Stolen email and passwords belonging to individuals from nearly 50 Government agencies have leaked online, according to a CIA backed startup out of Boston. According to a report from Recorded Future, login credentials from 47 agencies were found to have been leaked on upwards of 89 unique domains.

Compounding matters is that 12 of the affected agencies, including the Department of Energy, do not implement two-factor authentication. As a result, the report notes that “the presence of these credentials on the open Web leaves these agencies vulnerable to espionage, socially engineered attacks, and tailored spear-phishing attacks against their workforce.”

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The U.S. Army and Air Force are harnessing laser technology for bomb disposal in an ambitious project to minimize the risks posed by explosive devices to military personnel.

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Amazon is best known for selling the widest possible range of products at prices that often undercut rivals by a fairly substantial margin. Of course, Amazon is much more than that now. The company’s streaming movie and TV service attached to Amazon Prime grows more competitive each day, and there are plenty of other areas Amazon dabbles in. Among the company’s offerings is the Amazon Appstore, which provides a third-party alternative to Google’s own Android app store.

And there’s one area where Amazon has Google beat: The company gives away one new app for free every single day of the year.

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In this week’s episode of The BGR Show podcast, I finally talk about my favorite pair of headphones after trying 10 of them. We also cover a whole new round of iPhone rumors, and how the Apple Watch could be changing the fitness game. Finally, Zach and I make a high-stakes bet that neither one of us can stomach…

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When deciding where to travel on vacation this summer, the usual suspects are probably the first that come to mind: Disney World, the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls… or probably just whichever beach is closest to your house. But, if you’re looking to get a little more adventurous, a recent Quora thread brought users together to answer one simple question:

“What are some amazing/unique places in the U.S. that are not commonly visited by tourists?”

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In January 2012, Samsung said it was time for the tide to turn. A year later, the company managed to keep its impossible promise. With a marketing budget that reached well into the billions and a single message, Samsung began its rapid ascent to the top of the smartphone market by shipment volume. That single message: “The iPhone stinks.”

Samsung’s messaging has been a bit more varied in recent years, but the company always seems to end up going back to what worked for it in those early years.

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With so many people taking photos with their smartphones these days, it’s easy to forget that there are still some incredibly cool point and shoot cameras out there. Case in point: the Nikon Coolpix P900.

Released earlier this year, the camera boasts a 24-2000mm 35mm zoom equivalent that has garnered rave reviews. Translation? The zoom on this Nikon point and shoot is insanely good, and even somewhat scary depending on your perspective.

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How well do you know your iPhone? Every iPhone owner reading this right now will likely pretty confident in his or her knowledge of Apple’s iOS platform, but there are always plenty of things you don’t know about your smartphone. I always try to share cool tips and tricks for iPhone (and Android) users as I come across them in an effort to help people get the most out of their devices..

Today, I happened upon a list of six “secret tricks you didn’t know your iPhone could do.” I’m not sure how “secret” they all are, but there’s actually one trick in there that even I didn’t know about.

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Countless serialized TV shows with a hint of sci-fi were greenlit in the wake of Lost’s success, but few had as much potential as Heroes. The story began with a group of seemingly ordinary people from around the world discovering the superhuman abilities locked within them. The show became a critical and commercial hit… until the show lost focus.

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If you’ve ever found yourself abroad and trying to make sense of a bag of travel chargers—none of which seem to fit the outlets or your devices—then this all-in-one solution for $34.99 is about to save you a lot of frustration.

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