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hax0rs

Hacker Pulls an Office Space, Steals $50,000 Worth of Pennies from Google, Paypal

In a move reminiscent of schemes seen in Office Space and Superman III, a hacker has exploited a loophole to weasel himself over $50,000 from services such as Google Checkout and Paypal by taking pennies at a time. Unfortunately, he was caught, and is in all likelihood heading to pound-me-in-the-ass prison. More »

3:10 PM on Wed May 28 2008
By Adam Frucci
24,582 views, 85 comments

Latest by frigg: @itsgadgetplayyyy: @Iffrat: Normally, when I look like a dumbass, it's because I am a dumbass. this time, however, it was all carefully planned, and had something to do with speed racer, although a day later, I have no idea what. more »

crazy ideas

Silicon Valley Nerds Plan Sea-Based Utopian Country to Call Their Own

A group of super-rich Silicon Valley nerds are sick of the man keeping them down. That's why they're planning to create their own sea-based country made up of floating structures that will be similar to oil rigs, but with houses and offices rather than, you know, oil rig stuff on board. And this isn't some conceptual plan; they're looking to have their first prototype in the San Francisco Bay within two years (to test the technology necessary, not to actually live). More »

2:40 PM on Tue May 20 2008
By Adam Frucci
18,755 views, 121 comments

Latest by JadoJodo: Did noone else play BioShock? more »

gadgets

First Look at the PayPal Security Key

popken.pngFor those who are the least bit curious about the PayPal Security Key, take a look at Popken's video on the thing. Between throwing out racial slurs and making AIDs jokes, he shows you how the thing's supposed to work. Does it actually protect you against phishers? Watch and find out. – Jason Chen More »

4:15 PM on Thu Mar 1 2007
By Jason Chen
3,098 views, 11 comments

Latest by ZFactor: PayPal can go and f*** themselves where the sun don't shine. Repeatedly. more »

gadgets

PayPal Security Key Available Now

Remember that PayPal security key we told you about last month? The one that generates a random key every 30 seconds you're supposed to type in with your login in order to prevent fraud? Yeah, that's available now. More »

1:30 PM on Fri Feb 9 2007
By Jason Chen
6,014 views, 16 comments

deals

Dealzmodo: $15 off PayPal Purchases

This deal is simple. Just make a purchase of $30 or more at any store that accepts PayPal as payment between February 8 and March 31 and you'll get a $15 cash rebate. Not a bad deal for just using your PP account. – Jason Chen More »

4:40 PM on Thu Feb 8 2007
By Jason Chen
1,526 views, 24 comments

gadgets

Paypal's Security Key Protects You From Phishers

Paypal's security and phishing troubles have gotten so bad, they've decided to provide a hardware solution to the problem. This upcoming Security Key from Paypal generates a unique one-time-use password every 30 seconds, which you use along with your username and regular password to log into your account. More »

5:15 PM on Mon Jan 15 2007
By Jason Chen
3,107 views, 26 comments

software

Send Paypal Via Skype Soon

The upcoming Skype version 2.5, seen at the eBay Developer's Conference, apparently will let you send or request money to other users directly from the client software. Since eBay, Paypal, and Skype are all one big happy family, you'll be able to Paypal money easily while chatting with the person you're talking to. Camwhores: Paypal $3 for another 5 minutes of show? More »

8:05 PM on Tue Jun 13 2006
By Jason Chen
1,298 views, 7 comments

cell phone

Power User - The Best of Lifehacker

This week at Lifehacker: Build yourself a solar-powered wifi booster for the backyard. Your mousing wrist feeling a little achy? Train yourself to mouse lefty (or righty, lefties.) PayPal your buddy your share of the dinner bill with your cell phone. Add encryption to Gmail and sync your Google calendar with your mobile phone or handheld.

1:30 PM on Wed May 31 2006
By Gina Trapani
328 views, Comment

cellphones

PayPal Mobile Launched

As we mentioned before, PayPal has created a mobile payment system allowing you to send and receive money via SMS. More »

3:01 PM on Thu Apr 6 2006
By johnb
245 views, 7 comments

cellphones

PayPal Plans Phone Payments

This is older news but important—apparently the U.S. entering the 21st Century! Whereas everyone and their Mom already has cellphone-enabled payments, this new Paypal system will allow you to send and receive money via SMS. More »

1:08 PM on Tue Mar 28 2006
By johnb
299 views, 4 comments