Argentina President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner tax identification number altered by hacker
Well, what to do about this? As far as I can tell, this has nothing to do with Chinese hackers but it is being widely reported in the PRC news. Checked the western press to see if anyone had picked up on it but haven’t seen anything yet.
So…
New China News via Sina.com reports that in July of this year, Argentina President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner’s tax identification number was altered by a hacker.
On 22 September, an official from the Argentina Tax Department said President Fernandez de Kirchner’s tax Identification number had been altered by a network hacker, rendering her unable to report or pay taxes normally.
Palin Email Hackers Dorm Raid Creates Another Reason To Get A Password Manager By Grey McKenzie 09/22/2008
Controversial ISP Intercage now back online
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No charges as grand jury investigates Palin hack
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California hacker charged with stealing, extortion
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[September 24, 2008]
Amid Internal Turmoil, Microsoft Delays Windows Mobile 7Microsoft has informed its hardware and wireless carrier partners that it has delayed the release of Windows Mobile 7, the upcoming major update to its smart phone platform. The delay suggests that warring parties inside of Microsoft continue to disagreeWinInfo - Paul Thurrott
"Officially, Windows Mobile 7 has been delayed from the first half of 2009 to the second half 2009, but real world time-to-market is always further lengthened by Microsoft's mobile carrier and hardware partners, who typically add another 6 to 12 months to the schedule. And while the company doesn't plan an interim release of the OS before then, it will ship a new version of its Mobile IE browser that includes the rendering engine from the desktop PC version of IE 6. That browser is expected to make Windows Mobile phones more competitive with the iPhone's Safari browser."
Two Arrested in First Bust for ATM Reprogramming Scam
Android Has Arrived
By Kate GreeneWednesday, September 24, 2008
Google's phone has plenty of potential, but some say its mechanism for delivering applications could lead to ...
A Face-Finding Search Engine
By Kate GreeneWednesday, September 17, 2008
A new approach to face recognition is better at handling low-resolution video.
A "gotcha" in online payment security
Dan Raywood September 24, 2008
A customer's password can be used to commit fraudulent activity on their account, and banks can now blame the customer for not protecting it sufficiently.
Second TJX hacker pleads guilty
Dan Kaplan September 23, 2008
A Miami man pleaded guilty this week for his involvement in the wireless-enabled data heists at TJX and a number of other well-known retailers.
Bogus Facebook emails pass trojans
Angela Moscaritolo September 23, 2008
A new round of malicious emails tries to trick recipients into believing someone wants to be their Facebook friend.
Consumer Class Action
Blockbuster cheats customers by failing to redeem gift cards when the value sinks below $10, a class action claims in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Clerk's Bad Advice Isn't a Valid Excuse, Court Says
NEW YORK (CN) - The New York Appellate Division rejected a plaintiff's claim that he missed a filing deadline because the case was still in discovery, and a law clerk had told him the deadline was not mandatory.
Kentucky Governor Seizes Online Gambling Domain Names
from the can't-have-competition-for-horse-racing dept
It's always fascinating to watch US politicians act as complete hypocrites when it comes to gambling. They talk about moral issues on why they need to stop online gambling, but allow their own personal favorite types of gambling, such as horse races and lottery. Kentucky, of course, is a big horse racing state, so perhaps it should come as no surprise that the state has strict anti-online-gambling laws. These laws are so strict that the state's governor is using them to seize 141 domain names of sites that the state claims are used for illegal gambling. Of course, it appears that many of the domains aren't online gambling sites at all, but parked domains. The state doesn't seem shy about the fact that it's doing this to "protect" the horse racing business...
Homeland Security Continues To Expand Border Searches: Now Can Copy Your Paper-Based Documents
from the probable-cause-is-so-last-millennium dept
We've been covering the stories of how the Department of Homeland Security has a policy in place that lets it search and copy the contents of your laptop as you cross the border without any probable cause. DHS's reasoning for why it needs this power are not particularly convincing -- focusing mainly on scare mongering rather than rational argument. Now, the EFF has discovered, thanks to a Freedom of Information Act request, that it's not just computer data that DHS wants to copy. Last year, it quietly changed its policies to allow customs and border guards to read and copy any personal papers the traveler has, even without "reasonable suspicion" or "probable cause." Compared to searching through and copying your hard drive, this may seem like a minor deal, but it's yet another example of DHS expanding its authority in ways that are very likely to be abused.
Malaysia Jails Blogger For Two Years Without Trial
India Claims To Have Cracked Blackberry Encryption; Proudly Spying On Emails
from the details-missing dept
Rejected From College Because Of Your Facebook Profile?
from the your-new-permanent-record dept
Srizbi's Important DocumentSeptember 24, 2008
Srizbi is sending spam that claims to contain an important document for you.
Another online poker site caught cheating: UltimateBet
Adam O'Donnell: The cheat involved allowing certain customers to view the hole cards of opponents. Like other incidences of online poker fraud, this one was an inside job.
Everyone declares victory in smutfree wireless broadband test
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Blu-ray stutters in face of tough economy, HD downloads
Now that HD DVD is out of the picture, Blu-ray should be soaring, right? Wrong. The high-def format's market share has dropped in recent weeks, with regular old DVD taking the very large majority of the market.
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Technology: China To Run Out of IPv4 Addresses In 830 Days
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/09/the_two_classes.html
Airport security found a jar of pasta sauce in my luggage last month. It was a 6-ounce jar, above the limit; the official confiscated it, because allowing it on the airplane with me would have been too dangerous. And to demonstrate how dangerous he really thought that jar was, he blithely tossed it in a nearby bin of similar liquid bottles and sent me on my way.
There are two classes of contraband at airport security checkpoints: the class that will get you in trouble if you try to bring it on an airplane, and the class that will cheerily be taken away from you if you try to bring it on an airplane. This difference is important: Making security screeners confiscate anything from that second class is a waste of time. All it does is harm innocents; it doesn't stop terrorists at all.
Phony Pop-Up Warning Messages Dupe Most Users - 9/23/2008 4:50:00 PM
New research from NC State University shows how even savvy users fall for malicious system error messages
Microsoft to drop support for Office 2003 SP2
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