| Do you use a 'USB' stick? |
| Maybe you know it as a 'flash drive', 'pen drive', or the coined brand name of a 'ThumbDrive', it;s know by many names. Unfortunately, there is a new worm targeting these USB Sticks. |
The new worm called 'SillyFD-AA' looks for removable drives, such as USB memory sticks, floppy drives, and CD ROMs to create a hidden file (called 'autorun.inf') so that a copy of the worm will run the next time the drive is plugged in or automatically launches. .............................more info |
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| Hackers hit MU - gets personal data |
| Students, employees and faculty during 2004 had names and Social Security numbers accessed, around 22, 396 people |
This is the second time this year that personal information has been accessed at the University, losing 1,220 Social Security numbers that time. ...................................more info |
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| Companies Cracking Down on MP3s |
Do you download music, movies, etc...watch out, the RIAA is training its legal guns on companies to crack down on employees using streaming media and swapping MP3s.
Not only does the RIAA pose a legal threat to a company with employees downloading music or videos, the network the company provides is being saturated by downloads wasting company time and resources.
"Today's MP3 is just yesterday's Internet surfing, which was yesterday's sending e-mail to relatives, which was yesterday's putting the book under the table and reading."
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| First 'multi-platform' worm / virus |
OpenOffice has it's first (proof of concept) virus. This virus is multi- platform, as it will run on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Security company Sophos was sent the 'BadBunny malware' as proof, but admits that the virus has not been seen in the wild, yet. At present this virus will do little more than try to spread while showing a pornographic picture.
However with this proof of concept existing, it will only be a matter of time before a worm / virus like this has a real effect. ..................more info |
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| Spyware has evolved....we now have 'Blended Malware'. |
| As if it wasn't already bad enough with the annoying spyware popups and browser hijackers, there is now 'Blended Malware'. What is 'Blended Malware'? |
It's the combination of spam, worms, trojans and rootkits to infect your computer. Keep your computer safe. There is a lot of software available to help protect and remove. ZDNet is a good source for product information............more info |
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| Reporting for Jury Duty - New Scam |
Facing the unexpected threat of arrest, victims are caught off guard and may be quick to part with some information.
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| The phone rings, you pick it up, and the caller identifies himself as an officer of the court. He says you failed to report for jury duty and that a warrant is out for your arrest. You say you never received a notice. To clear it up, the caller says he'll need some information for "verification purposes"-your birth date, social security number, maybe even a credit card number........................more info |
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| Universities / Students also Targeted |
Marking a new chapter in its war against file sharing, the RIAA announced a new campaign against college students while launching its new lawsuit-settlement web site.
RIAA organization sent out 400 prelitigation settlement letters to students at 13 different schools. The organization has also sent a mass mailing to college and university presidents across the US asking for their cooperation in the RIAA's ongoing war against file sharing.
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| Wisconsin University Says 'NO' |
| The University of Wisconsin-Madison has responded to the RIAA's latest salvo in its campaign against on-campus file sharing by informing the record labels that they will not pass on individual settlement letters without a subpoena...............more info |
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| AT&T Dumps VOIP Customers |
| In the past two weeks AT&T has sent out disconnect letters to VOIP customers in big rude red letters, stating that VOIP service will be suspended in 30 days and permanently disconnected in 60 days. They cited E911 service as the reason. (It is peculiar that AT&T is unable overcome an E911 technical hurdle, since SBC/AT&T is also the local land line company in many areas where VOIP cancellation notices are being received.) Many AT&T VOIP customers have found that they are unable to transfer their phone numbers to a new provider. Further, AT&T is unwilling to set up a forwarding message directing callers to a new phone number for those who are unable to transfer their old numbers. In effect, AT&T has told many long-term VOIP subscribers: 'We are turning off your phone in 30 days, goodbye.'" |
*Our opinion - possibly AT&T wasn't prepared for the discontented VoIP users and the complaints may have been more than they were willing to deal with. VoIP is not the stable system that regular phone company land lines provide and many customers are unwilling to live with the negative side of VoIP, even with it's numerous benefits. So if you can't fix the problem, just shut it off. |
article found at: Slashdot |
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| Would you click to get a virus? |
Security researcher Didier Stevens decided to try an experiment to see just how many people would.
He ran a pay-per-click ad on Google saying: "Is your PC virus-free? Get it infected here!"?
409 people out of 259,723 did!!
The ad campaign cost $23 in total, which works out to $0.06 per infection had the site actually been malicious."
Were they just naive or stupid?
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