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Almost the entire year 2009, the battle for the first place on phishing targets took place between Ebay and Chase Bank. Most of the time, the Chase Bank was on top of the most phished brands. In December, the situation was changed: Now PayPal is the most phished brand (32205 unique URLs) followed from far…
Sandbox
In computer security, a sandbox is a security mechanism for separating running programs. It is often used to execute untested code, or untrusted programs from unverified third-parties, suppliers and untrusted users. I Recommend Sandboxie for Daily use. The sandbox typically provides a tightly-controlled set of resources for guest programs to run in, such as scratch…
Female hacker charged with stealing nude photos of Grady Sizemore
In 2009, naked photographs of American baseball star Grady Sizemore circulated on the internet after being stolen from the email account of his then girlfriend, Playboy Playmate Brittany Binger. A total of 15 photos were circulated – some showing Sizemore posing in his bathroom mirror wearing a suit, but others that showed him nude or…
Antivirus NOT
“Dammed thieves. Stole our logo. I suppose we should be flattered, though.” — A.E. Old rogue, new package: AntivirusProtectionCenter \ av2009.exe : \ crc6:7f3d73762762 \ crc8:003091628c68decc \ md5:d71d1e303ab963fdae76936ba52a05b7\ AMC.exe : \ crc6:1d6922972762 \ crc8:003005cfbb91b729 \ md5:e5555754fd758fc2be1374796f9433e2\ Hash’s different from their PersonalAntiMalware added 2/16/2010 opener_.exe : \ crc6:8ee75c08081d \ crc8:00dc55e5aaa82efa \ md5:5bb290cd1eb419ca98ca1f31273f7219\ “It’s the same gang…
Facebook teams up with security vendors
Facebook and security. Is it a marriage that has any legs? The social networking giant today announced its partnership with a number of security vendors. A Facebook blogger writes: Nothing is more important to us than the safety of the people who use Facebook, and the security of their data…That’s why we’re thrilled to announce…
Gmailers: Skinnier and smartier than Yahoo! users?
A new study shows that Gmail users are more likely to be young, thin, career-minded men, while Yahoo! is more typically home to overweight, older women Web curator Hunch.com asked its 700,000 users which email service they use, as well as a series of questions about their lifestyles. With 75 million answers to work with,…