Author: Steve Gold
Say hello to the Great (Internet) Wall of Thailand
Judging from reports on the newswires, it seems that Thailand is joining China in the Internet blocking stakes, investing around $9 million in creating a `filtering' firewall.
Moves to save Gary Mackinnon from extradition growing
The main newswires may not have picked up up on what's happening in the Gary Mackinnon saga, but it seems Mr M may yet be saved from the ravenous hordes of xenophobic Guantanamo-baying (US) horsemen of the apocalypse.
Pensioner piracy case reveals flaw in IP numbering
I was intrigued to read in the Scottish Daily Record today about the curious case of a pensioner couple - Ken Mackinnon and his wife Gillian - who were sent a solicitor's letter demanding 525 quid for allegedly file-sharing an Atari race game over t'Internet.
Paypal - about as a secure as a chocolate teapot?
Interesting to read a story on the Industry Standard earlier this week about how the portal has spotted the fact that a number of Paypal accounts have been compromised for around 16 months and eBay, which owns Paypal, has allegedly done nothing to counter the problem.
Hackers force Aeroflot to stop selling tickets
Reports are coming in that Aeroflot, Russia's largest airline, has had to suspend selling tickets via its Web site after hackers gained heavy-duty access to the portal.
Google hacking topic resurfaces with a vengeance
About a year ago the newswires were full of a new hacker modus operandi called `Google hacking.'
Basically this involved using Google's advanced search syntax to extract all sorts of useful data from the Google search engine results.
For a time, it was possible to derive credit cards numbers and all sorts of so-called dark information.
50 per cent of mobile users snoop on their better half's handset
Research from Omnio.com claims to show that almost 50 per cent of UK mobile phone users have snooped on their better half's mobile, looking for adulterous text messages and the like.
Perils of VOIP area code scamming revealed in Japan
I was interested to read an article in the Yomiuri Shumbun, the Japanese daily newspaper, yesterday, about how fraudsters have been using the latest Internet telephony services to part punters from their money.
Cheltenham woman loses 14K to cyberfraud; opens Cyberfraud Web site
I was intrigued to hear that a Cheltenham woman, after being ripped for 14 grand in a cybercrime fraud - in which she allowed her bank account to be used for bopping money around the Internet - is launching a Web site to publicise the problem.
Russian tekkie admits to hacking Georgian sites
Interesting to see a report on Wired's blog section - written by tech guru Noah Shachtman - noting that a Russian tekkie has admitted to taking part in a mass hacking attack on several key Georgian Web sites during the August war against the Georgia.
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