Archive for March, 2008
Monday, March 31st, 2008
What Happens to All Those Stolen Credit Cards?
Back on Mar. 19, I talked about that theft of credit card numbers at Hannaford and associated stores in the northeastern U.S. It now appears that the numbers were copied during transmission to the banks for authorization. In other words, malicious code was installed on the server in each and every one of the several [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in News by Syd Tash
Saturday, March 29th, 2008
Secret Google Features and Tools
Google gets about half of all search queries on the Internet. But these days, the giant company is much more than just a search engine; so much so that surfers sometimes discover “hidden” features in Google. Today, then, I would like to mention a few to you that you will surely find very useful. First, [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Featured by Syd Tash
Friday, March 28th, 2008
Firefox Critical Update, Leopard, XP & Vista
Mozilla Corp., publisher of the popular Firefox browser, has issued an update for the browser. It patches 10 flaws, of which about 5 were rated critical. We are now up to version 2.0.0.13, as we await the general release of Firefox 3. Among the flaws fixed by Mozilla are some that could be used to [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Updates by Syd Tash
Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Facebook Flaw (Again), ID Theft (Bigtime) and Where’s Google?
Another serious flaw was just found in Facebook. It allowed anyone to view a user’s personal photos, even when access was restricted. This is a dangerous matter; Facebook has some 67 million members. The security hole was found by Vancouver computer technician Byron Ng. Facebook fixed the vulnerability immediately. However, it later developed that anyone [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Security by Syd Tash
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
New MS Word Attack is Possible
Microsoft warns there is an unpatched vulnerability in Windows. A hacker could attack your computer using a malicious Word file. It is known as a “zero-day” attack, because no fix exists yet for this flaw. Until there is a fix from Microsoft, be careful how you handle Word documents. Do not open or save Word [...]
