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These three words reflect 90% of the spam traffic for May-June 2010. Scams: Between fake Twitter emails and classic Nigerian 419, there was a rise of new phishing attempts using .html attachment files.  Instead of placing URLs in an email, spammers are obfuscating the link in an attached .html file that contains Javascript, cutting theRead more

A month ago I read a fascinating book called McMafia 1by Misha Glenny 2. Glenny, a former BBC world correspondent, presents a terrifying yet eye opening look at how organized crime has progressed with Globalization over the last few decades. Glenny covers all the major illicit activities from global drug trafficking networks, to prostitution andRead more

Wow, I guess writing this blog brings some perks after all. I’ve been nominated to ‘represent [my] professional community’ for every possible Who’s Who list, Facebook invitations are coming in fast and furious, I’m getting offered all kinds of free product subscriptions, and, judging from my message content, I think my 15 minutes of fameRead more

‘I need a one way ticket to Tijuana!’ You might think that if something happens and you want to escape. But if you live in Canada, just sit back and relax – you have nothing to worry about. Canada is known for their lazy laws for certain types of crimes, especially ‘new’ ones (like theRead more

I certainly hope not.  Ever heard about that guy, Adam Guerbuez? Using some scripts, he sent over 4 million spams through Facebook’s Wall in 2008.  After being sued(1) by Facebook under the CAN-SPAM act, he was found guilty (Guerbez didn’t even bother showing up for the trial) and was charged a 873M$ fine.  That turnsRead more