This last week has seen a vulnerability show up in core software that is used as the backbone of the internet. If you know what DNS is, you might like to read about the cache poisoning for BIND. This whole week has been one of high alert for some companies because of Defcon, an annual hacker convention, which was held this week. Unfortunately it appears that somebody was not paying attention to where this convention was to be at. A scammer set up a fake ATM at the hotel in Las Vegas.

From http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136179/Fake_ATM_doesn_t_last_long_at_hacker_meet:

As the conference was kicking off a few days ago, attendees noticed that at ATM placed in the Riviera Hotel, which plays host to the annual event, didn't quite look right, according to a senior conference organizer who identified himself only as Priest. "They looked at the screen where there would normally be a camera," he said. "It was a little bit too dark, so someone shined a flashlight in there and there was a PC."

Brilliant. They tried to scam a bunch of hackers. Better luck next time.