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June 27, 2007

Virus on Mobile Phones Spain

Filed under: Advice, Articles and News,Mobile / SMS,Spain — info @ 9:06 am

Virus on Mobile Phones Spain

Spanish police have caught their first mobile virus writer with the arrest of a 28 year-old man in Valencia.

The man allegedly wrote more than 20 different variants of the Cabir and Commwarrior worms, and sought to install them on mobile phones.

Police estimate that over 100,000 phones may have been infected with the malware, and said that the damage may cost mobile operators and phone owners millions of euros.

The viruses were installed by users who thought they were downloading erotic photos, sports information or antivirus software.

One of the clues that led Spanish police to the arrest was the frequent inclusion of personal names, including ‘Leslie’ which is thought to be the man’s fiancée.

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June 24, 2007

Cybercrime and Indian Women

Filed under: Cyber Crime,India — info @ 8:35 pm

Cybercrime and Indian Women

Women appear to be taking more naturally to cyber crime these days, especially, women dissatisfied with their jobs and in the mood to take personal revenge. Latest statistics suggest that almost 20% of such cyber crimes in India are committed by women, and the trend is on the rise.

Experts confirm that cyber crime tops the list of white-collar crimes committed by Indian women

The non-violent nature of such crimes tend to trigger the ‘criminal’ instinct. Women feel it is much more sanitised to commit such offences. Competition in workplace, desire to earn fast money and lack of proper parental guidance at an early age are also reasons

The crimes, typically, committed by women in the Indian cyberdom include phishing, malicious emails, malicious use of social networking sites and ecommerce . Most accused women are found to be highly educated, financially independent and in their early 20’s and 30’s .

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June 20, 2007

YouTube and Apple iPhone

Filed under: Google,Mobile / SMS,Online Advertising,Web 2.0 — info @ 9:05 pm

YouTube and Apple iPhone

The eagerly awaited IPhone will be able to play Youtube videos when it ships next week, Apple Inc. says.

About 10,000 Youtube videos will be available for the IPhone’s launch, according to Apple’s release. YouTube, a subsidiary of Google Inc., will be recoding the rest of its videos into the H.264 format used by the IPhone by fall.

Apple also said Youtube videos are now available on its Apple TV device, a small computer that connects to a TV. Until now, the Apple TV has mainly been able to show videos from the user’s ITunes library, and some movie trailers from Apple’s site.

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June 19, 2007

Google Earth and Rain Forest

Filed under: Brazil,Google,Web 2.0 — info @ 9:10 am

Google Earth and Rain Forest

A Brazilian Indian tribe is linking up with Google Earth to try to capture vivid images that could help stop loggers and miners from deforesting the jungle and digging for gold on its vast Amazon reservation.

Google Earth, which enables anyone who downloads its free software to see satellite images and maps of most of the world, is increasingly being called upon for humanitarian purposes by groups who see the technology’s potential.

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June 17, 2007

Employees and Sensitive Data

Filed under: Cyber Culture Computer Security — info @ 8:11 pm

Employees and Sensitive Data

Research by Check Point Software Technologies an internet security firm suggests that almost half of people would take useful information and data with them to their next job. Furthermore, it is unlikely that anyone would stop them as three quarters of companies, based on the recent survey, have no security in place to prevent information going out the door and memory sticks prove to be a real security headache.

Eighty one percent of people take files from work to use at home with the majority dumping their laptops in favour of USB sticks as the preferred method to store data, as it’s far more convenient, cheap and easy. Thirty three percent store work data on their USB stick, versus 14% who now use a laptop.

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June 14, 2007

Internet Addiction in China Deadly

Filed under: China,Cyber Culture Computer Security — info @ 9:11 am

Internet Addiction in China Deadly

A teenage boy in southern China, “heavily addicted” to the Internet, killed his mother and severely injured his father with a kitchen knife after he was refused money to go to a cybercafe.

Wang, who was less than 16 but had left school a year before, would spend his spare time in Internet cafes when not working for his father who made a living selling barbecue food in their neighborhood.

He had dreamed of being an outstanding politician or economist and believed his parents were stifling his development.

In recent months, China has banned the opening of new cybercafes in 2007 and issued orders limiting the time Internet users can spend playing online games.

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June 11, 2007

Australia Opera House Website Hacked

Filed under: Australia,Cyber Culture Computer Security — info @ 8:30 pm

Australia Opera House Website Hacked

Nasty surprise discovered on Opera House’s website – Security

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June 8, 2007

Anti Virus and Google

Filed under: Google — info @ 11:19 pm

Anti Virus and Google

Google has bought Internet security startup GreenBorder Technologies, which creates secure connections to protect e-mail and Web users from malicious or unwanted computer code.

With the acquisition, the Mountain View search giant has taken its first steps into the Internet security business.

GreenBorder, a venture-backed startup founded in 2001 and based in Mountain View, California, offers security software that sets up temporary, virtual sessions each time a computer users surfs the Web, then discards the resulting data once the user is finished surfing.

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