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animals
Polar Bear Tries to Eat Man In Perspex Box

Wildlife film maker Gordon Buchanan had a close shave with a polar bear, after one spent 40 minutes trying to work out how to crack open the perspex case he was sitting in. Read More >>

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piracy
Pirate Bay Competitor, Demonoid, Killed by DDoS and Now Serving Up Malware

Long-running piracy portal Demonoid was taken out by a DDoS attack last week, with the site now back online in some form -- but seemingly hacked and serving up malware-ridden adverts to some. Read More >>

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war
“This Country Has Been Attacked With Nuclear Weapons”

This is the horrifying script the BBC was planning to broadcast to the nation in the event of a nuclear attack on the country, back in the '70s. If your radio or TV still worked, and if your ears hadn't been melted off your head, this is what you would've heard: Read More >>

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internet
Bank of England Coming Under (Simulated) Cyber Attack

The Bank of England, the Financial Services Authority and the Treasury have been playing war games this week, launching simulated cyber-attacks on banking systems to... see what would happen. Read More >>

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internet
Europe and US Carry Out Joint Cyber Attack “Stress Test”

A bunch of cyber security experts from the EU and the US have been messing about with some pretend cyber attack scenarios, making plans for what would happen in the event of a proper, damaging electronic attack. Read More >>