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Missing emails
Last week I received confirmation that some mail sent to me never reached my in box ( in fact mails from that sender have not been reaching me for this month). I am trying to trace the problem, and these … Continue reading
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$4 million fraud at Wipro
Hacking / fraud at Wipro Most large companies dealing with physical products have a lot of internal controls and systems in place, every action is usually cross checked by people from at least 2 other departments. Things change in the … Continue reading
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ISP selling Internet surfing history
Interesting information on how ISPs selling the surfing history of their consumers. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/03/AR2008040304052.html http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2007/03/your-isp-may-be-selling-your-web-clicks.ars http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2007/03/does_your_isp_s/ In USA, an ISP makes $5 per month per user. Recently I have received emails and other information related to the websites I surf. I … Continue reading
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Dangers of mobile banking
Many internet “experts” talk about mobile internet and banking, but the security of these systems is suspect. Rs 86000 stolen from ICICI bank account through mobile banking. From:http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/ArticleImage.aspx?article=12_12_2009_001_029&mode=1 Mobile phones are not secure, I have received strange SMSes from JustDial … Continue reading
Personal information for sale
From http://cryptome.org/isp-spy/yahoo-spy.pdf Federal law (See 18 U.S.C. § 2706) requires law enforcement to reimburse providers like Yahoo! for costs incurred responding to subpoena requests, court orders, or search warrants. • Basic subscriber records: approx. $20 for the first ID, $10 … Continue reading
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Corporate spying and tech gadgets
As this article illustrates, email interception is rampant. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2009-07-28-corporate-espionage-recession-tech_N.htm In USA, business executives get arrested, in India they know they can get away with it. So you get mails with “guess who I am” .
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Data interception and email
Online shopping is relatively safe since most ecommerce stores use a secure (https:// ) connection . Most people use email for personal correspondence , sending jokes and other trivial information, so email security solutions are not easily available. But if … Continue reading
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Cybercrime in India
India is a major hub for cybercriminals. http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/aug/20/slide-show-1-india-major-hub-for-cybercrime.htm I renewed my internet account online and immediately got a discount offer for jewelry from a fake online store.
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Tracking cyberspies
Tracking Cyberspies Through the Web Wilderness http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/science/12cyber.html?_r=2&partner=rss&emc=rss Many of the spying operations are government sponsored and they too have certain drawbacks. The open source software used is Wireshark. Can be downloaded at http://www.wireshark.org .
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Email interception
The other problem I face is email interception and it has become worse in the last week, as I am not receiving many of the emails. A good article on email interception is http://www.anonic.org/email-security.html http://googlehackz.blogspot.com/2007/10/ur-e-mail-can-be-intercepted-check-how.html This is not just limited … Continue reading
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