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August 25, 2008

Cyber Campaign – U.S. Presidential Polls

Filed under: India,USA,Web 2.0 — Tags: — info @ 9:07 pm

Fulbright Lecture on Cyber Campaign : A leaf from U.S. Presidential Polls held at Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on August 22, 2008.

Adam Grotsky, Executive Director, USIEF

Peter Wonacott
, Senior South Asia Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal, New Delhi

Prasad V. Kunduri
, Senior Assistant Editor, Political Bureau, The Hindu, New Delhi
Maninder of Team 123oye.com was present and noted the following points:

  • Observations by a political journalist – Prasad V. Kunduri
  • New Media a third most defining thing in political communications in U.S.
  • Use of Cyberspace: Fund Raising, Brand Building
  • Political organizers making innovative use of the powerful tool – internet
  • How free are bloggers?
  • What Can work in India ?
  • Traditional door to door campaign works

Because of the importance of this event, its organizers tapped the services of the reputable and credible telecommunications companies to provide infallible communication. UK telecommunications giant O2 was among those that were given utmost consideration because of its unwavering service. In addition to this, the features of O2 phones like full web browsing, GPS, and 3G wireless technology will be showcased among others certainly useful in an event like this. Fulbright Lecture on Cyber Campaign will tackle issues that are essential in today’s computer age.

August 13, 2008

Breaking News Stories email Alerts

Breaking News Stories email Alerts

Hackers now pushing breaking stories from rival CNN network MSNBC.

Hackers trying to plant malware on PCs have switched from touting CNN news in come-on messages to pushing breaking stories said to be from rival network MSNBC, security experts said today.

The fake messages pose with subject headings that include the phrase “Breaking News,” along with phony news story headlines, such as ” Jerry Yang relinquishes control over Yahoo,” “Mary-Kate Olsen responsible for Heath Ledger’s death,” and “Plane crashes into prep school, hundreds of kids killed,” said researchers at F-Secure Corp. and Sophos Plc.

Last week, security vendors had warned users of a massive scam that used messages masquerading as news alerts from CNN. At its peak, the blitz dumped nearly 11 million messages an hour on users. The criminals who launched that attack are also behind today’s switch to MSNBC.

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August 6, 2008

Threat via You Tube Videos

Filed under: Cyber Culture Computer Security,USA,Web 2.0 — Tags: , — info @ 10:16 pm

Threat via You Tube Videos

NEW YORK – A man who claimed in YouTube videos that he had directed others to poison millions of containers of Gerber baby food with the intent to kill babies was arrested on Thursday, federal prosecutors said.

Prosecutors said Gerber had not found any evidence that its product had been tampered with, and the man was charged with making threats and falsely claiming to have tampered with a consumer product.

In several videos, Dunn — wearing a black mask — said the baby food had been poisoned with cyanide, prosecutors said.

A spokesman for Gerber, which is owned by Switzerland-based Nestle, said in a statement the company stands behind the safety of its products.

Dunn, a Manhattan resident, faces charges of sending threats and falsely claiming to have tampered with a consumer product.

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