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Climate change: the lawyers' picnic
in Sox First, on June 27, 2009
... cases already happening. And we now have reports that more companies are getting sued for making bogus claims about their products being environmentally friendly. Climate change will be a lawyers&...
Tilar J. Mazzeo's "The Widow Clicquot" Tells How Champagne Became Famous
in Celebrate Wine, on December 31, 2008
... out to his fellow monks: "Come quickly! I am drinking the stars!" A charming tale, but bogus. I haven't read the book myself yet. But the review makes me want to go look for a copy.
T...
The Federal Trade Commission on Bogus Cancer Cures
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 22, 2008
...too good to be true.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has recently put a stop on peddlers of bogus cancer cures.
The Federal Trade Commission today announced 11 law enforcement actions ch...
Storm Worm Returns
in I got Spam?!, on June 20, 2008
...tue of Liberty Catches Fire", and "Britney Spears Found Dead". All of them contain a bogus link to PornTube, the adult version of YouTube. The fake site is hosted on group of hacked ser...
Yahoo Sues Lottery Spammers
in I got Spam?!, on May 29, 2008
...tery run by Yahoo. In reality there is no Yahoo sponsored lottery and anyone who tried to claim the bogus prize had their personal information stolen and was ripped off for hundreds of dollars in &quo...
Rogue trader's new job
in Sox First, on April 28, 2008
...ion when projects run over budget might be easy work for someone who took $70 billion in bogus trading positions.
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U.S. Army Enters Spam Business
in I got Spam?!, on April 4, 2008
... The U.S. Army entered the spam business recently when it sent out bogus emails to thousands of servicemen to test how susceptible they were to phishing attacks. The emails claimed to be from the...
Online Dating Scams
in The Dating Weblog, on March 24, 2008
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What is it about Nigera and internet scams ? I repeatedly get emails in my inbox about bogus lottery money or business opportunities, but I hadn't realized the scam had spilled over i...
Hedge funds and dirty tricks
in Sox First, on March 24, 2008
...ors were "tapped up". - Sources were bribed to provide valuable inside information. - A bogus firm, with a phoney Internet address, was set up to allow employees to pose as independent res...
Help A Spammer for $3 a Day!
in I got Spam?!, on March 13, 2008
...e it is clearly done by humans," Mr. Taylor said. "There are patterns in the rate we find bogus accounts, like at night time and when people get off work," in certain parts of the world...
Hillary Clinton Spam Spreading Malware
in I got Spam?!, on February 15, 2008
...yond Tuesday's trio of contests and touting the importance of a March 4 vote in Ohio," the bogus e-mail read. "Full video. Download it now!" Users who did so actually downloaded the...
PokerStars Passport Winner Dustin Mele is Ready for the Trips (and cash)
in Internet Poker, on January 22, 2008
...the pot with the other player in the hand. I was screwed out of all the chips I had lost using this bogus deck.
And since Dustin will be using exact zero dollars/euros to enter these tourneys, its a...
Google Trojan Substitutes Mal-Ads For AdSense Text
in Networking for Pros, on December 27, 2007
... additional attacks.
Google has already begun to cancel customer accounts that are displaying the bogus ads. The Trojan modifies the Host file on the victim's computer to redirect ad link visito...
Hackers Eye Top Search Terms
in The Search Engine Weblog, on November 30, 2007
...a user clicked on the links, the sites will result in a download of key loggers, Trojans, or elicit bogus clicks.
An excerpt from ZDNet said: Simply put, damn near any Google search term-even terms...
Phishing Without Clicking?
in I got Spam?!, on November 16, 2007
...ike a valid site, but is really designed to capture your confidential data. The hackers behind this bogus site then use that data to steal your money.
In this case, however, there's no link: only...
What.cd Threatened....by a kid?
in P2P File Sharing, on November 12, 2007
What.cd, one of the various "replacements" that have sprung up since OiNK's rather dramatic closure has most definitely had it's fair share of problems, multiple hackings of the tracker, injections of RIAA pages, shock pages, all the expected kind of things for a popular site...
FTC Sues to Stop Spam Touting Bogus Weight Loss and Anti-Aging Products
in I got Spam?!, on October 13, 2007
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission filed suit against several individuals in an attempt to Block Spam touting weight loss and anti aging remedies. The suit alleges that Bruce Parker and Lisa Kimsey, doing business as Spear Systems Inc, and Xavier Ratelle, doing business as eHealthy...
