cybercrime
Massive ID Theft an IRS Nightmare
At least 2.6 million fake returns discovered ‘Besieged by identity theft, Florida now faces a fast-spreading form of fraud so simple and lucrative that some violent criminals have traded their guns for laptops. And the target is the United States Treasury. ‘With nothing more than ledgers of stolen identity information — Social Security numbers and [...]
Signs of Tech Addiction
Cellphone vibration syndrome and other signs of tech addiction ‘It turns out that the phantom cellphone vibration syndrome is fairly common. Ask around. See if you can find someone who believed the smartphone in their pocket was vibrating but found when they checked, there was nothing new. No call. No text. ‘There’s a growing body [...]
50% Of PC Users Are Pirates
A tech expert has said that you just can never be sure if you’re doing something illegal on-line ‘Over half of PC users worldwide have admitted to using pirate software last year, according to a study by the trade group Business Software Alliance (BSA). ‘BSA’s ninth annual Global Software Piracy Study has shown a sharp [...]
The FBI and the Hotel Malware
What the FBI didn’t tell us about the hotel malware threat ‘If you follow the field of computer security chances are that you saw the warning issued by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) this week about using hotel internet connections. ‘Here’s the full text of the advisory, with some responses sprinkled throughout from [...]
Review: How Good is Raspberry Pi?
Raspberry Pi Review & Initial How-To Setup Guide ‘…Considering its price, the Raspberry Pi is quite remarkable. It’s obviously no powerhouse, but $35 gets you a system capable of office work, light image editing, browsing, programming, emailing and so on. The Pi’s versatility makes it suitable for various dedicated roles too, such as a torrent [...]
How Legit Websites Turn Dangerous
‘In a “drive-by-download” attack, a malware is downloaded to user’s computer, simply by loading an infected web page in a browser; no interaction on the user side other than loading the web page is required to accomplish the attack. ‘In a “dangerous download” attack, hackers plant malicious files such as executables, documents, images, that contain [...]
Internet Might Black Out After July 9
The Windows DNS Changer Malware ‘On November 8, the FBI, the NASA-OIG and Estonian police arrested several cyber criminals in “Operation Ghost Click”. The criminals operated under the company name “Rove Digital”, and distributed DNS changing viruses, variously known as TDSS, Alureon, TidServ and TDL4 viruses. You can read more about the arrest of the [...]
HuffPost: Pulitzer’s First On-line News Site Winner
Pulitzer Prizes Highlight Social Media’s Penetration Into the Newsroom ‘The 2012 Pulitzer Prize winners reflect the rising role of social media and the Internet in today’s news coverage. ‘Online news sites The Huffington Post and Politico were recognized for their editorial content. Traditional news outlets integrated social media into their reporting of breaking news in [...]
Superhuman Vision from iOptik Contacts
Another tool for the SuperSoldier ‘Contact lens wearers can get a new perspective on their environment with the latest vision technology — contact lenses that let the wearer focus on two fields of view at once. Wearers can keep an eye on a projected image while their surrounding scenery can also be looked at — [...]
Stolen Phones to Become Useless
‘The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced Tuesday that it had reached an agreement among the nation’s four biggest wireless carriers — AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless — to create databases within six months that will track blacklisted stolen phones. Within 18 months, the databases will be linked and shared among all wireless providers…’ [...]
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