Shooting at Bubbles

20 fresh emails waiting for me and they were all spam. Isn’t the Internet wonderful.

Worried customers force data safety rethink – Silicon.com

…head of technology and security risk services Richard Brown said this is the result of growing consumer concern and awareness, because identity theft, loss of personal data, phishing attacks and other data infringements are no longer things they just hear about, but have probably happened to someone they know. 

Hackers release new strains of Spamta worm – SC Magazine

According to reports creators of the worm have put numerous strains in circulation in a short period of time, increasing the probability of a computer becoming infected. Variations include the size or compressed format of the files that contain the virus and the files that they copy to affected computers. 

Phishing targets seniors – San Francisco Chronicle

In an especially brazen attempt to defraud seniors, scammers are sending out bogus e-mails claiming to be from the Social Security Administration that are intended to dupe people into revealing their Social Security numbers 

Pharmacies Dump Medical Information In Trash – Click2Houston

She never expected we’d find personal information like names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers and something much more personal. We also know exactly what prescription drugs they’re taking — personal medical information from your neighborhood pharmacy for anyone to see 

Campaign Raising Teen Awareness Of Online Predators – nbc4.com

The Internet can be a dangerous place for teenagers, with one in seven teens approached online by a sexual predator, and a new campaign is launching to help teens know how to fight back. 

Social Web sites like MySpace.com and Facebook.com are the foundation of many teen relationships and networks. They are fun for kids and highly attractive to the predators who are after them

Smart phones vulnerable to snoopware – TheStar.com

New “snoopware” that lets people spy on cellphones of spouses or competitors could give James Bond a run for his money. 

While some organizations are trying to cash in on selling the invasive spying software products, others are looking to cash in by combating them.