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Viral of the Day: The Big Man Turns Vigilante on Scotrail

Though authorities will always say that vigilanteism is neither to be applauded nor encouraged in any other way, this is exactly what is happening with the story of man known online solely as “The Big Man.”The video above shows an incident on the Scotrail, one that's not that uncommon as we might lik...

12 December 2011
10:39 GMT

Real-Life Ninja Martin Faulks Moonlights as Superhero

They call him the ninja of Norwich. He’s 33 years old, a husband and a father, a publishing clerk, and has decided to master the ninja warrior skills so that he can fight crime at night, at least once a week. His has been a long and difficult training, but Martin Faulks is well aware that he still has a very lo...

19 January 2011
15:21 GMT

Real-Life Superhero Phoenix Jones Gets His Nose Broken

If you act the superhero without superhero powers, you run the risk of getting hurt. This is a lesson Phoenix Jones from Seattle's group of Real Life Superheroes learned the hard way, in a recent altercation. As we also mentioned a short while back, Seattle is the home of the largest vigilante movement ever, wit...

12 January 2011
14:01 GMT

Master Control Server for Mydoom DDoS Botnet Tracked to UK

The command and control servers used by the Mydoom variant, responsible for the recent denial of service attacks against Korean and US government websites, receive instructions from a master server located in the UK. Meanwhile, the majority of experts agree that no evidence exists so far to incriminate North Korea. ...

14 July 2009
04:43 GMT

Villain Puts a Hit on Superhero Shadow Hare

A man from Cincinnati, Ohio likes to think of himself as a superhero who fights crime on the dark alleys of the city. He goes by the name of Shadow Hare and, despite the fact that authorities don’t approve of his actions and he could stand to be seriously hurt, his popularity is soaring. In fact, he has become ...

7 May 2009
04:47 GMT

Ohio Police Not Happy with Shadow Hare Vigilante

A couple of days ago, one man became an Internet sensation as his story was picked by several media outlets and presented to the world. He is 21, has a slender body frame, and no physical training, yet goes by the name of Shadow Hare, puts on a mask and roams the streets of Cincinnati at night, fighting crime. As TMZ...

4 May 2009
06:45 GMT

Man Dressed as Superhero Fights Crime in Cincinnati, Ohio

Most boys grow up dreaming to be superheroes, but one man from Cincinnati, Ohio actually gets to be one in real life as well. The unnamed 21-year-old though is fighting at a disadvantage since he neither has super powers nor gadgets that could possibly help him in a fight where he’s outnumbered. What he has, in...

29 April 2009
10:31 GMT

Introducing Microsoft Paladin

Microsoft is hard at work building a technology designed to streamline and speed up the process associated with vulnerability analysis. Paladin was introduced at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, with the Redmond company indicating that the security toolset serves to enhance the response time when it comes down...

23 March 2009
05:36 GMT

Internet Vigilantes Distribute Justice in China

China has been, in recent months, home to a very unusual phenomenon, the appearance of on-line human flesh search engines, where people accused of various wrongdoings are listed, alongside their telephone number, national ID number and full address. The emergence of these engines was prompted by a Chinese woman, who ...

26 November 2008
03:54 GMT

Vigilance Cheats (PC)

Vigilance, a third person shooter developed by Tsunami, was released in 1998. It came under fire for its lack of mid-level saving ability, awkward control scheme, and massive swap file. The project took over 2 years and $2 million to create. Aside from the basic single player mode, it also supported LAN and Heat.net ...

8 April 2008
17:06 GMT


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