Like the kid with a mouthful of loose teeth won’t stop believing in the tooth fairy, the press just can’t release itself from the fantasy of “pharm parties.” Since the middle of the decade, scores of news organizations major and minor have run

Symantec suspects bot in attacks on D-Link routers - Computerworld
Share March 25, 2008 (Computerworld) Suspicious port scanning that’s been tracked back to D-Link Inc. routers may mean a worm or bot is on the loose and infiltrating the popular brand’s devices using a three-year-old vulnerability, security

Legal Eye: Could you end up footing your e-crime bill? - Silicon.com
The banks and building societies have just signed up to a new code. What the code has to say about online customers paying for fraudulent transactions on their accounts is worth reading carefully, says lawyer Duncan Pithouse. The latest Banking Code

Security glossary - Download.com
These controls link to any object–traditionally dynamic content such as tables and buttons that react to mouse clicks–embedded within a Web page. Although ActiveX controls help Web pages spring to life, malicious programmers can easily use them as

E-Filing Up, Fear Down - InternetNews.com
In the latest reported incident, HSBC warned 180,000 U.S. credit-card holders that their personal information may have been exposed. Consumers may be more aware of the danger of online scams, but the speed and convenience of online tax preparation

Tech Watch - August 2005 - Popular Mechanics
Published in the August 2005 issue. Remember Voyager 1? Launched in 1977, the trusty probe explored the outer planets of our solar system, and now it has passed a new mile marker. In May, NASA scientists announced that Voyager 1 had broken through

Shore Bank Implements Goldleaf s New Full Site SSL Certificate - Businesswire.com
ATLANTA–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Goldleaf Financial Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:GFSI), a provider of integrated technology-based solutions designed to improve the performance of financial institutions, today announced that Onley, Va.-based Shore Bank has

Drive-by Web attack aimed at home routers - Computerworld
Too lazy to change default passwords? You’ll pay. February 15, 2007 (IDG News Service) — If you haven’t changed the default password on your home router, do so now . That’s what researchers at Symantec Corp. and Indiana University are saying, after

Northeast Tarrant police suspect drugs in three teens deaths - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Police are investigating whether illegal drugs such as heroin or LSD, prescription drugs such as hydrocodone or a mixture of the two were involved in the deaths of three teens in the Grapevine area in the past two weeks An exact cause of death on the

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