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Spammer "Escapes" From Minimum Security Prison
July 23, 2008
on Security
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Jane McEntegart
The last few months have seen a huge crackdown in cybercrime, particularly spamming. Edward Davidson pleaded guilty to charges of tax evasion and criminal spamming in December and was sentenced to 21 months. Read more
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MXI Security Gets Government Security Certification For USB Drive
July 23, 2008
on Security
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Nino Marchetti
Los Angeles (CA) - What does it take to proof yours is the most secure portable USB drive on the market at the moment? Read more
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Former TV News Anchor Hacked Co-worker's Email
July 22, 2008
on Security
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Humphrey Cheung
Philadelphia (PA) - Federal prosecutors have charged a former television news anchor with hacking into a co-anchor's email account. Read more
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One Ministry Of Defense Laptop Stolen Every Two Days
July 22, 2008
on Security
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Humphrey Cheung
London (England) - The UK's Ministry of Defense is having its laptops stolen and lost at an alarming rate. Read more
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Mozilla Patches Firefox 2 And 3
July 22, 2008
on Security
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Christian Zibreg
Chicago (IL) - Mozilla updated both Firefox 2 and 3 in order to plug security critical security holes, squash some annoying bugs and deliver a few user-centric tweaks. Read more
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Craigslist Scammer Pretends To Be Father Of Fallen Soldier
July 22, 2008
on Networking
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Humphrey Cheung
Detroit (MI) - There's a sickening Craigslist scammer who is pretending to be the father of a fallen US soldier. Read more
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The IPhone Finally Pwned, But Still Locked
July 21, 2008
on Smartphones
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Christian Zibreg
Chicago (IL) - It took just ten days of iPhone 3G availability until the iPhone Dev Team announced the release of its PwnageTool 2. Read more
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Woman Fired For Allegedly Sending Death Threats From Work Account
July 17, 2008
on Using the Internet
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Jane McEntegart
A woman working for an online floral delivery company has been fired following allegations that she sent a death threat to a professor in a Minnesota university from her work machine. Read more
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Man Jailed For 30 Months For Spam-Attacks On AOL Users
July 17, 2008
on Security
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Jane McEntegart
A 27 year old man from Brooklyn New York has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for spamming AOL subscribers. Read more
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Illinois Most Spammed State
July 17, 2008
on Security
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Humphrey Cheung
Chicago (IL) - A new study by anti-spam provider MessageLabs shows that Illinois is the most spammed state (by ratio) in the USA. Read more
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Disgruntled IT Worker Holds San Francisco Hostage
July 17, 2008
on Security
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Humphrey Cheung
San Francisco (CA) - Don't piss off your network admin, especially when he can read all your emails. Read more
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Viacom And Google Reach Deal Regarding User Privacy
July 16, 2008
on Security
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Jane McEntegart
It seems Google and Viacom have come to an agreement with regard to the disclosure of YouTube’s user histories following the last couple of weeks of controversy surrounding the issue. Read more
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Webroot Founder Dies In Hawaii
July 16, 2008
on Security
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Humphrey Cheung
Oahu (Hawaii) - Webroot founder Steven Thomas has been found dead in Hawaii. Read more
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Gmail Adding Protection and Monitoring Features
July 10, 2008
on Using the Internet
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Humphrey Cheung
Mountain View (CA) - Google is adding two important security features to Gmail that lets users monitor their accounts and log out all their sessions. Read more
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The Most Spammed Country in the World? Switzerland.
July 10, 2008
on Using the Internet
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Wolfgang Gruener
Chicago (IL) - You may be complaining about the number of spam emails finding their way to your email account every day, but it may come as a surprise to you that the U.S. is actually not the most targeted country by spammers. Read more
