments
11.Russia Bans Bitcoin (techcrunch.com)
138 points by irunbackwards on Feb 7, 2014 | 72 comments
12.Libcloud: One Interface To Rule Them All (apache.org)
136 points by shrikar on Feb 7, 2014 | 50 comments
13.Mt. Gox Halts Bitcoin Withdrawals, Price Drop Follows (coindesk.com)
135 points by zende on Feb 7, 2014 | 147 comments
14.Google to own $750 million Lenovo stake after Motorola deal closes: HK exchange (reuters.com)
130 points by alexeichemenda on Feb 7, 2014 | 37 comments
15.Wine 1.7.12 Released (winehq.org)
127 points by userulluipeste on Feb 7, 2014 | 88 comments
16.Apple approves Dogecoin iOS app (mydoge.co)
123 points by madeofpalk on Feb 7, 2014 | 61 comments
17.100 time cheaper dropbox like service (hubic.com)
117 points by sebgeelen on Feb 7, 2014 | 96 comments
18.Google shows support for LGBT Olympians (google.com)
104 points by coloneltcb on Feb 7, 2014 | 120 comments
19.Statement Regarding Bitcoin Withdrawal Delays (mtgox.com)
106 points by sillysaurus2 on Feb 7, 2014 | 53 comments
20.New surveillance technology can track everyone in an area for several hours (washingtonpost.com)
105 points by oftenwrong on Feb 7, 2014 | 70 comments
21.Mozilla launches $300,000 Gigabit Community Fund (thenextweb.com)
111 points by singhit on Feb 7, 2014 | 4 comments
22.ShowHN: dweet.io – Twitter for machines (dweet.io)
100 points by Bug_Labs on Feb 7, 2014 | 78 comments
23.Hawala: The Working Man’s Bitcoin (priceonomics.com)
99 points by ryan_j_naughton on Feb 7, 2014 | 23 comments
24.The Firing Squad Problem (stanford.edu)
100 points by jgrahamc on Feb 7, 2014 | 66 comments

The longer version of the report shows more details:

http://www.nbcnews.com/watch/nbc-news-web-extra/honeypot-tes...

On the phone they went to a website and ignored warnings in order to download and execute a malicious APK. On the PC they followed a link in a scammy looking phishing email to download and open a malicious Office document. On the Mac they visited a website that had an ad suggesting that they needed an "antivirus program" so they downloaded and installed it.

So the devices were hacked not because Sochi is especially dangerous, but because of pure stupidity. Nothing can help you if you deliberately ignore warnings, and deliberately install Trojan horse malware. The exact same thing would have happened in the US.


OK means it's OK but could be better :P

Let's be real here. The only "bureaucratic mistake" here is an agent filling out a form improperly in a way that victimized someone. Everything that happened after that is both deliberate and malicious.

If a mistake was made, it should be easy to correct and not be followed by years of fighting to not only keep it from being corrected but to keep it a secret. They've successfully kept most of it a secret, even though the direct victim had their suffering eased.

The indirect and ultimate victims of this, our individual rights and society's ideals, are still suffering.

28.We’re Shutting Down and I’m Scared – The Aftermath (startupsanonymous.com)
96 points by nciske on Feb 7, 2014 | 26 comments

There's a number of people who would like donate but not interested in consulting..

There were always people complaining "Add a donate address"

Now "why you added a donate address". Oh, Internet.

30.Intro for iPhone – No Longer Supported (linkedin.com)
91 points by EGF on Feb 7, 2014 | 41 comments

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