How to tell if your son is a h4x0r


Most America families use trusted and responsible Internet Service Providers, such as America Online. These providers have a strict "No Hacking" policy, and take careful measures to ensure that your internet experience is enjoyable, educational and above all legal. If your child is becoming a hacker, one of his first steps will be to request a change to a more hacker friendly provider.

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It's official: eBay weds PayPal


PayPal is now officially a part of eBay, but the online payments company will be without its chief executive officer who led it into the merger. eBay announced Thursday afternoon that it has completed its acquisition of PayPal. The announcement followed a shareholder vote Thursday morning in which holders of 65 percent of PayPal shares voted in favor of the merger.

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eBay hat Übernahme von PayPal abgeschlossen
Das Internet-Auktionshaus eBay hat nach eigenen Angaben die Übernahme des Internet-Zahlungsdienstleisters PayPal erfolgreich abgeschlossen. Das teilte eBay in der Nacht zum Freitag mit. Demnach erhalten die Aktionäre für eine PayPal-Aktie 0,39 eBay-Anteile. Durch die im Juli angekündigte Übernahme erwartet das Internet-Auktionshaus eine Erhöhung der Umsätze im vierten Quartal um 60 bis 64 Millionen US-Dollar.

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Help! MS issues another critical security fix


Microsoft has released a patch to fix critical flaws within Windows Help Facility which could enable attackers to execute arbitrary code on a victim's PC.

The HTML Help facility in Windows includes an ActiveX control which provides much of its functionality. One of the functions exposed via the control contains an unchecked buffer, Microsoft says, warning that the flaw poses a critical risk for all Windows users.

¬> The REGISTER

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Famed Hacker Mitnick Hawking Historic Laptops, Book


Famed hacker Kevin Mitnick said on Wednesday he is coming clean and hoping to make some money in the process by writing a book and auctioning off the infamous laptops he used to break into networks while he was a fugitive in the 1990s.

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Follow Apple to Freedom: No DRM Plans


Intel's doing it. Advanced Micro Devices is doing it. Microsoft is doing it. Apple Computer isn't. What's Apple not doing? It's not -- at least so far -- moving toward an anti-customer embrace with Hollywood's movie studios and the other members of the powerful entertainment cartel.

¬> SiliconValley

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Die unendliche Geschichte der "Wundermaschine"


Neues Buch über die Geschichte der Datenverarbeitung - von 2.500 vor Christus bis heute.



¬> <a href="derstandard.at"target="blank"> Hier gehts zur Wundermaschine

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Porn diallers and Trojans - the new face of malicious code


The profile of malicious code on the Internet is changing with porn diallers and Trojan horses becoming more serious problems. A study on the malicious code blocked last year by managed services firm MessageLabs finds the spread of Trojan horses is becoming more organised.

¬> Register

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What the net is doing to you


The effect of the internet on the lives of its users is just as hard to determine. More difficult is working out how life might be different years from now as we adapt to these changes.

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E-mail virus is bugbear for users


A computer virus that can steal passwords and credit card information is spreading on thousands of PCs worldwide. Called Bugbear, the virus can open computers to hackers, compromise secure transactions and passwords, as well as disabling any anti-virus software and firewalls that might be in place.

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Happy b-day Slashdot


As much as I avoid discussing Slashdot on Slashdot, I figured I'd just take a moment to say that Slashdot is 5 years old now.

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Over 9,000 web sites were haxx0rd in September Web Site Defacements Hit All-Time High


The number of Web site defacements has reached an all-time high, with over 9000 attacks this month, according to London security consultancy mi2g.

¬> PC WORLD

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Der Computer der Zukunft ist unsichtbar


Forscher möchten einen Computer entwickeln, der sich völlig in die Umgebung des Einzelnen einfügt und so gar nicht mehr als PC erkennbar ist. Anlässlich des zweiten Treffen der Disappearing-Computer-Initiative wollen Wissenschaftler aus der ganzen Welt diese "unsichtbaren" PCs präsentieren.

¬> SPIEGEL

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