It's sickening to think that a woman claiming to help other mums generate an income while looking after their children was also involved in spam campaigns that promoted adult pornographic websites. The US computer crime authorities are cracking down harder than ever on those responsible for sending spam, and they should be congratulated for bringing another culprit to justice. Firm action is required worldwide to send a strong message to spammers that their activities are simply unacceptable. |
Launching the attached file will not show you a CCTV picture of a rapist, but instead punch a hole in the security of your PC. Hackers are reaching an all time low with this attempt to encourage kind well-meaning people into opening their malicious file. Anyone unfortunate enough to run this program is running the risk of allowing hackers to gain access to their computer to spy, steal and cause havoc. |
Launching the attached file will not show you a CCTV picture of a rapist, but instead punch a hole in your PC's security. Hackers are reaching an all time low with this attempt to encourage well-meaning individuals into opening these malicious files. Anyone unfortunate enough to run this program risks allowing hackers to gain access to their computer, in order to spy, steal and cause havoc. |
Many users will be used to receiving dodgy sounding business propositions in their inbox, promising them a fortune. These schemes, however, only make money for the criminals behind them. |
Many users will be used to receiving dodgy sounding business propositions in their inbox, promising them a fortune. These schemes, however, only make money for the criminals behind them. Over the last couple of years, we have seen more 419 solicitations with Dutch phone numbers than those of any other nation, including Nigeria, though the Dutch-based 419ers are of course Nigerians operating primarily from Amsterdam. |
Microsoft's credibility will have been damaged by this hack. How can the biggest software company in the world not employ the simple safe-computing practices which could have protected it from this sort of attack? |
Most businesses have been protecting against this for a couple of weeks. Home users who have not updated their software may be at risk if they open unsolicited subject lines. |
Newspapers and internet message boards are full of conspiracy theories as to how Slobodan Milosevic may have met his end, and this Trojan horse exploits interest in the breaking news story in an attempt to fool people into infection. |
People who buy medicines marketed via spam messages are not only encouraging the spammers to send more of their nuisance emails, but are also potentially putting their lives at risk. Daniel Lin is unlikely to be sending any more spam, but there are plenty of other spammers out there prepared to make a quick buck with their unwanted marketing messages. All computer users should defend their email addresses with up-to-date anti-spam software, and remember to never buy goods marketed via spam. |
People who receive this viral email won't necessarily believe that it was intended for them or their company, of course, but they may wish to advise the apparent sender that they have sent the message to the wrong person. If anyone opens the attached file, however, they risk infecting their computer and passing on the pox to others. |
Receiving or reading the emails themselves does not mean you are infected. |
Regardless of whether his e-mail campaign is legal or not, there's no doubt that this has backfired for the attorney general and he has drifted into political hot water by annoying users with his unsolicited emails. |
reminds people to take care online. |
Sadly for the family, getting a court order against http://www.wikipedia.de will not be the solution they are looking for. I find it unlikely that they will ever be satisfied in this issue, and disrupting http://www.wikipedia.de has only probably drawn more attention to the hacker's short life. |
Sadly for the family, getting a court order against will not be the solution they are looking for. I find it unlikely that they will ever be satisfied in this issue, and disrupting has only probably drawn more attention to the hacker's short life. |