ATM Card Center Scam
Monday February 23, 2009
You have to wonder what types of drugs are being taken by the folks who write the email for Advance Fee Fraud a.k.a. Nigerian 419 scams. The latest is so ... Read More
Word Doc / IE7 Bug Used in Targeted Attacks
Wednesday February 18, 2009
Trend Micro is reporting that one of last week's patches from Microsoft is already being exploited in targeted attacks. Victims are sent a booby-trapped Word .doc file that contains a ... Read More
Stupidest Claim Evah
Sunday February 15, 2009
From The Australian: "...terrorists can gain training in games such as World of Warcraft in a simulated environment, using weapons that are identical to real-world armaments."
Gee, I never realized that ... Read More
Are You Still Alive??
Saturday February 14, 2009
Advanced Fee Fraud (aka Nigerian 419 scam) is all about psychology. The sender tries to evoke a sense of urgency to trick otherwise sane individuals into responding without thinking things ... Read More
Me2Everyone: Viral Marketing of Virtually Nothing
Monday February 9, 2009
Viral marketing - the more people evangelize, the faster the message spreads and the more new people buy into it and begin evangelizing as well. Sometimes, the message itself is ... Read More
Voluntary Stalker
Wednesday February 4, 2009
JR Raphael of PC World lays out the Three Reasons Why I Won’t Be Using Google Latitude. I would have changed the title to read Three Reasons Why HE Won't ... Read More
Autorun FAQs
Wednesday February 4, 2009
There are many (dangerous) misconceptions about autorun worms. Chief among these is the notion that autorun worms only impact USB drives. Nothing could be further than the truth. To clarify ... Read More
Top 3 Scams Targeting the Unemployed
Monday February 2, 2009
Job seekers beware: con artists are actively targeting the unemployed with tempting offers of quick employment and easy money. Sadly, the negative fallout from the job scams can put you ... Read More