Everybody was ready and anxiously awaiting the Y2K problem to hit in the year 2000, but nobody expected the rather irritating problems related to the arrival of 2010. From spam filtering to card processing systems, all around the world many different systems have experienced some form of complication related to the 2010 date changes. When [...]
2010 has finally arrived and despite the improvements in anti-spam technology, spam is still increasing, unfortunately, at a healthy rate. Although authorities managed to track down and fine spam kings such as Sanford Wallace ($711 million fine) as well as the newcomer by the name of Lance Atkinson ($16 Million fine), there have not been [...]
One down, hundreds more to go! Yesterday the New Zealander, Lance Atkinson, was fined by an Australian court after he spilled the beans about the role he played in a malicious syndicate, possibly responsible for sending out 10 billion spam e-mails a day. At only 26 years of age, Atkinson has managed to get himself [...]
Christmas is in spitting distance and users are going crazy with online gift shopping and last minute flight bookings to be with family on the special day. With the Christmas craze that is going around, greedy cyber-criminals cannot pass up the opportunity to make some money off of a number of gullible season spenders. Computer [...]
