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Bank of America Spam Email 21 Nov 2007 | 06:09 pm
This is a very popular format for the Bank of America spam email. The spammers are trying to lure you into clicking on a link to take to Bank of America’s online banking. The link you are actually cli...
Pay Pal Fraud Email 21 Nov 2007 | 05:54 pm
Another one of the Pay Pal fraud emails floating around. The PayPal fraud email has a subject line of “Message from support, please confirm your information!” The spammer doesn’t even try to obfuscat...
How to remove Powered by Zedo popups 5 Nov 2007 | 06:07 am
If you are plagued with the annoying pop-up windows which say “Powered by Zedo”, I wrote an article on root777.com, describing in detail how to remove these Powered by Zedo popups. These powered by z...
Generate a Strong Password using the Password Chart 16 Sep 2007 | 04:08 pm
I think I came across one of the best strong password generators on the Internet at Password Chart. Picking a strong password is very important. A strong and secure password should go beyond just a si...
Generate secure Passwords using the Enigma Code Machine 16 Sep 2007 | 03:33 pm
The Enigma was a rotor machine used by the German Military during WW II to encrypt messages they sent to each other. It was invented by German Engineer Arthur Scherbius in 1923. The Enigma Code Machin...
Compromised University Server being used to send out Spam 16 Aug 2007 | 02:00 pm
When I investigated further trying to pinpoint the source of the UK Lottery Scam email, I discovered this that a University server was compromised and in turn was being used to send out spam emails. ...
UK National Lottery Scam 15 Aug 2007 | 01:49 am
UK National Lottery Scam or UK Lottery Scam is gaining popularity among spammers these days who specialize in scam email and scam fraud. You might have heard about Nigerian Scammers among many others....
Computer Security Tips and best practices 8 Aug 2007 | 01:12 am
Protecting yourself is very challenging in the hostile environment of the internet. Imagine a global environment where an unscrupulous person from the other side of the planet can probe your computer ...
Video of NBC Dateline Reporter Fleeing DEFCON 7 Aug 2007 | 08:26 pm
An Associate producer of Dateline, a NBC show, Michelle Madigan tried to attend this year’s DEFCON psing undercover where she registered as a programmer and came to the annual Hacking/Security confere...
Kevin Mitnick’s Business Card 7 Aug 2007 | 07:49 pm
Uber Hacker turned Security Expert Kevin Mitnick has a business card that definitely goes with his high profile image. Kevin Mitnick is now a professional computer consultant (doing business as Mitnic...
