Monthly Archives: August 2007

Compromised University Server being used to send out Spam

When I investigated further trying to pinpoint the source of the UK Lottery Scam email, I discovered this that a University server was compromised and in turn was being used to send out spam emails.
Return-Path: <claimsagent_alenfoster207@yahoo.co.uk>
Received: from mail.westmont.edu (mail.westmont.edu [64.136.190.200])
by mx.google.com with ESMTP id b2si6730331rvf.2007.08.10.20.50.01;
Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:50:32 -0700 (PDT)
Received-SPF: neutral (google.com: 64.136.190.200 is [...]

UK National Lottery Scam

The UK National Lottery Scam or the UK Lottery Scam is gaining popularity among fraudsters and scammers these days. Look at the typical content of such a fraud email and do not respond to such emails

Computer Security Tips and best practices

Top 10 list of steps you should take to protect your information and your computing resources from the bad boys, girls and hackers of cyberspace.

Video of NBC Dateline Reporter Fleeing DEFCON

An Associate producer of Dateline, a NBC show, Michelle Madigan tried to attend this year’s DEFCON psing undercover to get some hidden scoops. Watch the video where the organizers bust her

Kevin Mitnick’s Business Card

Uber Hacker turned Security Expert Kevin Mitnick has a business card that definitely goes with his high profile image. Kevin Mitnick is now a professional computer consultant (doing business as Mitnick Security Consulting, LLC), and has co-authored two books on computer security: The Art of Deception (2002), which focuses on social engineering, and The Art [...]