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Doesn't ADB work on Samsung devices.

Anyway...if na HTC now:

I for tell you

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

Quick and sharp.

oseiwe: Nigerians are already hacking into banks' system and wiring d cash, makin it look like a customer induced internet transfer.

This one is small fry compared to the ATM Heist.

9free: Na wa ooohhhh....... Na this MTN MAGIC SIM and posting of emails nearly make MODs to ban me and also shutdown Tecno N3 thread. But them come allow N7 users to use am.
Talking of Double standards......

We are not gods.....endeavour to make use of the "report to moderator" button. It ain't there for fancy.
It helps us to help you.

ibietela2: Boot into recovery mode and reset the phone.

You meant to say boot into the bootloader.....and do a factory reset.

Nigerians are yet to possess this kind of intellectual cyber power nah.

The Great ATM Heist: How Thieves Stole $45million In A Few Hours.

This might look like another George Clooney film, but it ain't. There are just so many things that go on that we just don't know about.


Federal prosecutors in New York announced on Thursday that police had arrested seven suspects in one of the biggest bank heists in history — and none of the hundreds of people involved in 27 countries used a gun or bomb threat, or even set foot inside a bank lobby. U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch compared the sophisticated, "surgical" heist — which netted $45 million in two separate operations — to the casino-theft movie Ocean's Eleven. (Watch an NBC News report on the heist below.)

The network of hackers and street criminals "participated in a massive 21st-century bank heist that reached across the internet and stretched around the globe," Lynch said at a news conference. The plot sounds ready-made for Hollywood. To give a sense of the scope of this operation, here are some key numbers:

$45 million
Amount stolen in a matter of hours in two ATM-withdrawal sprees, on Dec. 22, 2012, and Feb. 19-20, 2013

40,500
Total ATM withdrawals

27
Countries where ATMs were raided in the two operations

17
Prepaid credit card accounts used in the heist, five in December and 12 in February

$2.8 million
Amount stolen from Manhattan ATMs, including $2.4 million on Feb. 19-20

2,904
ATM withdrawals over the 10-hour spree in Manhattan on Feb. 19-20

How did several hundred people manage to pull off a huge bank heist without anyone noticing? The Justice Department says the thieves used what the cyber-criminal underground calls "Unlimited Operations." This is how it works, according to federal prosecutors:

The "Unlimited Operation" begins when the cyber-crime organization hacks into the computer systems of a credit card processor, compromises prepaid debit card accounts, and essentially eliminates the withdrawal limits and account balances of those accounts. The elimination of withdrawal limits enables the participants to withdraw literally unlimited amounts of cash until the operation is shut down.... These attacks rely upon both highly sophisticated hackers and organized criminal cells whose role is to withdraw the cash as quickly as possible....

First, over the course of months, the hackers plan and execute sophisticated cyber intrusions to gain unauthorized access to the computer networks of credit card processors that are responsible for processing prepaid debit card transactions. They target databases of prepaid debit cards, which are typically loaded with finite funds; such cards are used by many employers in lieu of paychecks and by charitable organizations to distribute disaster assistance.... Next, the cybercrime organization cashes in, by distributing the hacked prepaid debit card numbers to trusted associates around the world.... These associates operate cells or teams of "cashers," who encode magnetic stripe cards, such as gift cards, with the compromised card data. When the cybercrime organization distributes the personal identification numbers (PINs) for the hacked accounts, the casher cells spring into action, immediately withdrawing cash from ATMs across the globe. [DOJ]

The hacker-masterminds watched the ATM withdrawals on their computers, so they wouldn't get cheated out of their share — the eight-member New York cell kept 20 percent of their haul, Lynch said, and sent the rest to the heist organizers. Then the "cashers" laundered the money, in part by buying Rolex watches and luxury cars.

The feds didn't provide much information about the international investigation into the global heist, or say how many people have been arrested in other countries. And they didn't drop any clues as to who organized the operation, other than saying that an email links the New York cell to a money-laundering gang in St. Petersburg, Russia. But the New York group appears to have been caught at least partly through old fashioned police work, mixed with a dash of modern hubris: The thieves were photographed by multiple ATMs, their backpacks getting visibly heavier at each stop, and some posted photos of themselves with wads of cash.

Here's where things get really dramatic: The New York cell was made up of eight Dominican-Americans living in Yonkers. The first member was arrested March 27, trying to flee to the Dominican Republic, and the last two were picked up on Wednesday. The alleged ringleader, Alberto Yusi Lajud-Peña, wasn't arrested because he's dead. The New York Times explains:

Lajud-Peña fled the United States just as the authorities were starting to make arrests of members of his crew, the law enforcement official said. On April 27, according to news reports from the Dominican Republic, two hooded gunmen stormed a house where he was playing dominoes and began shooting. A manila envelope containing about $100,000 in cash remained untouched. [New York Times]

Yikes, says Tom Levenson at Balloon Juice. "I have no doubt that there are folks involved in this that you really, really don't want to irritate." But while $45 million is a huge haul, this is still the "least surprising story of the year," he argues:

Part of me says that this is something to note because so much of the financial life of individuals and the economy writ large depends on the secure functioning of — and user trust in — global banking systems at every level from the corner ATM to the massive inter-bank clearing mechanisms. The cyber-security people I talk to have to hold their hands over the mouths to stop themselves from blurting "WAKE UP SHEEPLE!!!!!" — as that trust rests on a rickety tangle of hardware and software. So while there's a kind of Great Train Robbery thrill to the idea of capers like these, this could get ugly indeed.

