15-year-old cracked more than 250 computer companies

A 15-year-old student from Austria, it was apparently possible to crack, Computer Systems to successful companies of 259. By a special unit of the Federal, he was now detected and displayed.

The online portal ‘ Courier ‘reported in a recent article on the machinations of the 15-year-olds. The young high school students were taken to crack the passwords, according to accounts from 259 companies.

Acquired website of the student

To achieve its goals of students put on a tool that he had obtained from an unidentified described internet forum. On this platform he was later released and the corresponding data from companies. As attention to the BKA, was successfully pursued its course, and we could now show the students.

With reports of successful virtual attacks on various websites was the secret special unit C4 (Cyber-Crime Competence Center) faced since January this year. Thanks to the mentioned tool could read the students the necessary access and user data. On the website, the student with the alias then ACKI3STX own greeting messages, as shown in the screenshot is left behind.

The head of cyber-crime task force in the Federal Chancellery, Leopold Löschl makes in regard to some of these incidents probably not unfounded worries about the economy and IT security. After all, was how this current case, from the neighboring country to demonstrate a 15-year-old into a hazard.

Continued decline in sales of desktop PCs in developed countries

The negative trend in desktop systems will continue. To this end, the market researcher IDC are in their current study on the development of the PC market until the year 2016. Only in the developing countries are stationary computers are sold more in the coming years.

In the industrialized nations are to be delivered only 51.6 million desktop PCs 52.8 million in the past this year – a fall of more than two percent. Until 2016, the decline compared to 2011, however, amount to nearly eight percent, according to IDC, there will be then only 48.8 million systems. Plus there will be minimal, however, 2013: Then, manufacturers benefit from the demand for Windows-8 computers.

Development of PC sales in million (forecast)
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Change 2011 – 2016
Industrialized nations (Mature Markets)
Stationary PCs 52.8 51.6 51.7 50.7 50.2 48.8 -7.6%
Mobile PCs 99.4 104.1 116.2 128.2 139.0 146.6 47.5%
Total 152.1 155.7 167.8 178.9 189.1 195.4 28.5%
Developing countries and emerging economies (emerging markets)
Stationary PCs 91.2 93.0 98.2 102.5 105.4 108.2 18.6%
Mobile PCs 110.0 122.3 140.4 164.2 189.2 214.7 95.2%
Total 201.2 215.4 238.6 266.7 294.5 322.9 60.5%
Worldwide
Stationary PCs 144.0 144.6 149.9 153.2 155.6 157.0 8.6%
Mobile PCs 209.4 226.4 256.6 292.4 328.2 361.3 72.5%
Total 353.3 371.1 406.4 445.6 483.6 518.3 46.7%
The new operating system will also be a significant influence on the development of mobile PCs have, among other things, by a rising demand for tablets with the next version of Windows. 99.4 million notebooks and other non-stationary PCs in the last year, it will be 104.1 million to date, 2013, 116.2 million. By 2016, then come on every desktop machine delivered three mobile PCs – currently the ratio is about 1:2.

In the overall PC market in the industrialized countries this year, IDC anticipates a growth of about 2.3 percent – which would mean the end of 155.7 million units. For 2013, market researchers will see an increase of nearly eight percent to 167,8 million.

Considered the world’s desktop market, but will continue to grow, albeit more slowly than the overall PC market. For 2012 suggest a figure of 371.1 million computers, an increase of five percent. And globally to Windows 8 have a significant impact until 2013, growth is estimated at nearly ten percent from about 2012.

A key role in the development of the PC market to IDC believes Microsoft and Intel hold. For so-called Wintel platform is 2012 and 2013, the challenge with Windows 8 and new processors to meet the expectations of users on a variety of different devices. Especially for tablets must expect setbacks.

New Acer Aspire V3 and V5

Because not everything will be ultrabooks as S3 Acer , Acer Aspire new laptops V3 and V5 choose a format, say, “traditional”. That is, there are ultrabooks although some do come close to that definition.

The differences between the pair of models relate mainly to the size of the screen. In total we have five options ranging from the smallest to 11.6 of the 17.3 inches of greater. Both mounted Intel Core and NVidia graphics, although they have not determined which specific models. In fact the data are released at launch are quite small, but we are confident that we provide new information before it is finally launched.

Acer Aspire V3

Sizes 14, 15.6 and 17.3 inches
Intel Core
NVidia GeForce GT graphics
Bluetooth 4.0
USB 3.0

Acer Aspire V5

Sizes 11.6, 14 and 15.6 inches
Intel Core
NVidia GeForce GT graphics
Thickness between 21 and 23 mm
USB 3.0
Available in various colors
Available in the second quarter
Photo Gallery

As you can see the data are rather sketchy. In principle come to serve as a traditional laptop, presumably below the barrier ultrabooks (about 800 euros) and a performance that also could be somewhat higher in the graphic. It seems that the Acer Aspire V3 maintains a much more serious than his companion V5, at least when it comes to external aesthetics are concerned. Moreover

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Steam Statistics: Windows 7 is on Gaming PCs

Windows 7 is gaining increasing acceptance. Also in the gaming industry seems to verify this trend. More and more gamers rely on the latest Microsoft operating system, so Windows XP is slowly but surely to the outlet model.

The gaming platform Steam has some 25 million users – and thus an excellent basis for statistics on gamers. As illustrated by the April figures, will Windows 7 is also a growing number of gaming PCs, and could catch up to Windows XP almost complete. Only just under one percent separated the former top dog of the current Microsoft Windows XP operating system – and the trend is clear: While Windows XP User lost lately, winning seven additional Windows users. As early as next month, could Windows 7 should be the leading operating system for gamers.

The slim majority of Windows XP that is worrying wobble. While Windows XP lost around 1.4 percent, could gain added Windows 7 just under 1.5 percent. If it remains at these levels in May, then Windows XP was officially replaced with gamers. But the statistics tell by Steam not only interesting details of the gaming software on PCs, the hardware is made in detail under the microscope. There is no head-to-head battle here, however. Both graphics cards, as well as processors, there are clear positions. Read the rest of this entry »