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Jan 8, 2009 - Spotting things you'll want to see today. |
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| Social security? |
The new year has exposed more than one crack in the security systems of Twitter and other social networks. On Saturday Twitter was forced to react to a major phishing scam aimed at collecting passwords. Guest blogging in Feeds, security expert Damon Cortesi explained how the same viral benefits that attract legitimate marketers to social networks also create a tempting target for 'twishing'. Things got worse on Monday when Twitter revealed the hacking of 33 well known users. Not content with news anchors (CNN's Rick Sanchez) or pop divas (Britney Spears), the hacking went a bit beyond mischief when it snatched the account of Barack Obama. Apparently unrelated to the twishing attack, the security breach was made possible when the hackers found 'happiness', which WebProNews explained was the simple password of a Twitter admin named Crystal. Twitter has not been the only network exposing weakness in the social network infrastructure. Saad Kamal revealed a phishing scam targeting Digg users and The Malware Blog warned that fake LinkedIn accounts using celebrity names were directing users to dangerous sites. These attacks that can lower reputations as well as bank balances are likely to continue, according to Tech News World. |
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It was not a major surprise on Wednesday when Steve Ballmer announced that Windows 7 would be available for beta download on Friday. Engadget got the first photos of the CES booth redesign to help welcome the highly anticipated upgrade and Kevin Lynch provided a video with the hands on feature set. Ars Technica counted 7 as the highlight of Ballmer's keynote, promising consumers a system that is faster, easier on resources and less intrusive with UAC security warnings. The new system is designed to provide stability rather than to dazzle according to the Microsoft watcher WinExtra. The recession era version of the huge CES show provided other forward looking developments. Inquistr saw the beginning of the internet television era in the aisles and eCommerce Times singled out the LG set that could stream HD content from Netflix while PaidContent found some reason for financial optimism in the gaming world. Still, the world's economic problems were also on display. Gigaom blogged about the incredible shrinking CES. Tech News World took inventory of the themes of the show and even wondered if this CES might be the last. |
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