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Fraudsters steal details on 2,000 credit cards

Fraudsters steal details on 2,000 credit cardsWhere is the problem?Exactly what went wrong? Was the PCI standard ignored, was it inside people? My bet it was someone not doing their job."Fraud monitoring" misses the point"Together, we look for patterns of activity consistent with fraud."Hey, here's a novel idea:...

Tags: E-mail, Sales channel, Litigation, Financial services, Scam Artist, fraudster, security, credit card

Discussion threads 2006-04-26

Visiting the Cardiff Giant

I took my family to visit PT Barnum’s Cardiff Giant this past Sunday. Do you remember him? It all started when some scam artists planted a 9 foot tall stone statue of a man in a farmer’s field in New York. When it...

Tags: Cardiff Giant, scam artist, display

Blog posts 2006-03-07

Health care's paper tiger

Health care's paper tigerPaper workSingle Payer would take care of most issues but as long as Congress is owned by the insurance/banking/right-wing nut lobby it will never happen. More middle men, higher medical costs, and less protection--that's the future that's been arranged for us.why all the articles without a...

Tags: HIPAA, Regulatory compliance, Insurance, HEALTHCARE, health care, Scam Artist

Discussion threads 2004-02-26

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Spring Design sues Barnes & Noble over Alex, Nook

I kind of want to see barnes and noble win this one...The whole concept of a sliding image preview isn't exactly revolutionary, and it does look decidedly different from the bulky, 2003-esque block interface of the alex.On a personal note, I think the alex looks like some children's toy out...

Tags: Sales channel, E-books, NDA, Barnes & Noble Inc., B&N, credit card, patent, Nook, password

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Ardi sheds light on human origins; A tweener fossil

Oh. That Lucy.Lucy was exposed as a total fake decades ago. A bunch of unrelated bones including PIG bones from different areas combined together by a near-broke scientist who wanted to come up with something for his funding masters. This scientific scam is well documented.But of course people still want...

Tags: Lucy

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

eBay's Q2: PayPal, Skype growth offset by declines at marketplace sites

eBay's Q2: PayPal, Skype growth offset by declines at marketplace sitesEbayI rarily use ebay anymore. I honestly believe ebay and paypal has become greedy money hungry has-beens. The only thing that is worthwhile on ebay is finding unique items or antiques. Otherwise prices have become so competetive...

Tags: Operational accounting, Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Fees, eBay Inc., PayPal, marketplace site

Discussion threads 2009-07-23

High drama and low points in RIAA trial

High drama and low points in RIAA trialRichard, can you shed some light on a couple things.I don't know all the details of this trial so I'll talk in general terms about downloading files from a P2P or other source.Ask anyone in this forum and they will tell you I...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), RIAA, original work, P2P

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

The "no bull" guide to Conficker

The "no bull" guide to ConfickerWelcome to Windows.....Nuff said.Reminds me of MichelangeloA hard date is great for the news organizations to whip up a frenzy over, instead of a vague, general risk.I was interviewed on a local news channel years ago about Michelangelo, and I said much the same types...

Tags: Servers, Operating systems, Patches, Michelangelo, Conficker, server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-03-30

Funny.+5%2F3+Bank+advertises+malware+site+in+brochure

Funny.+5%2F3+Bank+advertises+malware+site+in+brochureMaybe a "friendly customer" wanted to help?Although I find it believable that an ignorant bank employee would recommend such a site, it is also possible that a scam artist left the literature in the bank in a fishing attempt.There have been news stories of fake "depositories" being placed next to...

Tags: Financial services, bank, OCCAM

Discussion threads 2008-02-07

Escrow fraud. Ruining Craigslist?

Escrow fraud. Ruining Craigslist?This dude is a racistYeah, this author makes a point by saying one needs to be careful when using Craig's list. But to imply Nigerians and Russians business people are crooks is racist. Just because some of them commit crimes does not mean ALL of them do....

