Crime of the future - biometric spoofing: “
Watch where you leave your fingerprints - soon they could be the target of thieves looking to break into your bank account.
“Fingerprints
are known to be a weak identification mechanism. I will try and find
the article that dumps on fingerprints and explains why they won’t work
long term. If [...]
Biometrics are iffy identity mechanisms
July 26th, 2006 · Comments Off
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Google Spoofing
July 26th, 2006 · Comments Off
Fake Google Website Hides Trojan Horse: “
Scammers
have set up an exact copy of the download page for Googleís Toolbar
plug-in in an attempt to lure users to download a Trojan back door.
Some versions of the scam even spoof the correct Google Toolbar Web
address for Internet Explorer, using Googleís own redirection service
in an attempt to hide [...]
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Identity issues for RFID–We’re headed for a breakdown
July 26th, 2006 · Comments Off
Hackers CLONE Human-implanted RFID chip in Minutes at Conference: “
This
is the first time someone has cloned an human-implanted RFID chip The
pair demonstrated the cloning process: Westhues held a standard RFID
reader against an arm to register the chipís unique identification
number. It actually has no security devices what-so-ever - VeriChipís
claims that its RFID chips can not [...]
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Mozilla subversive marketing–Not
July 26th, 2006 · Comments Off
Firefox takes over IE7: “
This
is too funny. Firefox has purchased the www.ie7.com domain name. When
you go to the site, all you see is a big Firefox logo.
“Very funny. Subersive marketing eh?Wrong. I looked at it, it has a disclaimer that neither Mozilla or Microsoft is affiliated with the site. Somebody saw the domain and [...]
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