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Alleged WikiLeaks source languishes in military prison
A screengrab of a Facebook page on November 29, 2010 set up in support of former US army intelligence agent, Pte. Bradley Manning. AFP/GETTY IMAGES file photo WASHINGTON—Julian Assange, the flamboyant founder of WikiLeaks, is living on a supporter’s 600-acre estate outside London, where he has negotiated $1.7 million in…
Scam promises travel rewards
Canadians are being warned about an auto-dialing scam that claims to offer rewards from Air Canada, Air Transat, Air Miles and other travel companies, but is apparently just trying to pry loose people’s credit card details. “We got a lot of calls about it last month, then it died down…
Tam gets 2 1/2 years in fraud
Characterized as the older, wiser partner — and the one who wouldn’t confess — in a $330,000 credit union fraud, 43-year-old Robert Tam of North Charleston was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison Friday. In delivering the sentence, U.S. District Court Judge Sol Blatt Jr. pointed to Tam’s…
Expert warns of cyber attack on the National Grid
The national electricity grid is wide open to a devastating cyber attack that could wreak havoc on the economy and make the 2008 financial crisis seem puny by comparison, a leading computer industry guru has told The Independent. James Martin, who has made a fortune from making predictions about future…
GeckoSystems Eyeing "Collision Proof" Wheelchair Market With Mobile Robot Solutions
SymbolPriceChangeGOSY.PK0.010.00{“s” : “gosy.pk”,”k” : “a00,a50,b00,b60,c10,g00,h00,l10,p20,t10,v00″,”o” : “”,”j” : “”} CONYERS, GA–(Marketwire – 01/14/11) – GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (Pinksheets:GOSY – News) announced today that their recent invention of the GeckoImager™, in concert with their proprietary “Mobile Robot Solutions for Safety, Security and Service™,” enables cost effective retrofitting of electric wheelchairs to…
Chickens modified to keep from spreading bird flu
LONDON — British scientists have developed genetically modified (GM) chickens that cannot transmit bird flu infections — a step that in future could reduce the risk of avian flu spreading and causing deadly epidemics in humans. Scientists from Cambridge and Edinburgh universities said that while the transgenic chickens still got sick…
How does Visa’s credit card fraud cell alert work?
Topics See more topics » January 15, 2011 E-mail Print Text Size Q: I heard that Visa is offering some new credit-card fraud protection that uses cellphones. How does it work? A: Wouldn’t it be great to get a message every time something is charged to your credit card? Visa…
Two sought for credit card fraud
January 14, 2011 Article source: http://nky.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20110114/NEWS0103/110114026/ Tags: credit card fraud, id theft Category: Identity Theft Watch
Week in Security: Chinese SCADA Miscommunication and Botnets 2011: The Return
No Yes The specter of Stuxnet reared its head again this week, with news of a critical hole in some Chinese SCADA software, while, elsewhere, botnets reloaded following a holiday break, and patches from Microsoft, Google and RIM made headlines. Read on for the full week in review. Shorten URL:…
