Monday, November 21, 2011

What's in The News Today

A dead 50 ft.Whale washes ashore in San Diego. A fin whale was found dead in Point Loma Beach near a treatment plant. The whale was not decomposed so it couldn't have been dead long. The whale is a U.S. endangered specie. Scientists will be able to determine the cause of death once they receive the whale, which is one of largest whales and can swim up to 23 miles per hour.

Young, J. (November 20, 2011). Dead 50-foot Whaler Washes Ashore in Point Loma. NBC San Diego.
Retrieved November 21, 2011, from Dead 50-Foot Whale Washes Ashore in Point Loma | NBC San Diego

Threat from hackers on Android phones. The threat is coming from apps. The reason is because the apps are not screened and circulate through the Internet. Apple apps do not have the same problem, due to the purchase of apps have to go through the Apple store. Apple screens each one of their apps. Android users have the ability to shop around for a cheaper price through third parties sites as mmoovv.com and samsunggalaxy-s-ru and these sites can contain "malicious applications."The spyware disguises itself through popular apps and the virus grabs the users private data and can communicate to parts of the phone.

Bloomberg Businessweek. (November 16, 2011). Android Security Threats Surge With Infected 'Angry Birds': Tech. Retrieved November 21, 2011, from Android Security Threats Surge With Infected ‘Angry 
Birds’: Tech - Businessweek

Big Boy worker has been accused of trying to poison customers. An Ohio employee of Big Boy restaurant is charged with putting animal medication in a coffee pot with the intent to poison customers. The employee went to the restaurant on his day off and poured into a pot of coffee" Dextran," which is a treatment for anemic pigs. Another employee witnessed what Ledgard was doing and stopped him and took the vials. Ledgard was arrested and no other information is available.

Yahoo! News. (November 21, 2011). Ohio Big Boy worker charged with tainting coffee. Retrieved November 21, 2011, from Ohio Big Boy worker charged with tainting coffee - Yahoo! News

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