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walktalker · 29-03-01, 09:24 AM

Watch a hacker work the system
Claims of six figure "salaries" earned without ever leaving the bedroom. A hearty supply of "free" computer hardware and a never-ending e-mail inbox full of victims. Credit card accounts "phished" from fake porn sites, or clever e-mails promising "You’ve got Pictures" that ask for AOL user names and passwords. What do computer criminals do all day? Work the system — and reap the rewards. In this MSNBC.com exclusive, you’ll get a chance to peek inside the daily life of two computer criminals, and see how the system works to their advantage.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/550567.asp

IE bug exposes e-mail and files
A newly discovered bug in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Web browser could let malicious hackers read the e-mail and computer files of some unsuspecting people.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/551312.asp

Net via radio for schools group has govt ear after all
UBC Media's chief executive Simon Cole tells us that contrary to what Department of Education flaks tell us, meetings have taken place with mandarins on providing schools with Internet access via Digital Radio. The Sunday Times reported that negotiations between the MXR consortium and the Department of Education were taking place, although a couple of days ago, our own enquiries drew a blank.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/17970.html

French industry minister rejects patents, backs Linux
The French government has lined up against software patents. The minister in charge of patent policy, industry secretary Christian Pierret, last week stated that he opposed them, and that they "would kill innovation and promote judicial terrorism" by multinational companies against startups.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/17960.html

Fatal Attraction revenge on the Net
What do you do when your ex-love turns into a bunny boiler? How about posting their rantings on the Net? That's what one Dallas man decided to do after he dumped his girlfriend of eight months. He claims that the woman called him incessantly (50 voicemail calls on his mobile phone, with 25 in just one night), so he registered the URL psychoexgirlfriend.com, and stuck her messages on the site.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/17954.html

Napster blocks 275,000 tracks
Napster has claimed it has prevented 275,000 songs, hidden behind over 1.6 million filenames - ie. nearly six filenames for each song - from being downloaded since it introduced its court-imposed filtering software earlier this month.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/17936.html

The Garfield comic strip of the day !
The Dilbert strip of the day !
The Boondocks strip of the day !

29-03-01, 09:24 AM	#5
walktalker The local newspaper man Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Montreal Posts: 2,036	OK, last page Watch a hacker work the system Claims of six figure "salaries" earned without ever leaving the bedroom. A hearty supply of "free" computer hardware and a never-ending e-mail inbox full of victims. Credit card accounts "phished" from fake porn sites, or clever e-mails promising "You’ve got Pictures" that ask for AOL user names and passwords. What do computer criminals do all day? Work the system — and reap the rewards. In this MSNBC.com exclusive, you’ll get a chance to peek inside the daily life of two computer criminals, and see how the system works to their advantage. http://www.msnbc.com/news/550567.asp IE bug exposes e-mail and files A newly discovered bug in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Web browser could let malicious hackers read the e-mail and computer files of some unsuspecting people. http://www.msnbc.com/news/551312.asp Net via radio for schools group has govt ear after all UBC Media's chief executive Simon Cole tells us that contrary to what Department of Education flaks tell us, meetings have taken place with mandarins on providing schools with Internet access via Digital Radio. The Sunday Times reported that negotiations between the MXR consortium and the Department of Education were taking place, although a couple of days ago, our own enquiries drew a blank. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/17970.html French industry minister rejects patents, backs Linux The French government has lined up against software patents. The minister in charge of patent policy, industry secretary Christian Pierret, last week stated that he opposed them, and that they "would kill innovation and promote judicial terrorism" by multinational companies against startups. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/17960.html Fatal Attraction revenge on the Net What do you do when your ex-love turns into a bunny boiler? How about posting their rantings on the Net? That's what one Dallas man decided to do after he dumped his girlfriend of eight months. He claims that the woman called him incessantly (50 voicemail calls on his mobile phone, with 25 in just one night), so he registered the URL psychoexgirlfriend.com, and stuck her messages on the site. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/17954.html Napster blocks 275,000 tracks Napster has claimed it has prevented 275,000 songs, hidden behind over 1.6 million filenames - ie. nearly six filenames for each song - from being downloaded since it introduced its court-imposed filtering software earlier this month. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/17936.html The Garfield comic strip of the day ! The Dilbert strip of the day ! The Boondocks strip of the day !