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17 January, 2008

Internet Trojan seeks access to banking details – CBC.ca



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Internet Trojan seeks access to banking details
CBC.ca,  Canada - Jan 17, 2008
Traditionally hackers seeking to access banking passwords set up fake websites designed to resemble the banking website. The company suggested computer
New virus threat for bank accounts Banking Times
Beware the 'silentbanker' Regina Leader-Post
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Google’s Schmidt to NASA: Be more ‘open’ (CNET)

In speech for space agency’s 50th anniversary, search giant chief lays out vision for a NASA that builds open systems, easy platforms, and spaceships that can talk to one another.

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Hackers make withdrawal via ATM – WBIR-TV

Hackers make withdrawal via ATM
WBIR-TV, TN - 1 hour ago
The hacker or hackers used the victim's information to transfer money out of the account. Debusk stated the hacker or hackers were located in Florida,

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More Charges in MySpace Cyber-Stalking Case (Wired News)

A convicted hacker accused of taking over a teenage world wide web celebrity's MySpace account and demanding nude photos and "phone sex" for its return has been charged in Los Angeles with personal intrusion, making obscene or threatening phone calls, and deleting computer data, in addition to attempted extortion. Federal charges may follow.

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Online crime gangs embrace open source ethos – Register

On the web crime gangs embrace open source ethos
Register, UK - 2 hours ago
"It seems somewhat different than the standard way of thinking of a hacker," states Holt, who presented his findings Thursday to military and law enforcement

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Anti-spammer fined $60K for DNS lookup ‘hack’ (Addict 3D)

Whois also ruled dodgy by North Dakota courtDavid Ritz, the veteran American spam-fighter, has been hit by $60,000 in fines plus lawyers fees after losing a civil suit that accused him of illegal hacking.…

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Many ‘Hacker Safe’ Web Sites Found Vulnerable (InformationWeek)

Personal scientists state that more than 60 sites certified as safe by McAfee’s ScanAlert service have been vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks.

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Many 'Hacker Safe' Web Sites Found Vulnerable – InformationWeek

Many 'Hacker Safe' Web Sites Found Vulnerable
InformationWeek, NY - 2 hours ago
By Thomas Claburn More than 60 Web sites certified to be "Hacker Safe" by McAfee's ScanAlert service have been vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS)

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Many ‘Hacker Safe’ Web Sites Found Vulnerable (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

Computer scientists say that more than 60 sites certified as safe by McAfee's ScanAlert service have been vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks.

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New Trojan can drain your bank accounts – Canada.com



Canada.com
New Trojan can drain your bank accounts
Canada.com, Canada - 2 hours ago
When a banking client signs onto his or her banking website, the hacker is a silent third celebration – occasionally showing a presence by adding a new function
World wide web Trojan seeks access to banking details CBC.ca
New virus threat for bank accounts Banking Times
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Anti-spammer fined $60K for DNS lookup ‘hack’ (The Register)

Whois also ruled dodgy by North Dakota court David Ritz, the veteran American spam-fighter, has been hit by $60,000 in fines plus lawyers fees after losing a civil suit that accused him of illegal hacking.…

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'Nonlinear' Ecosystem Response Points To Environmental Solutions – Science Daily (press release)

'Nonlinear' Ecosystem Response Points To Environmental Solutions
Science Daily (press release) - 3 hours ago
"Part of the problem now is that a lot of the data we need to make this type of assessment simply isn't available," said Sally Hacker, an OSU associate
Full Text Science Magazine (subscription)
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The OLPC XO laptop (The Register)

Is the mean, green thing hacker-friendly? Review Originally known as the '$100 laptop' from the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, the XO laptop is now available through retail. I bought one under the Give One, Get One program where for a $400 donation, OLPC would send one XO to the donator, and another to a child. This is my story of working with it for a couple of weeks.…

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All Nippon Airways Finds Boeing’s 787 Delays Anything But Dreamy (Forbes)

Additional delay to Dreamliner causing headaches for second-largest Japanese carrier, which was to have put the plane into service in time for Beijing Olympics.

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FDA to declare cold medicines too risky for babies, toddlers (Sports Illustrated)

Parents should not give sniffling babies and toddlers over-the-counter cough and cold medicines — they’re too risky for tots so small, the government will declare Thursday.

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Best bets for the weekend (Seattle Times)

Have you noticed? The days are longer already. Happens every January, and it's always as welcome as the end of a hacking chest cold. This week's sunny afternoons…

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Dreamliner Delay Leads Qantas To Seek Redress (Forbes)

Second postponement of rollout of Boeing's new 787 is frustrating plans by Jetstar low-budget subsidiary of the Australian flag carrier to start trans-Pacific flights.

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When you should call it a sick day (New York Daily News)

Considering that a bout of influenza can last anywhere from two to 10 days, and sometimes longer, it's time you make those sick days count: Know when to stay in bed, when to push through and go to work and how to avoid catching whatever your ill co-workers are hacking into the air.

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Cold Medicines Too Risky for Tots (Time Magazine)

Parents should not give sniffling babies and toddlers over-the-counter cough and cold medicines – they are too risky for tots so small

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FDA to declare cold medicines too risky for babies, toddlers (CNN.com)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Parents should not give sniffling babies and toddlers over-the-counter cough and cold medicines — they are too risky for tots so small, the government will declare Thursday.

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FDA: Cold medicines too risky for tots (AP via Yahoo! News)

Parents should not give sniffling babies and toddlers over-the-counter cough and cold medicines — they're too risky for tots so small, the government will declare Thursday.

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Hacker Industries, Inc. Releases a New Poured Floor Underlayment for Light-Gauge Steel Frame Construction (BuildingOnline)

NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. – January 16, 2008 – With the increased cost of land and the resulting need for higher density projects, Hacker Industries, Inc. unveils a new gypsum concrete floor underlayment formulated for use in buildings with light-gauge steel framing and a corrugated steel deck.

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Hacker Industries, Inc. Releases a New Poured Floor Underlayment … – BuildingOnline

Hacker Industries, Inc. Releases a New Poured Floor Underlayment
BuildingOnline, CA - 18 hours ago
January 16, 2008 – With the increased cost of land and the resulting need for higher density projects, Hacker Industries, Inc. unveils a new gypsum concrete

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Delhi residents cough, wheeze as pollution soars (AFP via Yahoo! News)

A stay in India's capital often leads to a case of the notorious "Delhi belly," but as pollution rises, many visitors and residents are suffering from the Delhi itchy eye and hacking cough too.

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OpenSocial Hackathon Pandemonium

At Six Apart, each Wednesday is hack day – our coders spend all day working on projects that they think are interesting, valuable, or just plain cool.

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