Road Trip Part Deux > Does Mustang Sally?
in carzz.org, on September 6, 2007
...urus-like cry as physics made futile my efforts to outmaneuver that jackass in his li'l V-dub.
Bogus.
Later, a couple in a drop-top Vette powered up alongside and then left me in a wake of V8 pe...
Bloggers Crippled By Viral Storm
in The Search Engine Weblog, on August 31, 2007
...ogger on 27 August.
Eckelberry added it was not yet clear how the links were posted to blogs. The bogus entries could have exploited a Blogger feature that lets users e-mail entries to their journal...
Can You Or Can't You Unlock Linksys Devices?
in The VoIP Weblog, on August 28, 2007
... of the security mechanisms.
How these device unlocking schemes work is quite simple: you set up a bogus DNS and configuration server. The bogus DNS ensures the device pulls the device configuration ...
Beware of Fake Gmail Upgrade Emails
in Tech Without Wires, on August 23, 2007
...presentatives of Gmail asking you to upgrade using a link within the email. The link of course is a bogus link and should not be used. The phishers will use that information to gain access to your cre...
Ticketmaster + iTunes = Are You Kidding Me?
in Digital Music - The Future, on August 9, 2007
... their fault, we can blame that one on the greedy act/manager/agent), then hit me with all kinds of bogus fees and then give me ONE FREE SONG? Whoop-de-doo!
More is below.
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Fake emails from "government'' agencies
in Sox First, on July 27, 2007
...de Commission or Internal Revenue Service, hit delete. Identity thieves have sent out thousands of bogus emails in an attempt to trick consumers into sharing personal financial information, reports ...
Trojan Targets Online iPhone Buyers
in The Smart PDA, on July 12, 2007
....A is on your computer, it will redirect you to a phony site when you try to visit iPhone.com. This bogus site, which mimics the real iPhone site, is designed to catch your bank or credit card details...
Adult Media Follow Digital Music Trajectory
in Digital Music - The Future, on June 21, 2007
...w fidelity 128 KB/s MP3 files and the uneven quality and labeling of P2P downloads that can include bogus and infected files.
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Adult Media Follow Digital Music Trajectory
in P2P File Sharing, on June 21, 2007
...w fidelity 128 KB/s MP3 files and the uneven quality and labeling of P2P downloads that can include bogus and infected files.
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Securities fraud scamsters
in Sox First, on June 18, 2007
...d on the Ken Lays of this world. But little attention has been given to the scam-meisters who sell bogus stock on the Internet, the ones behind those "pump and dump" schemes. And the unscru...
Tax shelters: first KPMG, now it's Ernst & Young
in Sox First, on May 31, 2007
... , reports the New York Times . Ernst & Young, which has been under investigation over the bogus shelters is not off the hook but it could still reach a deal to avoid indictment and certain d...
Weakly Album Sales
in P2P File Sharing, on May 30, 2007
... where you can customize your news at Yahoo, do you think people are going to be spoon-fed crap via bogus terrestrial radio and behind the times print?
I don't think so...
Lefsetz's commen...
Weakly Album Sales
in Digital Music - The Future, on May 30, 2007
... where you can customize your news at Yahoo, do you think people are going to be spoon-fed crap via bogus terrestrial radio and behind the times print?
I don't think so...
Lefsetz's commen...
The Power of Blog: Apple Lost $4 billion market cap
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on May 19, 2007
The business world will never ever underestimate the power of blogs again. The recent "mistake" of Engadget about delayed launch of iPhone knocked $4 billion off Apple's market capitalization . When the gadget blog corrected its post, Apple's stock recovered some of its...
PEAR::HTTP_Request in Version 1.4.1 veröffentlicht
in PHP-Developer-Blog, on May 19, 2007
... etc.
Release date: 2007-05-18 19:24 UTC
Release state: stable
Changelog:
* Removed bogus parameter for getURL() ( Bug #9586 , thanks to Martin Jansen)
* Improved API documentat...
Applegate ? No, just bad reporting from engadget
in Web 2.0, on May 18, 2007
... After a post by engadget saying the iPhone will be delayed several months, which was based on a bogus mail, apple's stock took a big hit a day or so ago. Techcrunch is referring to it as Appl...
Abortion, Miscarriage and Breast Cancer
in Well Woman Blog, on April 30, 2007
...ing for the nth time. The National Cancer Institute , part of the NIH, has long declared this link bogus. ...
SOX scam warning
in Sox First, on April 23, 2007
...al accounting Standards Board (FASB) has put up a warning about companies getting calls from bogus salesman claiming they work for the FASB and promoting the sale of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance b...
