They’re called “servers that lie.” Mendacious machines controlled by hackers that reroute Internet traffic from infected computers to fraudulent Web sites are increasingly being used to launch attacks, according to a paper published this week by researchers with the Georgia Institute of Technology and Google Inc.
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“Why is it that some companies still insist on sending me my password via email right after I create my online account? The reason I have a password in the first place is so that it doesn
t flow back and forth openly in cyberspace only to reside peacefully on multiple mail servers.”
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Countless people are victimized every year around the world by international scammers claiming to have access to fortunes through banks, royal families, business partners, deceased loved ones and more. Some clever crusaders, however, are fighting back in kind and scamming the scammers. In some cases these are downright hilarious!
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The 8.12 patch for Adobe Reader that Adobe released last week fixed a number of security holes
but not before malware capable of exploiting them had been on the market for weeks. The end result is tough questions on whether it is time to consider PDF a security threat.
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He spoofed the HR director’s work phone number, then the number of that guy’s boss, before moving up to a vice president, and finally, the CEO. Says he had no choice. He also says “this thing that I did is bad and should be outlawed.” He even spoofed a White House number. Fascinating full interview.
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A new patent, issued on Friday, covers a system that would scan some, or all, of your skeleton and compare it with a database of skeletons. The database would also pull up data such as your name, address, social security number, and passport number. Worst of all, you might not even know your skeleton is […]
These happy characters are Peruvian anti-riot police, who are here seen parading in celebration of Peru’s independence day yesterday. Yes, they are terrifying. This makes Peru the latest entry in a long list of countries I will try to avoid rioting in. I’m still all about rioting in Canada and Sweden, however
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These happy characters are Peruvian anti-riot police, who are here seen parading in celebration of Peru’s independence day yesterday. Yes, they are terrifying. This makes Peru the latest entry in a long list of countries I will try to avoid rioting in. I’m still all about rioting in Canada and Sweden, however
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Richard Hawley makes a guest appearance on the new Elbow album, singing a duet with Guy Garvey
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Richard Hawley makes a guest appearance on the new Elbow album, singing a duet with Guy Garvey
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