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E-Commerce Times: Spam Fighting for Small Businesses
14-Nov-03 6:58 ET
Story Highlights:
"As companies begin to pay more attention to
eliminating spam, a host of software makers are trying
to cash in on the trend, giving companies a wealth of
options. Even small businesses, always on tight
budgets, have an abundance of low-cost choices to
choose among. Picking the right one can be a
challenge, but as long as a company can pinpoint which
kinds of spam to block, how strong it needs its filter
to be and how much extra work it is willing to take
on, the decision becomes less daunting."
Full Story on the E-Commerce Times
ComputerWeekly.com: MyTunes Software Overrides iTunes Anti-Piracy Feature
14-Nov-03 9:33 ET
Story Highlights:
"A US programmer has developed a software tool
which allows users to download shared music files
using the Windows version of Apple Computer's (Nasdaq: AAPL) iTunes
software. The software undermines anti-piracy features
developed by Apple to ensure that iTunes is not used
to distribute music illegally, although the author
warns that the software should not be used in any such
illegal fashion."
Full Story on ComputerWeekly.com
Silicon.com: Al-Jazeera Hack Sees LA Web Designer Sentenced
14-Nov-03 8:33 ET
Story Highlights:
"A Los Angeles resident has been fined and
sentenced to community service for hacking into the
website of satellite TV network Al-Jazeera during the
war in Iraq and rerouting visitors to a page featuring
an American flag and the words 'let freedom ring'. At
a sentencing hearing on Wednesday, US District Judge
Howard Matz told web designer John William Racine II:
'I don't think of you as an evil person ... but this
was a crime. It wasn't just a childish prank.'"
The Register: Phishing and Viral Tech Combine in New Menace
14-Nov-03 6:52 ET
Story Highlights:
"A new computer virus targets PayPal users in an
attempt to dupe consumers into divulging sensitive
credit card details. Mimail-I, the latest in a series
of security-threatening worms, has spread widely since
its first appearance yesterday. Mimail-I typically
arrives in an email with a subject line of 'YOUR
PAYPAL.COM ACCOUNT EXPIRES', asking recipients to
provide detailed information about their credit card,
claiming that PayPal is 'implementing a new security
policy.'"
CNN: Blackmail Latest Scam for Hackers
13-Nov-03 9:58 ET
Story Highlights:
"The rapid growth of broadband home computer
connections may be inadvertently fueling what police
suspect could be the start of a new crime wave --
cyber-blackmail. As more homes connect to faster
delivery systems, their computers are becoming
vulnerable to hackers and virus writers who can turn
them into 'zombie' machines, ready to carry out any
malevolent command. Favorite targets for the
extortionists -- many thought to come from Eastern
Europe -- have been casinos and retailers."
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