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Healthcare.gov problems have been well documented ever since the website was launched, and if that’s not all, it appears that there’s a gaping security vulnerability that is yet to be fixed. Even though back in November it was said that the website had been “fixed,” TrustedSec CEO David Kennedy believes otherwise. He was able to access 70,000 records within four minutes through a rudimentary attack that didn’t actually involve attacking the website itself, Kennedy extracted information from Healthcare.gov without needing to go into the system. The good thing about whitehat hackers is that they don’t exploit vulnerabilities to wreak havoc or for personal gain, Kennedy’s aim is to attract attention towards this vulnerability so that it may be fixed once and for all in order to avoid a future intrusion by hackers who don’t play nice. (more…)

Healthcare.gov Hacker Accessed 70,000 Records In Under Four Minutes original content from Ubergizmo.

Microsoft seems to be on the receiving end of the wrath of the Syrian Electronic Army recently, where their news Twitter accounts fell victim to. Apart from that, Microsoft’s Office Blog has been caught out by the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) – and although the blog was defaced, it was quickly recovered by Microsoft. The screenshot above pointed to SEA putting out a bunch of posts that depicted how they have gained access to the blog, although many would not claim it to be a hack.

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Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Microsoft’s Office Blog original content from Ubergizmo.

Dospara has once again expanded its line of mini-tower desktop PCs by launching the Knight AH. Priced at 39,980 Yen (about $384), the system is equipped with a 2.70GHz Intel Celeron G1820 dual-core processor, an Intel H81 Express Chipset, an Intel HD Graphics, a 2GB DDR3 RAM, a 500GB hard drive, a DVD Super Multi Drive, a 350W power supply and runs on Windows 8.1 64-bit OS. [Product Page]

Windows 8 wasn’t adopted as enthusiastically as Windows 7. The public has different opinions about the former, some dislike the touch UI and say that it shouldn’t have been introduced for desktop PCs, where some like the new UI changes that Microsoft has made. Microsoft might have relied upon OEM partners to push its latest Windows iteration through their products, which would definitely help in increasing adoption as well as shaping public opinion about Windows 8. However, HP has sided with the majority that favors Windows 7. The manufacturer says on the front page of its website that by “popular demand,” it has decided to bring back Windows 7 PCs.

HP hasn’t just brought back computers powered by Windows 7, it is actually offering an incentive to customers who opt for these PCs. Up to $150 in savings are being offered to customers who purchased a computer with the last-generation OS instead. This move by HP isn’t that surprising to be honest, with rumors circulating that internally Microsoft employees refer to Windows 8 as “the new Vista,” this was bound to happen at some point in time. We all know how badly Vista performed in the market. Recent rumors also suggest that Microsoft might talk about Windows 9 at its BUILD conference in April, with a possible release in April 2015. The company is reportedly looking to give up on the Windows 8 brand and start afresh.

HP Windows 7 PCs Are Back By ‘Popular Demand’ original content from Ubergizmo.

Here we have another newly released gaming PC from iiyama, the GS7000-i7-RXB. Powered by a 3.40GHz Intel Core i7-4770 processor, the system sports an Intel Z87 Express Chipset, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB graphics card, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 500GB hard drive, a DVD Super Multi Drive, a 700W 80PLUS certified power supply and runs on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (SP1) OS. The GS7000-i7-RXB sells for 119,980 Yen (about $1,150). [Product Page]