The Telltale Signs of SMS Spam
in The Smart PDA, on April 16, 2007
...es out 5-digit permit numbers. In short, so many things with the SMS message I received are totally bogus. Someone's trying to pull my leg, but everything didn't add up .
The question remai...
The Future of DRM: Where It Fits
in Digital Music - The Future, on March 14, 2007
...ntrol - making unauthorized content difficult for other parties to obtain. One example is inserting bogus files on P2P networks.
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The Future of DRM: Where It Fits
in P2P File Sharing, on March 14, 2007
...ntrol - making unauthorized content difficult for other parties to obtain. One example is inserting bogus files on P2P networks.
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Sirius + XM = Inevitable
in Digital Music - The Future, on February 28, 2007
The Sirius and XM merger is inevitable. While some call it a failure on the part of XM or both companies, the overriding factor is structural and no different from other industries that featured huge upfront capital and new technology for both the service provider and the mass market customer.
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Sirius + XM = Inevitable
in P2P File Sharing, on February 28, 2007
The Sirius and XM merger is inevitable. While some call it a failure on the part of XM or both companies, the overriding factor is structural and no different from other industries that featured huge upfront capital and new technology for both the service provider and the mass market customer.
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The Grammy Fix
in Digital Music - The Future, on February 23, 2007
The Grammys are over. Check the winners .
From an industry perspective the Grammys are always a letdown. It's not just a question of the right artists being honored. It's the inherent bias with voters who are primarily old white men and major labels. They often reward old artists for t...
Crippled Videos: Major Labels Still Not Getting It
in Digital Music - The Future, on February 19, 2007
... distributed by MediaDefender, a unit of ArtistDirect. MediaDefener is primarily known for planting bogus music files on the P2P networks. These videos aren't that much different.
The news is th...
Crippled Videos: Major Labels Still Not Getting It
in P2P File Sharing, on February 19, 2007
... distributed by MediaDefender, a unit of ArtistDirect. MediaDefener is primarily known for planting bogus music files on the P2P networks. These videos aren't that much different.
The news is th...
Online Travel Reviews
in The Flyaway Weblog, on February 18, 2007
...problem is, just like any other information available in the world wide web, there are also lots of bogus travel reviews online.
How, oh how, would we be able to tell if a review is from a real fell...
Examining Online Degrees
in The Online Universities Weblog, on January 30, 2007
...n Higher Education Accreditation, www.chea.org. Internet degree mills are "accredited" by bogus agencies that they themselves have created. These bogus accrediting agencies often have presti...
Do Statistics Help with Marketing?
in Biz Plan Hacks, on January 29, 2007
...ook titled, " Success Built to Last " when I was shocked to heard the author quote a bogus statistic. In the book the authors cite the statistic that 9 in 10 businesses fail. In fact on...
Private web - a way to secure, spam-free internet?
in I got Spam?!, on January 22, 2007
...n 2006 alone, a third of all US adults had their identity and financial information stolen or lost. Bogus messages make up 90 percent of the email traffic on the internet. Ninety-nine percent of all m...
Top scams of 2006
in Sox First, on December 29, 2006
...hey have won a fortune and are told to send money to pay for insurance or taxes in order to get the bogus prizes, to the pump and dump scams. Those are where the fraudsters create spikes in penny-drea...
Firefighters Must Have Valid Online Degrees
in The Online Universities Weblog, on December 18, 2006
...s is exactly the sort of thing that proves beneficial for online education. With the elimination of bogus degrees, the hard work put in by students to obtain valid degrees can finally be appreciated a...
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 11
in Play Las Vegas, on November 3, 2006
... also like oklahoma minus 2 ½ at Texas A&M because of the tougher schedule. Without the bogus loss to Oregon the Sooners would only have bowed to then #7 Texas, and be ranked considerably h...
EVER WONDER IF A CASINO GETS SCREWED?
in Play Las Vegas, on October 4, 2006
...y ever, not often but when they do get humped, it's for a bunch.
I'm not talking about the bogus slot gamblers who manage to rig machines, although a skilled operator could make quite a haul....
Why I Don't Like Discounts
in Bizinformer, on September 8, 2006
...com equipment sales - a complex sales environment with long sales cycles and big commissions. And a bogus price list.
Everyone knew our price list was nothing more than an artificial starting point ...
Coalition Argues For RIAA To Pay Legal Fees
in Digital Music - The Future, on August 15, 2006
...oreover, a fee award would encourage innocent accused infringers to stand up and fight back against bogus RIAA claims, deter the RIAA from continuing to prosecute meritless suits that harass defendant...
