TekSec

I was out doing front yard work late this afternoon when I heard a neighborhood kid say "Lady, are you a real geek?" I looked up in surprise, dropped my garden shears (almost stabbed my arm) and saw a gangling, 11 or so brown haired boy staring straight down at me.  I peeked back at him over …

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[pullquote] "A bug in your software has given me access to hundreds of accounts." -- Geoff Evason [/pullquote] Last Friday Techcrunch, C|NET,  CNN Money and other tech sites reported that some Tweetdeck users had access to other Tweetdeck user accounts. The issue was first reported on Twitter …

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This blog post is still in the works - replace graphics... [pullquote]The current Twitter scam builds on prior profile view scams but now includes an interesting twist.[/pullquote] The latest Twitter "visit my profile for the website!" scam is following hot on the heels of a recent Facebook …

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Another day and another scam. This morning I received a Canadian Income Tax and Benefit Return claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency. There was one serious error in this phishing email that many of you would flag in a heartbeat - their  copyright:  Internal Revenue Service. All rights …

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[pullquote]I have no option but to divorce you. [/pullquote] You have been limiting and rearranging my search life to the point where I am no longer able to conduct a relevant or worthwhile search online. I have been ultimately powerless in this search-marriage for a few years now, and in order to …

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