A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness : From Impostor Poodles to Purple Numbers

V. S. Ramachandran

	A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness : From Impostor Poodles to Purple Numbers
	Published: 23 July, 2004
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	Author: V. S. Ramachandran

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A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness : From Impostor Poodles to Purple Numbers

Protecting against Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RFID data attacks (CNET)

CNET - NEW YORK--Using a laptop, cell phone headset, building access badge, credit cards, or even a passport can make you a walking target for data thieves and other criminals, a security expert warned at the Last HOPE hacker conference here late Friday.

New Worm Transcodes MP3s to Try to Infect PCs (PC World)

PC World - A new variety of malicious software could pose a danger to those who download music files on peer-to-peer networks.

Losses Likely to Rise From Latest Romanian Crime Ring (PC World)

PC World - Losses from a Romanian cybercrime ring that was broken up on Tuesday could reach into the millions of euros.

Obama warns against 'fighting the last war' (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080717/ap_on_el_pr/obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080716/capt.d2819458432e46318606b96b6ce3f81e.obama_2008_injh108.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=DOsOBpoaZQIclZW2Cp_Ccw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a roundtable discussion on nuclear non-proliferation held at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Obama said Wednesday that two goals of his administration would be to secure all loose nuclear material during his first term and to ultimately rid the world of nuclear weapons. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0" /></a>AP - Democrat Barack Obama warned Wednesday about the danger of "fighting the last war" as he pledged to focus on emerging nuclear, biological and cyber threats if elected president.

Cyber-capos: How cybercriminals mirror the mafia and businesses (CNET)

CNET - Cybercrime, the harvesting and sale of credit card and other data for online fraud and theft, is a "shadow economy" that mimics the real business world in its practices and the mafia in its structure, according to a new report from security firm Finjan.

The iPhone 3G Gets Unlocked (TechWeb)

TechWeb - <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/cmp/tc_cmp/storytext/209100524/28260594/SIG=131p4lobg/*http://www.informationweek.com/;jsessionid=CI2FGA4BKRW5WQSNDLQCKHSCJUNN2JVN?cid=feed-yahoo-news">InformationWeek</a> - A group in Brazil has unlocked the phone to run on other carriers' networks, and a hacker team has enabled independent apps to run on Apple's latest handset.

Romainian Authorities Arrest Cybercrime Suspects (PC World)

PC World - More than 20 cybercrime suspects are arrested in Romania.

Congress asks Embarq about selling customer info (AP)

AP - Congress has asked Embarq Corp. about its work with a company that tracks online subscribers' Web traffic for advertising purposes, part of growing concern about Internet privacy.

Spammer Gets 30 Months for Inundating AOL (PC World)

PC World - A 27-year-old man was sentenced to 30 months in prison Tuesday for blasting AOL subscribers with spam over a four-month...

NY spammer hit with 30-month prison sentence (CNET)

CNET - A federal court on Tuesday sentenced a New York man to a 30-month prison term for sending unsolicited marketing e-mail to 1.2 million AOL subscribers, according to a Reuters report.

NY man gets 30 months in prison for spamming AOL (Reuters)

Reuters - A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Tuesday for sending spam e-mails to more than 1.2 million subscribers of America Online in a scheme that foiled the Internet company's spam-filtering system.

Microsoft Says Yahoo-Google Deal Threatens Internet Privacy (TechWeb)

TechWeb - <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/cmp/tc_cmp/storytext/209100255/28247488/SIG=13145bbg0/*http://www.informationweek.com/;jsessionid=SQAMYUDEC4K5GQSNDLRCKHSCJUNN2JVN?cid=feed-yahoo-news">InformationWeek</a> - The company's complaints may have as much to do with privacy and competition as they do with its own strategic interests in Yahoo's search business.

Norton 2009 to Speed Up Malware Screening (PC World)

PC World - Symantec has built more than 300 speed and performance enhancements into its forthcoming security products, now in public beta.

Researchers Trace Structure of Cybercrime Gangs (PC World)

PC World - The chain-of-command of a cybercrime gang is not unlike the Mafia, an evolution that shows how online crime is becoming a...

Stolen bank data gets cheaper on Web: report (Reuters)

Reuters - Prices charged by cybercriminals selling hacked bank and credit card details have fallen sharply as the volume of data on offer has soared, forcing them to look elsewhere to boost profit margins, a new report says.

NZealand teen mastermind walks free over global cyber crime (AFP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080715/tc_afp/nzealandcrimeinternetcomputer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080715/capt.cps.mzn59.150708042602.photo00.photo.default-512x343.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=zqol0n19NWHQBibfUUKgTg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Constables in Auckland. A New Zealand teenager who confessed to a central role in a global cyber-crime ring which caused millions of dollars in losses walked free from court Tuesday with police wanting to secure his skills(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A New Zealand teenager who confessed to a central role in a global cyber-crime ring which caused millions of dollars in losses walked free from court Tuesday with police wanting to secure his skills.

ZoneAlarm Issues Fix For Problems Caused By Microsoft DNS Patch (TechWeb)

TechWeb - <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/cmp/tc_cmp/storytext/208808584/28208367/SIG=131p4es7c/*http://www.informationweek.com/;jsessionid=LRBJKCBN3OONUQSNDLQCKHSCJUNN2JVN?cid=feed-yahoo-news">InformationWeek</a> - The fix applies to the ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite, Pro, Antivirus, Anti-Spyware and Basic Firewall editions of the product.

Under Your Thumb? Tiny Drives, Big Risks (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Hackers always are on the lookout for the most vulnerable spot on your personal computers. These days, that weakest link might be your flash thumb drive.

Microsoft, Google back broad privacy legislation (AP)

AP - Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. told lawmakers Wednesday that Congress should pass basic privacy legislation to protect information about consumers, such as the data being gathered about people's Web surfing habits in order to pinpoint Internet advertising.

Internet flaw could let hackers take over the Web (AFP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080709/tc_afp/usitinternetsoftwarecrime"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080709/capt.cps.myg48.090708144847.photo00.photo.default-512x392.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=SzWyQeld4bULa4v0ZB2seA--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="A man tries to access a website at an Internet cafe during a disruption of Internet service. Computer industry heavyweights are hustling to fix a flaw in the foundation of the Internet that would let hackers control traffic on the World Wide Web.(AFP/File/Amro Maraghi)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Computer industry heavyweights are hustling to fix a flaw in the foundation of the Internet that would let hackers control traffic on the World Wide Web.

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