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PATH: BS | Technology | Internet

Grass roots web site eats into corporate profits Posted by Pile (7750 views) [E-Mail link]
The popular underground classifieds web site Craigslist, recently partially acquired by eBay, is now getting attention as mainstream media are complaining that Craigslist is costing them millions in lost revenue.
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Exploit launched for most popular web messageboard app Posted by Pile (7926 views) [E-Mail link]
CERT has sent out a security bulletin outlining what appears to be a major flaw in phpBB, the Internet's most popular messageboard software. There appears to be automated scripts seeking out vulnerable messageboards on the Internet, whereupon they are compromised or defaced. Mediocre webmasters all over the world will end up having some holiday headaches if they don't update their systems.
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Internet summed up in 26 keywords Posted by Pile (5271 views) [E-Mail link]	[Technology]
Google's new Suggest feature provides hints as-you-type, based on the most popular search queries. So without further adieu, here's an A-to-Z list of what the Internet is all about: the most popular keyword searches for each letter.
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Holiday greeting e-mail hides nasty worm Posted by Pile (7632 views) [E-Mail link]
The Zafi.D worm, which disguises itself as an e-mail holiday greeting, is currently the most frequently detected worldwide virus, software security company Panda Software said this week.
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Google upset over "click fraud" Posted by Pile (9581 views) [E-Mail link]
A top Google official said that growing abuse of the company's lucrative sponsored ad-search model jeopardizes the popular Internet search engine's business. He's talking about "click fraud". They claim people are clicking on sponsored links illegitimately to cause advertisers to pay more money. We here at BSA have never quite understood how the whole pay-per-click model would ever be "fraud proof" and aside from obvious attempts, how do you determine what is and isn't a legitimate click?
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CNN spoof site claiming Bush arrested in Canada Posted by Pile (5456 views) [E-Mail link]
There's a buzz going around the Internet regarding the supposed arrest of George Bush for war crimes upon his visit to Canada. An enterprising individual has created a clever mock-CNN site that appears like the real thing, complete with lots of detail and stats on the supposed charges against the U.S. president.
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Only takes 4 Minutes online before your Microsoft PC is infected Posted by Pile (7753 views) [E-Mail link]
USA Today has a story outlining how long ones' fresh PC might last connected to the Internet before it's infected. If you're running Microsoft XP with SP1, you may have approximately four minutes of time before your PC is infected and compromised. This is an indication of the overwhelming amount of virus/worm traffic randomly hitting Internet machines that the top-level ISPs adn the enforcement authorities seem to not give a damn about addressing.
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New screen saver fights back against spammers Posted by RantMaster (9114 views) [E-Mail link]	[Spam]
"Make Love Not Spam": Lycos has announced a clever new free screen saver that targets known spam servers and when your computer is idle, drains a bit of bandwidth from them, supposedly to cost spammers more money in bandwidth costs. Seems like a cool idea to me.
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Finally, a use for those AOL CDs Posted by RantMaster (6180 views) [E-Mail link]
Finally, a creative soul has figured out a way to make something useful from the thosands of promotional AOL CDs that seem to be invading our mailboxes. Ed's Note: It should be noted that the attached image is (c) Stupidco.com. Our branding image overwrote that.
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Internet porn worse than crack? Posted by Pile (8061 views) [E-Mail link]	[Dubious Research]
Internet pornography is the new crack cocaine, leading to addiction, misogyny, pedophilia, boob jobs and erectile dysfunction, according to clinicians and researchers testifying before a Senate committee Thursday.
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Spinwatch debuts as another media watchdog Posted by Pile (5599 views) [E-Mail link]	[News Media]
While we consider ourselves part of the contingent that is endeavoring to keep the media in check, we're not alone. The most recent addition to the counter-spin arena is a web site run by a professor at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, entitled Spinwatch.
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10x10 - A new perspective on news Posted by Pile (7465 views) [E-Mail link]
A new site has sprung up in the last week called "10x10". The idea behind the site is that it scans the news feeds from various online networks and uses linguistic analysis to identify the 100 most active words, displaying them and corresponding pictures in a 10x10 grid. A kind of futuristic interface to news stories ranked by their permutation in the wire services. Innovative? Or much ado about nothing? You decide.
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Please hold for the President of the United States Posted by PoopScoop (10470 views) [E-Mail link]
You are home minding your business when the phone rings and you look down at the Caller ID and it's the White House. The caller asks you to "Please hold for the President of the United States." Is this for real you ask yourself.... Well...
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Bush's re-election web site not available to Europeans Posted by RantMaster (5121 views) [E-Mail link]
For some strange reason, the BBC is reporting that GW Bush's web site is denying access to many countries outside the U.S. The net is buzzing with speculation as to why the administration doesn't want other countries to access Bush's web site, with many calling it a PR disaster for the President and yet another slap in the face of US-International relations. Perhaps GW only meant to block access to some of the Internets as opposed to all.
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Pres. candidates' Internet expenses revealed Posted by Pile (5073 views) [E-Mail link]
How much would you pay to run your political web sites? Well, if you're GW Bush, you and your associates have doled out a whopping $1.5M, including such hefty figures as $54,000 for "e-mail programming" - some nice mercs they have on their team, compared with Kerry's modest outlay of somewhere in the area of $50k.
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Microsoft-based web sites have major vulnerability Posted by Pile (7464 views) [E-Mail link]
An advisory has been released regarding a vulnerability in Microsoft's ASP .NET technology which apparently allows people to bypass password security on web sites. You might want to worry if you're doing business with a company who uses some of this insecure Microsoft technology for their e-commerce systems. Your personal information may be at risk.
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Spamcop settles court case with spammer. End result: nothing Posted by Pile (8761 views) [E-Mail link]	[Spam]
Notorious spammer, Optinrealbig sued Spamcop/Ironport, the company promoting one of the most effective blacklisting operations against spammers. The case has recently been settled and in a typically useless scenario, no details have been made public on the nature of the settlement. Spammer sues anti-spam company; anti-spam company claims nothing has changed; spammer claims nothing has changed. Score: Consumers 0, Lawyers 1.
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eBay Germany Gets DNS Hijacked Posted by Pile (5283 views) [E-Mail link]	[Technology]
Most "phishing" (attempts to coerce stupid consumers out of personal information) largely rely on e-mail and spoofing of web sites. In Germany, some enterprising criminals actually managed to co-opt the DNS for eBay Germany for a few hours and redirect legitimate traffic to a fake site. Obviously eBay is quite upset about this, and rightly so. Someone dropped the ball here and allowed an unauthorized DNS change for a major site. If the top-level ISPs can't be trusted to follow security procedures, what are we left with? I am equally upset. I was high bidder on the Hindenburg-embossed toaster cozy until this snafu.
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Fun With Google, Part Deux Posted by Pile (5231 views) [E-Mail link]	[Technology]
In a previous article, we exposed how credit card numbers could be snarfed from irresponsible hosts online using Google. SecurityFocus has a neat article on other search tricks. How about browsing unprotected directories or snatching some dork's entire Outlook settings and address book!
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Tricks of the Trade Posted by Pile (9429 views) [E-Mail link]	[The "Buzz"]
Every profession has various subtle tricks. The Morning News has put together an interesting compendium of Tricks of the Trade. Did you know butchers have their own special dirty language; how a nurse tells if a patient is actually asleep, or what never to do when you're making baloon animals?
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