PC TECH TIME http://pctechtime.com When Time Counts Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:52:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Lastest “Computer Virus” News http://pctechtime.com/lastest-computer-virus-news-7/ http://pctechtime.com/lastest-computer-virus-news-7/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:52:36 +0000 Michael http://pctechtime.com/lastest-computer-virus-news-7/ Australian pleads guilty to global computer hack
A 20-year-old Australian man has pleaded guilty to initiating a computer virus that infected 3,000 computers in Australia and other countries to steal banking and credit card information.
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Bank hacker sparked worldwide alert
AN Adelaide man has admitted creating a computer virus capable of accessing bank accounts both here and overseas – sparking a worldwide red alert.
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Suspected ‘Mariposa Botnet’ creator arrested
US, Spanish and Slovenian law enforcement authorities on Wednesday announced the arrest of the suspected creator of the notorious “Mariposa Botnet” used by criminal hackers around the world.
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WASHINGTON (AFP) – US, Spanish and Slovenian law enforcement authorities on Wednesday announced the arrest of the suspected creator of the notorious “Mariposa Botnet” used by criminal hackers around the world.
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Australian pleads guilty to global computer hack
A 20-year-old Australian man has pleaded guilty to initiating a computer virus that infected 3,000 computers in Australia and other countries to steal banking and credit card information.
Read more on AP via Yahoo! Asia News

]]> http://pctechtime.com/lastest-computer-virus-news-6/feed/ 0 ‘Computer Virus!’ http://pctechtime.com/computer-virus/ http://pctechtime.com/computer-virus/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:46:19 +0000 Michael http://pctechtime.com/computer-virus/ ‘Computer Virus!’
Animators: Gervanah Beach, Arianna Dos Santos, Yamile Estrella, Sharice Green, Dylan Pryor, Maggie Towers, Maria Vargas and Taylor Rose Williamson. School: Jefferson Elementary, New Rochelle.
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Botnet hacker caught in Slovenia
One of the hackers behind a computer virus that infected nearly 13m computers has been tracked down by international authorities.
Read more on BBC News

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(AP:ADELAIDE, Australia) A 20-year-old Australian man has pleaded guilty to initiating a computer virus that infected 3,000 computers in Australia and other countries to steal banking and credit card information.
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THE INQUIRER Truth matches fiction
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Increased Use of Link-Shortening Services by Spammers Heralds Higher Volumes of URL-Shortened Spam
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Symantec Announces July 2010 MessageLabs Intelligence Report
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA–(Marketwire – 07/22/10) – Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC – News ) today announced the publication of its July 2010 MessageLabs Intelligence Report. Analysis reveals that the percentage of spam containing shortened hyperlinks has increased significantly over the last year. Spam containing shortened hyperlinks hit a one day peak of 18 percent, or 23.4 billion spam emails, on April …
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]]> http://pctechtime.com/lastest-adware-news-4/feed/ 0 130 B.C. lottery web accounts compromised http://pctechtime.com/130-b-c-lottery-web-accounts-compromised/ http://pctechtime.com/130-b-c-lottery-web-accounts-compromised/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:41:38 +0000 Michael http://pctechtime.com/130-b-c-lottery-web-accounts-compromised/ 130 B.C. lottery web accounts compromised
B.C.’s privacy commissioner has confirmed that a breach that compromised users’ account details forced the shutdown of the B.C. Lottery Corporation’s new online casino PlayNow.com just hours after it was launched last week.
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Increased Use of Link-Shortening Services by Spammers Heralds Higher Volumes of URL-Shortened Spam
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Symantec Announces July 2010 MessageLabs Intelligence Report
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA–(Marketwire – 07/22/10) – Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC – News ) today announced the publication of its July 2010 MessageLabs Intelligence Report. Analysis reveals that the percentage of spam containing shortened hyperlinks has increased significantly over the last year. Spam containing shortened hyperlinks hit a one day peak of 18 percent, or 23.4 billion spam emails, on April …
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An attorney for the Janesville School District said Wednesday the district was concerned that its former information technology manager was getting a reduction in criminal charges as part of a plea agreement.
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Injudicious Journalism
The great Samuel Johnson once told his famous biographer, James Boswell, that “A lawyer has no business with the justice or injustice of the cause which he undertakes… The justice or injustice of the cause is to be decided by the judge.”
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]]> http://pctechtime.com/lastest-computer-virus-news-3/feed/ 0 McAfee launches security software for Mac users http://pctechtime.com/mcafee-launches-security-software-for-mac-users/ http://pctechtime.com/mcafee-launches-security-software-for-mac-users/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:38:13 +0000 Michael http://pctechtime.com/mcafee-launches-security-software-for-mac-users/ McAfee launches security software for Mac users
McAfee has released two different security software packages for Mac users. McAfee Internet Security for Mac includes the company’s Site Advisor technology that helps protect users from malicious websites, browser exploits and notifies users if an ecommerce site has been scanned by McAfee for potential vulnerabilities.
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Six great reasons to engage with affiliates
Matt Bailey wrote earlier this month on the problem that affiliate marketing seems to have in shaking off negative connotations.
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