In other words, even though no individual's bank account was compromised in this attack, everyone who doesn't keep their savings under the mattress is vulnerable. In this case, the hackers were able to exploit the weak links in the financial system — U.S. and Indian credit card processors, considered less secure than banks, and prepaid cards issued by banks in the Persian Gulf, where customers are generally allowed to put much larger amounts on prepaid cards and the banks don't monitor the cards as closely. "Hackers only need to find one vulnerability to cause millions of dollars of damage," former cyber-crimes prosecutor Mark Rasch tells Reuters.

Of course, the question everyone wants answered, says Balloon Juice's Levenson, is "what role George Clooney will play?"

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[quote author=Hy-Def]Anyone heard of Wiko? It seems to be a French brand and their phones are very impressive. Good prices too. Saw them on Jumia today. Anyone know if they are available in Ibadan?[/quote]erm....sorry to burst your bubble, but I have a strong feeling that you might have missed your way.

Wiko.......anyone??

bukahands: This rarely happen in sports upsets must happen even without match fixing.

Yes...upsets happen, but not this type of upset happening in the 2nd round.
Two top tennis players who are ranked among the top 5 in the world, who are top seeds in this competition, lost to unseeded players.
How does this sound??

It definitely defies logical reasoning.

Michky: You speak well. But since you are insisting it is no coincidence that both players lost at the same stage of the same tournament, i will certainly respect your opinion.

I ain't buying that. Something induced that loss.
I mean......Federer and Djukovic......ah ah. Even if their hand they fall, it definitely wouldn't have been in the second round nah.

This is ATP.....which is mainly used to do their ratings/rankings.

veektorh: where is this Xanders guy na, hope say he Neva abandon this project sha oh

He is re-cooking the ROM and adding some flavour.

Michky: Didnt you see it coming? Bookies must make money nah. I just saw the odds for Serena Williams game today. 1.01 to opponent's 21.something (cant really remember right now). Point is, alot of people put so much money on these players due to their low odds in the hope of making a reasonable return on investment. Now, what do you think will happen if some bookie approaches them with 100m dols just to lose a 2nd round match. Dont you think they wil embrace it? Especially when the top prize for the tourney is not up to 10m

That is why everyone has to be careful with all these individual sport.

ginky: Please, how can i update my firmware? I use a google nexus 4 and the operating system is android 4.2.2. I cant play some certain games like fruit ninja, subway surf, angry gran, etx. Some one said i should root the phone but i dont want to brick it as i know someone who has my exact kind of phone and is unrooted but plays all games.

where is 4llerbuntu? He advised me to do a factory reset and update the firmware of the phone. I did the factory reset and i dont know how to update the firmware.

Please, what should i do? What is the problem?

If after doing a factory reset and your firmware is still 4.2.2, you have the latest firmware.

hmmm

cyrielo: Hello. Pls you guys got to help me unlock this samsung galaxy tab 10.1 locked to T-mobile. Its always ask for pin to unlock network. So what's the pin?

Amadioha or Sango should know the PIN.

switchie: pls help me out here

pls i need somebody's help here,i rooted my tecno n3 then after 3months of usage i wanted to swap my sim so i switched it off but on trying to switch it back on it just kept loading so i saw a phone engineer and he told me the problem was flashing,i gave it to him but it didn't work because after i rooted the device earlier i deleted the launcher(actually i wasn't the one that rooted it myself) that came with it because i downloaded another 1 from play store,now the phone could not be flashed according to the engineer but i know the phone has flashed because it has stopped loading eternally but the problem i have is the launcher,the phone just keeping showing a dark blank screen and i can only see the notification bar or whatever it is called and i know it's the launcher i deleted that caused the problem.pls i really need your help asap.

You might just have to enter into the bootloader to perform a factory reset.
Prepare to loose all your data.

versace400: Thanks for everybody that assists me regarding partitioning my memory card. I have resolved the issue now but the problem now is after the successful message from the mini partioning tool that i have suceded partioning the memory card, my memory card keeps saying card damaged that i should format it to use it. After i format and go thru the same process again, it will write sucess and my memory card still keep saying damaged. I have tried it on both the 8gig that follow my n3 come and also on the 16gig i just bought, both keeps saying damaged. Pls help me guys.

switchie: pls i need somebody's help here,i rooted my tecno n3 then after 3months of usage i wanted to swap my sim so i switched it off but on trying to switch it back on it just kept loading so i saw a phone engineer and he told me the problem was flashing,i gave it to him but it didn't work because after i rooted the device earlier i deleted the launcher(actually i wasn't the one that rooted it myself) that came with it because i downloaded another 1 from play store,now the phone could not be flashed according to the engineer but i know the phone has flashed because it has stopped loading eternally but the problem i have is the launcher,the phone just keeping showing a dark blank screen and i can only see the notification bar or whatever it is called and i know it's the launcher i deleted that caused the problem.pls i really need your help asap.

Whatever happened to the Tecno N3 Discussion Thread.


@versace400.....you don't get it, the sd-card doesn't want to be partitioned.

@switchie........brace yourself for some flashing expedition. Go to the Tecno N3 Discussion thread to learn how.

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