Tags: Litigation, personals section, Craigslist, scammer, Ruining, Escrow Services, fraud

Discussion threads 2008-01-30

Microsoft plans two security bulletins; one critical impacting Vista

Microsoft plans two security bulletins; one critical impacting VistaBut what about the most needed patch of all?You know, the one that turns Vista back into XP? We need that one bad!Glad I'm Not Using VistaWon't affect me!Why is that "interesting"?Server 2003's vulnerabilities are quite often given a lower severity...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Vista, critical impacting Vista, impacting Vista, Microsoft Plans, security bulletin, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., security, vulnerability

Discussion threads 2008-01-03

Facebookers: Choose your words more carefully

Facebookers: Choose your words more carefullyWhat planet are these pundits from?Facebook shouldn't have ads? That's like trying to say a profit is evil in today's economy. Without accepting a few hundred million investment from Microsoft and every other sideline venture Facebook is involved in, they would be bankrupt, washed out...

Tags: Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, advertisement

Discussion threads 2007-11-08

eBay: All is not well

eBay: All is not wellYou knowEconomists are never happy. When the dollar is strong, it hurts the trade deficit. When the dollar is weak, it means the U.S. economy is in trouble. These guys are Merchants of Chaos. A brilliant insight into human nature by the somewhat bizarre L. Ron...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Craigslist, eBay Inc., e-Bay

Discussion threads 2007-10-18

Why watermarking is a bigger devil than DRM

Why watermarking is a bigger devil than DRMOne questionI might not understand the whole issue.[i]The justification for these watermarks which are unique to each track but not unique to the user is to track which songs are being pirated on peer-to-peer networks like BitTorrent and how often they're traded. ...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, watermark, digital-rights management, movie, reasonable price, music

Discussion threads 2007-08-20

Has Facebook abandoned privacy?

Has Facebook abandoned privacy?URLs are not publicly accessibleHi Steve,The URLs in question are individually generated when someone subscribes to a feed, taking into account all Facebook privacy settings. They are not publicly available. Please see my response on Denise's blog for more information.Thanks,Chris KellyChief Privacy OfficerFacebookEncoded URLThe url...

Tags: SECURITY, Facebook, Facebook Pages

Discussion threads 2007-08-16

Hated blogger leaves U.S., threatens lawsuits

Hated blogger leaves U.S., threatens lawsuitsWhy is Marty Mad?He's getting free publicity to promote his "PageDaddy.com" services.I mean, it's not like he's a cockroach that was suddenly exposed to the sunlight, right? :)What a messTrue. Any publicity is good publicity, right? Well, except when your site with all the...

Tags: Blogging, blogger, lawsuit

Discussion threads 2007-06-13

Buffett makes first donation to Gates Foundation

Buffett makes first donation to Gates FoundationBuffett should reconsidergiving money to Gate$, the greatest scam artist alive.Instead he shold donate it to the OSS community.About timeanalyst and geek were waiting to receive and process the donation.Buffett makes first donation to Gates FoundationAbsolutely wonderful! This is the first step to...

Tags: Free trade, Operational accounting, Gates Foundation, donation

Discussion threads 2006-08-25

Survey: iTunes, others to pick up slack in music sales

Survey: iTunes, others to pick up slack in music salesWell guess what ?Chicken butt . Do you want to know why ? Chicken Thigh ? Want to know the rest ? Chicken breast . Listen up yo , don't care what anybody sez , cause as far as anyone one...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, itune, survey, digital-rights management, Apple iTunes, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-03-27

E-mail scam artist poses as fund manager

E-mail scam artist poses as fund managerE-mail scam artist poses as fund managerHow is this different from other phishing scams aside from the name of the company?Is this even illegal?Last time I checked, being stupid wasn't against the law. This scam is so obvious, how can it be illegal?It's...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, e-mail scam artist, phishing

Discussion threads 2006-02-10

Vonage files IPO: and I have their description of strategy going forward

Vonage files IPO: and I have their description of strategy going forwardImproved Customer Service !!!Vonage needs something, I am not sure if I would be willing to purchase any of their stock though!I odered vonage three weeks ago and within two days I cancelled my account. Reasons: 1....

Tags: Product marketing, Customer relationship management (CRM), VOIP, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, strategy, IPO, Vonage Holdings Corp., customer service

Discussion threads 2006-02-08