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Submission + - Identity/ID Theft Trojan on Monster.com (informationweek.com) 2

Submitted by

Ant

on Sunday August 19, 2007 @11:58PM

Ant writes: "Broadband Reports report an InformationWeek story on security researchers' finds that the popular Monster.com job site was being widely used for identity (ID) theft. Hackers are placing fake advertisements/ads, on the site, that infect computers running Windows. The Trojan takes information that job seekers place online which includes social security numbers. The scam is one of the biggest of its kind and could affect over 100,000 identities..."

Submission + - It's not cheating if it happens in Second Life. (wsj.com) 2

Submitted by

ElvaWSJ

on Friday August 10, 2007 @09:14AM

ElvaWSJ writes: "While his wife, Sue, watches television in the living room, Ric Hoogestraat chats online with what appears on the screen to be a tall, slim redhead. He's never met the woman outside of Second Life, but their relationship has taken on curiously real dimensions. They own two dogs, pay a mortgage together and spend hours shopping at the mall and taking long motorcycle rides. This May, when Mr. Hoogestraat, 53, needed real-life surgery, the redhead cheered him up with a private island that cost her $120,000 in the virtual world's currency, or about $480 in real-world dollars. Their bond is so strong that three months ago, Mr. Hoogestraat asked Janet Spielman, the 38-year-old Canadian woman who controls the redhead, to become his virtual wife."

Submission + - Blogger Finds Y2K Bug in NASA Climate Data (dailytech.com)

Submitted by Moschaef on Friday August 10, 2007 @08:22AM

Moschaef writes: NASA has now silently released corrected figures, and the changes are truly astounding. The warmest year on record is now 1934. 1998 (long trumpeted by the media as record-breaking) moves to second place. 1921 takes third. In fact, 5 of the 10 warmest years on record now all occur before World War II.

Submission + - User's documentation preferences (techscribe.co.uk)

Submitted by

MikeUnwalla

on Friday August 10, 2007 @06:25AM

MikeUnwalla writes: "'Nobody reads user manuals' and 'people always phone the helpdesk' are popular opinions. What is the evidence for these statements? What options are best when we need to educate the average user on how to use software? A new survey reveals users' documentation preferences."

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