Coalition Argues For RIAA To Pay Legal Fees
in P2P File Sharing, on August 15, 2006
...oreover, a fee award would encourage innocent accused infringers to stand up and fight back against bogus RIAA claims, deter the RIAA from continuing to prosecute meritless suits that harass defendant...
Yoga For Seasonal or Pollen Allergies
in Allergies, on August 14, 2006
...ground in the sciences, I am especially wary of alternative healing. I'm not saying they're bogus, just that I don't understand much of them, and am therefore skeptical of their efficacy. ...
Online Students Must Exercise Extra Caution
in The Online Universities Weblog, on August 11, 2006
... the difference?
This excellent article provides examples of how to tell the authentic from the bogus, and offers tips to protect your trust and wallet. With an already shaky reputation from the s...
Soribada Launches First Open Legal P2P Music Subscription Service
in Digital Music - The Future, on July 13, 2006
... allofmp3.com , assuming the Koren entertainment industry doesn't pollute the P2P network with bogus files.
P2P developers in the U.S. and elsewhere have long fought for a similar legal service...
AllOfMP3 a P2P killer?
in P2P File Sharing, on April 11, 2006
...erior alternative compared to unauthorized downloading via P2P, which is unreliable and filled with bogus files.
AllOfMP3.com publishes the following on their web site with regard to its legality:
T...
Half of All Resumes Are Bogus
in Businesspundit, on March 17, 2006
... Inc has an article about resumes claiming that nearly half of them are bogus.
While much attention has been focused on performance-enhancing drugs in the sports world over the past few years, a ...
Bugs in the boardroom
in Sox First, on March 10, 2006
...o consumers, stealing hard earned dollars from citizens as surely as does as a salesman promoting a bogus investment from a "boiler room" or, indeed, a thief with a gun. Moreover, by its sec...
Jane Bryant Quinn Warns Against Bogus Financial Titles
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on February 18, 2006
Jane Bryant Quinn made some comments in a Newsweek article that is worth mentioning a few things about concerning Financial Planners.
Consider one thing before we get into that particular article. One of the strategies of certain professions is to develop "priesthood" status to thei...
Date and Switch?
in The Dating Weblog, on January 4, 2006
...t;To have a product manager
put the hand up in a meeting and say, 'hey, why don't we put up bogus
emails so we can improve our conversion rates'...they'd get fired."
Brooks says s...
Corporate Crime Line-Up
in Sox First, on December 21, 2005
...rosecutors now recommending a 15-year sentence for Jamie Olis for his part in the scandal where a bogus transaction was used to inflate the Houston energy company's cash flow numbers. Meanwhile...
Is it Love or a Lie?
in The Dating Weblog, on December 21, 2005
...t
meeting [at Match or Yahoo] and said, 'Hey, let's just have someone do
that,' (send bogus emails), that person would be fired,' Brooks said . FULL ARTICLE @ MIAMI HERALD ...
Adam Curry Edits Wiki
in The Social Networking Weblog, on December 2, 2005
... so Wiki says..
Freb:
podcasting is teh suck!
Brian Carnell:
Seth: Al Gore's claims are still bogus. The Internet occurred in spite of Gore whose vision was for a very centralized system of netw...
Online Daters Sue Match.com, Yahoo
in The Dating Weblog, on November 22, 2005
...ch.com is accused in a federal lawsuit of goading members into renewing their
subscriptions through bogus romantic e-mails sent out by company
employees. In some instances, the suit contends, people o...
Can Web Services Be Secure?
in Java Entrepreneur, on November 17, 2005
... a DOS attack? A malicious user that can call a Web Service over the Internet could easily submit a bogus SOAP request to that Web Service. Inside that request could be an element or attribute that is...
The Pizzaright Pleasure Principle: A New Bullshit Detector
in P2P File Sharing, on September 29, 2005
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Edward Felten exposes corporate greed and bogus claims of intellectual property rights. Here it is in full.
Lately, lots of bogus arguments for copyright expansion have been floating aroun...
I Heart Megabroadband
in P2P File Sharing, on August 14, 2005
...sion, and that (Cringely) "for sure, the logic used to support all these decisions is, itself, bogus."
What is interesting is the advent of ADSL2+, which will suprass cable for speed. I w...
Armchair Travel
in The Flyaway Weblog, on July 26, 2005
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Since you are reading this, I assume that you are aware of the magic of WWW. If you filter out the bogus sites, use the right keywords and google the destination or activity then, you can definitel...
