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Tech News Flash: Monday -- August 25, 2014

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Headline Scan
Sony DDoS Attack May Have Been Smokescreen
Nextdoor Offers Digital Path to Neighborliness
Comcast Really Does Hate Its Customers

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Today's Story Highlights

Sony DDoS Attack May Have Been Smokescreen
Sony's PlayStation and Sony Entertainment networks were taken down over
the weekend by a distributed denial of service attack. The hackers, who
call themselves the "Lizard Squad," also forced authorities to divert a
plane Sony Entertainment president was on by tweeting that there might
be a bomb on board. A hacker with the handle "FamedGod" later claimed
responsibility for the DDoS attack.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80942.html

Nextdoor Offers Digital Path to Neighborliness
A mother in Walnut Creek, California, recently placed an expensive order
for baby formula and diapers that never arrived. Subsequent
investigation showed that the package had been delivered but snatched
from her doorstep. That's a common enough story in this era of e-
commerce, but this one has a happy ending. The woman turned to a social
network for help.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80909.html

Comcast Really Does Hate Its Customers
We were treated to the customer support call from hell earlier this
month when a couple of well-connected bloggers taped their call to
Comcast attempting to disconnect from the service and posted it online.
Apparently there has been a sequel. The clear lesson -- particularly
from the second call -- is that if you talk to Comcast support you need
to record the call if you don't want to get screwed.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80938.html

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