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New Digital Spam: How Bad Guys Try to Trick You; How to Avoid th...

Digg / Tech Industry News  Mon, 02/06/2012 - 01:04

The latest forms of digital spam include clickjacking, junk apps, bad QR codes, and much more. Here's what you can do to stay safe.


 

Feds Seize 150 Web Domains Before Cyber Monday

InformationWeek Internet News  Mon, 11/28/2011 - 15:25

Federal agencies shut down websites they said were illegally selling counterfeit goods or copyrighted works.


 

Gmail attack shows growing cybercrime sophistication

Digg / Tech Industry News  Thu, 06/02/2011 - 06:52

In the cyber war being fought across international boundaries, the recent Gmail hack of top U.S. and South Korean officials makes one thing clear, analysts say: the bad guys are winning.


 

Army surveillance bot approved for use by police, firemen

Digg / Tech Industry News  Tue, 04/19/2011 - 14:32

The 1.2 pound Recon Scout Throwbot can whiz around a hostage site, showing police where the bad guys are.

But its maker needed an FCC waiver to sell the gadget in the US, and amateur radio operators are upset about further encroachment on their spectrum.


 

Good for Google: 'Do no evil' means don't be a tool

Digg / Tech Industry News  Wed, 04/07/2010 - 01:20

There is something in us that loves a story in which the good guys don't worry about whether they finish last or first but just step up and act like good guys.

If they beat the bad guys, all the better.


 

Microsoft and A Patent Checkmate of My Dreams - Updated

Linux Today  Mon, 09/14/2009 - 17:04

Groklaw: "Eureka! You could sell the patents to patent trolls, and let *them* be the bad guys. Is that not perfect if you are evil? Not that Microsoft would ever be evil."


 

Windows XP cash machines can steal your PIN

Linux Today  Fri, 06/05/2009 - 08:04

IT Wire: "It is bad enough that the bad guys constantly try and phish your financial data via email and fake websites, now cash machines are getting in on the act."