Computer security consultant charged with infecting a quarter million computers

I came across this story which was published on the US Department of Justice website today and after reading the story, I had to share this with the NowPublic community.This 26 year old has been controlling OUR computers without our knowledge for sometime now.  The thing...

The Peace Test - An Opinion

"The Peace Test Bush offered Palestinians a state; they said no deal. By Clifford D. May The anniversary passed with scarcely a mention. Six years ago, on June 24, 2002, President Bush turned American policy in the Middle East in a new direction. In a ground-breaking speech,...

Researchers Expose 'Stupid Phisher Tricks'

It's funny that some of the script kiddies using plug and play phishing tools are being subjected to phishing themselves inadvertedly just by using those tools. It's almost like the food chain....   " Researchers Expose 'Stupid Phisher...

Anti-whaling nations against Japan coastal whaling

Whaling is a big issue in the Pacific Northwest.  The Makah were prevented from traditional subsistence whaling so we are wondering how Japan will handle this.  - The Angryindian-------------------------------------------------"ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) -...

Rogues Attack World of Warcraft: You Are Entering Combat

Windows Warcrafters beware: hackers are looking to pwn you! These guys are evidently pros, having compromised The Dolphins Stadium website in an earlier attack."For months, hackers--most likely in China and Russia, according to security watchers--have been surreptitiously...

Associated Press Protests Military Censors

The U.S military and executives of the Associated Press network are at loggerheads over the erasure of AP journalists' film last week in Afghanistan. "The U.S. military asserted that an American soldier was justified in erasing journalists' footage of the aftermath of a...