After removal of what government officials deemed a “blasphemous” video clip, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has lifted the ban on YouTube, owned by Google, Inc.
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In an effort to block video-sharing website “YouTube”, Pakistan first ordered ISPs to block the site, followed by a more specific BGP route announcement for the block of IP addresses that YouTube uses.
This resulted in YouTube traffic being routed to Pakistan and creating a YouTube blackout for two hours.
According to reports from the BBC, the blackout was probably connected to Pakistan Telecom and ISP (Internet Service Provider) PCCW.
PCCW found it necessary to shut down Pakistan’s Internet access while working out the finer details.
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I like my digital point and shoot camera, but for Professional Photographers the latest invention may be a boon against Image Theft.
. . . to provide an imaging apparatus that makes it possible to protect the copyright of photographic images by reliably acquiring biological information of a photographer . . . - US Patent Application No. 2008/0025574
Sources:
Schneier on Security
Photography Bay
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Bot Herder Ancheta was sentenced to 57 months in jail in 2006. This week cohort SoBe (not the soft drink) has pleaded guilty to two counts of juvenile delinquency relating to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, causing damage to computers used by the federal government in national defense and accessing protected computers without authorization to commit fraud. Sentencing scheduled for May 5, 2008.
Apprantly these malicious hackers gained remote access to thousands of U.S. computers, including Sandia National Laboratories, a facility that works on nuclear weapons and other sensitive material.
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REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 1, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) today announced that it has made a proposal to the Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) Board of Directors to acquire all the outstanding shares of Yahoo! common stock for per share consideration of $31 representing a total equity value of approximately $44.6 billion. Microsoft’s proposal would allow the Yahoo! shareholders to elect to receive cash or a fixed number of shares of Microsoft common stock, with the total consideration payable to Yahoo! shareholders consisting of one-half cash and one-half Microsoft common stock. The offer represents a 62 percent premium above the closing price of Yahoo! common stock on Jan. 31, 2008.
Update: Sunday, May 4, 2008
Microsoft yanks Yahoo bid
Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer may get second bite at Yahoo!
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By Jan Libbenga. channelregister
It is the first time OPTA has imposed fines for spreading malicious Trojans, and has been called “one of the biggest cases of illegal software crime”, by the regulator.
In 2005, the two unnamed businessmen distributed software called DollarRevenue among millions of internet users. Approximately 450 million software files were installed on 22 million computers in the Netherlands and abroad.
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The FBI has announced “Operation Bot Roast II” — the second round of its investigations against botnets.
According to the FBI, the busted cyber criminals caused $20 million in losses, including one victim who suffered damages of nearly $20,000 from denial of service (Ddos) attacks via botnets.
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REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 26, 2007 — Microsoft announces that its community of 2.2 million Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCPs) will now receive new benefits that will help them successfully deploy and support new technologies through increased access to internal Microsoft resources and networking with their peers.
Lutz Ziob, General Manager, Microsoft LearningThe new MCP benefits are being introduced as Microsoft is gearing up to launch Windows Server 2008 and customers are already taking advantage of the readiness resources available.
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For those in the UK.
The 12th to the 16th November is Get Safe Online Week 2007 and the Get Safe Online campaign will be travelling around the country offering independent, expert advice on how you can stay safe and secure when using the internet.
- Tuesday 13th November - Bristol & Edinburgh
- Wednesday 14th November - Cardiff & Newcastle
- Thursday 15th November - Birmingham & Manchester
More information at Get Safe Online Roadshow
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Chris Boyd (aka paperghost) of Facetime, blogged about band hacks on MySpace nine days ago, and has posted several updates.
PC World, October 31, 2007 Hackers Sneak Tricks Into MySpace Band Pages
Yet this is today’s news, “Alicia Keys hit by MySpace Trojan hack” at The Register
The attack was discovered by Roger Thompson of Exploit Prevention Labs, who’s posted an explanation of the attack along with a video here.
Erm, credit where credit is due?
Paperghost’s reaction at Vitalsecurity: Spot the Difference
Edit: VitalSecurity Myspace Band hacks - STILL active!
Update: whoops - sorry Chris
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