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Internet Security Threats
May 27th
I just wanted to throw out a couple looming security risks (one which may not be a big deal and one which will definitely be). All surfers should be aware of as many phishing/scamming techniques out there in order to protect themselves. I sincerely hope that none of you are complacent or lax with your surfing as odds are at some point you will be burned. It saddens me to hear people taken in by these and other phishing/scamming techniques when all of it could have been prevented with a little knowledge and the realization that thousands of people out there want nothing less than to hurt you. Idle hands may be the devil’s playground but idle minds are the scammers heaven.
Tabnapping – Devious New Phishing Tactic Targets Tabs
Non-Latin based Domain Names coming to an Internet Near You
Here’s a VERY short phishing test for you. This is very old-school and not at all indicative of the sophisticated work being done by today’s scammers, but it may do you good to take it anyway. It will give you a short description as to why you missed ones (if you do).
I ask that you learn as much as you can about known phishing/scamming techniques and continue to do so, because only the awareness of a large portion of society will ever make a dent in their bottom-line. An aware surfer is a safer surfer.
August 10th
Aug 10th
College Credits for Trolling the Web
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Encyclopedia Britannica Loses Patents
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Investigation of PrankNet
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PRINTABLE BATTERIES
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Poor Nigerian Scammers
Noone thinks about how the harsh economic times are keeping them from their expensive, yet, unearned cars.
“The Washington Post reports that online swindling takes dedication even in the best of times but succeeding in the midst of a worldwide economic meltdown takes patience, resolve, and hard work. ‘We are working harder. The financial crisis is not making it easy for them over there,’ said Banjo, 24, speaking about Americans, whose trust he has won and whose money he has fleeced, via his Dell laptop. ‘They don’t have money. And the money they don’t have, we want.’ US authorities say Americans — the easiest prey, according to Nigerian scammers — still lose hundreds of millions of dollars a year to cybercrimes, including a scheme known as the Nigerian 419 fraud, named for a section of the Nigerian criminal code. 419 is cemented in Nigerian popular culture. and the scammers, known as ‘yahoo-yahoo boys,’ are glorified in pop songs such as ‘Yahoozee,’ which gained even more fame after former secretary of state Colin L. Powell danced to it at a London festival last year.” –The Narrative Fallacy
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