Michael Dolan, 24, was sentenced yesterday to seven years in prison for fraud and aggravated identity theft for four-year string of phishing activity on AOL. Dolan crafted a series of elaborate phishing scams in an effort to scam thousands of users out of money. Detailed below is an example of one such scam. Read more…
Anyone who sends e-mail a lot should be relieved to hear two companies who aim to standardize and improve legitimate e-mail delivery have aligned and merged together. ReturnPath acquired Habeas to unite to provide users the best of both worlds — certification, tracking, analytics and feedback. Read more…
Breaking! — That defines Google’s free e-mail service that millions of users count on and the news of this kind. It appears GMail had just taken a massive blow, resulting thousands of users becoming locked out of their account. This should serve as a reminder of the great power Google yields. *UPDATED BELOW!* Read more…
Are you hunting for a job or cringing at paying that variable rate mortgage? Perhaps you pray for lower gas prices? Well, rest assured that your Congress is looking out for your best interest by further regulating cellular phone usage on airplanes with a nifty little bill abbreviated, “HANG UP.” Read more…
A recent court ruling against Sprint (S), has declared audacious Early Termination Fees to be illegal; resulting in Sprint to pay $73 million dollars to customers who were charged maliciously by the wireless carrier. This is the time to terminate Early Termination Fees. Read more…
Today, Southern California was rocked with an 5.6 earthquake. While it’s definitely newsworthy, social media prevailed at getting the message out first over mainstream media (MSM). Sometimes, it’s the raw, unedited content from those affected that can be the story. However, MSM can help carry the message out for others. Read more…
Allegedly, Windows Vista is more secure then it’s predecessor, Windows XP. I dispute this as simply a manipulation with statistics and PR from Redmond.Of course, this comparison is over a period of 21 months, but I strongly believe Windows Vista is still insecure due to their closed-source activity. Read more…
Spam-king, Eddie Davidson, escaped from prison with the help from his girlfriend and eventually led to the murder-suicide of Davidson and his girlfriend. This just shows that convicted spammers are ruthless and will do anything they can for an easy out. Read more…
Finally, someone who agrees with me. Earlier last week, NY Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo, urged ISPs to block Usenet Newsgroup access to take a stance against the distribution of illegal child porn. I fundamentally disagree with the position that Cuomo has taken and is a sad attempt to help bolster his political career. Read more…
Yahoo pulls out the big guns (homepage advertising) to attempt to overpower Carl Icahn from ousting the Yahoo executive team. Personally, I find these ads not tailored to a majority of their users. Inside, I’ll show you the array of ads Yahoo is running against Icahn and my thoughts on it. Read more…
