A new way to pay in the UK

Contactless cards such as the OnePulse recently launched by Barclays can be used to "wave and pay" for low cost items.

A new way to pay in the UK | Video | Reuters.com

Canadian police detain Nigerian in alleged 419 scam

Canadian police detain Nigerian in alleged 419 scam

A Nigerian national who had been living in Canada was taken into custody by Winnipeg police in connection with a West African email scam alleged to have bilked an 84-year old man of $30,000.

Toluwalade Alonge Owolabi, 36, of Toronto, was charged with fraud in excess of $5,000

Canadian police detain Nigerian in alleged 419 scam | The Register

Quechup is rotten: don't accept invites

Quechup is rotten: don't accept invites

While you were Burning / vacationing / spacing out offline this Labor Day weekend, many folks online were hit with invitations from a social networking service called Quechup that violates your address book, and abuses user trust by spamming all your contacts.

Quechup is rotten: don't accept invites - Boing Boing

Winfrey turns it on for Obama

Oprah Winfrey was rolling out the red carpet for Barack Obama and the high-wattage stars invited to a gala "celebration" expected to raise $US3 million ($3.6 million) for the Democratic presidential candidate.

The most powerful woman in show business was celebrating her favourite candidate at her palatial estate in this coastal enclave south of Santa Barbara yesterday. Tickets to the sold-out private event went for $US2300 apiece, keeping them within campaign finance limits.

Stevie Wonder was scheduled to perform for the guests, who were expected to include actors Will Smith, Jamie Foxx and Halle Berry. As the presidential hopeful was preparing for his fundraiser, former president Bill Clinton was contemplating a possible return to the White House as "first laddie" if his wife, senator Hillary Clinton, were elected president.

The Australian, News from Australia's National Newspaper

Warning On Office 2007 "Try-Before-You-Buy"

In fairness, I have not used the trial version of Office-2007. But, after my experience with the trial version of Office-2003, I would touch it with a ten foot pole. Please make sure your friends don't touch it either.

Slashdot | Warning On Office 2007 "Try-Before-You-Buy"

Googling "how to crack a safe" nets robbers $12,000

Googling "how to crack a safe" nets robbers $12,000

These burglars may not have been the sharpest tacks in the box to begin with; they attempted to cover a security camera lens not with spray paint or some other opaque agent, but the clear, cleaning properties of WD-40, and attempted to do the same to a fire alarm that they thought was a camera. But at least they were resourceful; after spending an hour and 15 minutes attempting to unsuccessfully crack the safe using their handy passcodes, according to the Colorado Springs Gazette, they used the computer in the next room to search Google for "how to crack a safe."

The Google search proved fruitful for the two burglars, as they were able to get the information they needed and walk away with $12,000 in cash as well as a PlayStation and a laptop. And despite their inept attempts to outwit the security cameras, they have not yet been arrested.


Googling "how to crack a safe" nets robbers $12,000

Hotlan Trojan defeats captcha

Hotlan Trojan defeats captcha

A new Trojan horse that sends spam through Hotmail and Yahoo email accounts has antivirus companies worried that the commonly used "captcha" system, used to prove new members are real people, may have been compromised.

Captcha systems typically use a selection of alphanumeric characters that have been distorted and presented in a graphic with other elements designed to confuse character-recognition software. The idea is that, as only a person can read it and type in the correct sequence, spam bots and other malware can be stopped from automatically setting up accounts.

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39287905,00.htm
Hotlan Trojan defeats captcha - ZDNet UK