Posts filed under 'Online Security'

By Lauren Litwinka, Posted in Online Security on September 24, 2009
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The only person I can think that likes Spam is my boyfriend, and that's Spam with a capital "S". You know. The stuff you spread on crackers.But this blog is about spam - lower case "s" - lower case because it deserves no praise or prominence; spam is...(more)

By Lauren Litwinka, Posted in Online Security on June 24, 2009
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On Tuesday, Ed White reported with the Associated Press that "the world's most prolific senders of spam e-mail" has come clean and plead guilty to outstanding spam e-mail crimes he committed back in 2005. According to his charges, Alan Ralsky, 64, of...(more)

By Lauren Litwinka, Posted in Online Security on May 22, 2009
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On Friday, Dan Raywood reported with the SC Magazine that popular video sharing website YouTube.com has been hit by rather racy spam with a serious underlying threat.According to Raywood, YouTube.com incurred slew of "new uploads featuring pornographic...(more)

By Lauren Litwinka, Posted in Online Security on March 11, 2009
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Hey guys! Check out my new video featuring some simple tips you can do to protect yourself from hackers (or at least make it harder to crack into your various online accounts). Nowadays it's very common for people to manage several online accounts,...(more)

By Lauren Litwinka, Posted in Online Security on February 6, 2009
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Two weeks ago, the British Monster domain was breached by hackers. Monster declined to comment on the specific number of members affected by the hack- but the site boasts a user-base of over 75 million, so... you get the picture.Monster assured press...(more)

By Lauren Litwinka, Posted in Online Security on February 2, 2009
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On Saturday, the biggest buzz online should have been about the upcoming Super Bowl... placing bets on everything from the outcome of the game, to the length of the National Anthem, and most importantly: the commercials! But in the wee hours of the west...(more)

By Lauren Litwinka, Posted in Online Security on January 27, 2009
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In today's economy, job-hunting is stressful enough-- but now, many job-hunters across the Atlantic have to face the added worry of online identity theft. On Tuesday, the AFP reported from London on what is being called “one of the biggest cases...(more)

By Lauren Litwinka, Posted in Online Security on January 5, 2009
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Just earlier today, I wrote about the phishing threat bubbling over at microblogging web community Twitter. That's right, despicable phishers have been sending out phony email notifications to Twitterers, prompting them to visit a link included in the...(more)

By Lauren Litwinka, Posted in Online Security on January 5, 2009
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The Hudson Horizons team has recently become very involved with Twitter. Since we created our own account, we've been regularly microblogging to keep our clients and partners in the loop about our company events and projects.On Saturday, the Twitter...(more)

By Lauren Litwinka, Posted in Online Security on December 30, 2008
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Last Tuesday, the AFP reported that China is taking steps to "fight rampant computer data theft" within its cities. Pending amendments for its Criminal Law seek to deliver serious jail time to persons who hack into a variety of the country's networks-...(more)