Hackers take 900 Canadian tax IDs using Heartbleed

Hackers were quick to take advantage of the Heartbleed vulnerability and breached the Canada Revenue Agency to take around 900 Social Insurance Numbers and other unidentified business data. According to Engadget, the security breach happened after the public learned about Heartbleed. The agency tried to secure its system immediately but they weren’t apparently fast enough. There are reportedly no other breaches aside from this incident and the authorities are applying more security measures to make sure the compromised accounts won’t be misused.

Leaked images show possible redesign of Android icons

It would seem Google is planning to introduce a new look for its Android icons at the upcoming Google I/O developer conference. Android Police obtained leaked documents that show a new look called Moonshine for the Android icons. It has a flatter look that seems to mimic what Google does on the web. Expect to see changes for all Google apps. But then again remember this is still a rumour at the moment so take it with a grain of salt.

Pact pays you stick to health and fitness goals

Having a hard time meeting your diet and exercise goals? Pact (formerly GymPact) is an app the employs a payment/penalty system to your exercise and dietary goals. You have three “pacts” to choose from: gym, food, and veggie. The gym pact gives you credit for stuff like your trips to the gym, reaching daily step count, etc. Food pact requires you to log your daily intake with MyFitnessPal, which syncs data with Pact. And veggie pact requires you to set a goal of eating a certain amount of fruits and veggies per week. You will have to take a photo of your veggies to verify the serving.

The app won’t need you to pay anything upfront but you have to pledge a certain amount of food or exercise goal and corresponding amount. If you don’t meet your goals you get charged a minimum of US$5. Penalties can be adjusted at $5 increments. You can download the app on Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

Source: CNet

Online tool tells you how much time you spend watching TV

We all have those days when we trade-in productivity for a good TV show. But sometimes we go to the extreme of forgetting our responsibilities. This tool by Alex Cican wants to be your wake-up call of sorts. Or at least let you know how much time you’ve spent staring at that black box in your home. It computes based on how many seasons of a show you’ve seen and even adds up the total time across all the shows you’ve seen.

Source: Tech Crunch