Archive March 2010
Credit card hacker Sentenced 20 years
Miami based Computer Expert, was jailed by a judge in US, for Stealing more than 130 million credit and debit card numbers. The Judge claimed it to be the largest and most costly example of hacking in the History of USA. The sentenced Hacker Albert Gonzalez pleaded guilty in september 2009.
Gonzalez was not alone in this act, he was accused with two russian co-conspirators, for hacking into retailer payment system. They used SQL injection attacks to take advantage of weaknesses within the system and hence stealing important information & credit/debit card information. These attacks included more than 250 US based companies. When asked Gonzalez claimed ” curiosity and addiction” as motive behind this.
Before getting sentenced for 20 years, Albert Gonzalez gave his expensive jewellery, Car and home and also $1 Million in cash which was burried in his parents garden.
Published | The Computer Next | Information Source | BBC
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Opera New build download available
Opera 10.50 has been under development for sometime now. We had a new build at the start of this month. The build had some issues with some proxy server settings as was reported by end users. Opera Software released the latest major iteration of its browser, bringing to the table a number of enhancements pertaining to JavaScript performance, web standards compliance and a GUI redesign. Since March 2nd, the Norwegian browser maker has already delivered the first update, and is working on a second refresh, designed to further soften some of the rough edges of Opera.
Currently you can download the 10.52 build 3333, but its now the full version. The browser is currenly in beta. Opera 10.52 is made for offer=ing enhanced performance with javascript based web applets & with overall increase in browsing experience.
“In this build, there is a possible fix for some network problems when using proxies. The same fix might improve on the ‘Waiting for DNS confirmation of cookie domain(s)’ message some people are seeing (try clearing cookies if the problem persists). There is also an attempt at fixing a problem where a corrupted cache would cause problems when viewing e-mails and opening attachments, and a few site compatibility fixes as well,” a member of the Opera Desktop team revealed.
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New Microsoft Online Services Sign-in out now
Microsoft has updated an application that users can turn to in order to access the company’s Online Services. Microsoft Online Services Sign-In for Windows has been bumped up a notch, with a couple of problems reported by users fixed by the refresh. The updated Online Services Sign-In application is currently available via the Microsoft Download Center, and the company recommends that customers running the previous versions of the app should make sure to download and install version 1.0.1427.040.
“Machines running Windows XP may experience problems connecting to Microsoft Online Services, which may manifest with the following error message displayed in the Sign-In application: ‘Unable to connect to Microsoft Online Services. You must be connected to the Internet to use the services.’ Machines running Office Outlook in languages other than English may display Outlook folder names in English,” Englis stated.
If you are currently leveraging the Sign-In application from Microsoft, you can easily check the version information. All you need to do is select the “About” tab in the Sign-In application, and then locate the bit of info “Current version: x.x.xxxx.xxx.” Upgrading as soon as possible will ensure that you don’t come across any glitches, or that any problems you might have stumbled across will be resolved. “Customers who downloaded and installed version 1.0.1423.65 of the Sign-In application and experience either of these issues should install the new version 1.0.1427.040 (or later) of the Sign-In application, which can be obtained from the Microsoft Download Center,” Englis added.
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Yahoo Messenger 10 Download
Yahoo Messenger is one of the most commonly used and liked instant Messaging program used worldwide. Continuing the lead by Yahoo, its Im service released a new IM-client, this release is Yahoo Messenger 10. Yahoo messenger has been there for over a decade now, its popularity has made it a essential to have around. This latest Release by Yahoo is beleived to have fixed a lot of issue and added some very interesting features, one of them is the one-on-one Video chat capability. You can now also make real-time synchronized video calls depending on your internet connection, another one is the new status update tab that updates according to the various webservices you are enrolled in.
Currently yahoo has not released list of security issues that were fixed, but you should go and update your messenger right away. below is the download link.
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Firefox for Windows Phone 7 Development stopped
Mozilla seems to be unhappy with Microsoft and the company’s limitations when it comes down to building native applications for its next-generation Windows mobile platform. Although it has so far produced a steady stream of testing builds of Fennec for Windows Mobile, the development efforts associated with Firefox for Windows Phone 7 have been put on hold. Stuart Parmenter, the Mobile Team technical lead, Mozilla Corporation, indicated that the time-out might very well end up being indefinite, and that, essentially, the ball was in Microsoft’s court.
“While we think Windows Phone 7 looks interesting and has the potential to do well in the market, Microsoft has unfortunately decided to close off development to native applications. Because of this, we won’t be able to provide Firefox for Windows Phone 7 at this time. Given that Microsoft is staking their future in mobile on Windows Mobile 7 (not 6.5) and because we don’t know if or when Microsoft will release a native development kit, we are putting our Windows Mobile development on hold,” Parmenter stated.
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