Phishing is the method of sending out fake emails written to appear as if they have been sent by banks or other companies like eBay, with the intent of getting the recipient to reveal sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, account IDs, ATM PINs or credit card details. Typically, phishing attacks will direct the recipient [...]
MasterCard has confirmed that a hacker got into the systems of Cardsystems Solutions and stole 40 million credit card numbers. Cardsystems Solutions is MasterCard’s Atlanta-based payment processor partner. Now the blame has finally come down onto Microsoft because Cardsystem Solutions had its systems running on Microsoft’s Windows 2000 operating system and IIS Server 5.0. What [...]
Your cell phone could moonlight as a PDA, a digital camera and an mp3 player and now it is all set to take on another role, your wallet. Simply put, all that a cell phone needs is a chip that could transmit credit card details on demand to a terminal in the supermarket and the [...]
FIFA is considering using microchips in footballs at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. This will help match officials confirm whether the ball crossed the goal line or not. The implementation of these microchips will depend on the tests that will be carried out at the under-17 world cup at Peru in September and [...]
For years people have been telling me I should eat slower, chew my food and to tell you the truth, I would follow their advice for a day and then go back to eating at my normal pace. Not to sound like a billionaire with companies all over the world requiring me to work 24 [...]
It’s the suit. Have you realized that although batman is a superhero, he does not have any super powers? He uses his quick thinking and athletic ability to get the bad guys and of course his suit is a big contributor. You know his bat mobile is fast, his cave - trendy, his sidekick - [...]
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