E-Bay Hacked

Very early this morning, a malicious fraudster posted on the Trust & Safety forum on eBay.com posing as approximately 1,200 eBay users. The fraudster made these posts in a way that was intended to appear as though he logged in with their accounts. The posts contained name and contact information, which appears to be valid, and could have been secured as part of an account take over.

The posts ALSO appeared to contain credit card information -- however, these credit cards are not associated with financial information on file for these users at eBay or PayPal. We're in the process of reaching out by phone to these members to, so that if the information is valid somehow -- regardless how this fraudster acquired the information -- these members can take the steps they need to take to protect themselves.

http://www.ebaychatter.com/the_chatter/2007/09/trust-safety-fo.html
eBay - The Chatter - Trust & Safety forums issue this morning

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E-Bay Hacked

Very early this morning, a malicious fraudster posted on the Trust & Safety forum on eBay.com posing as approximately 1,200 eBay users. The fraudster made these posts in a way that was intended to appear as though he logged in with their accounts. The posts contained name and contact information, which appears to be valid, and could have been secured as part of an account take over.

The posts ALSO appeared to contain credit card information -- however, these credit cards are not associated with financial information on file for these users at eBay or PayPal. We're in the process of reaching out by phone to these members to, so that if the information is valid somehow -- regardless how this fraudster acquired the information -- these members can take the steps they need to take to protect themselves.

http://www.ebaychatter.com/the_chatter/2007/09/trust-safety-fo.html
eBay - The Chatter - Trust & Safety forums issue this morning

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Slashdot | Ebay Hacked, User Info Posted

Find Out If Your Computer Is Secretly Connecting to the Web

* Type cmd in your Windows Run box.
* Type "netstat -b 5 > activity.txt" and press enter.
* After say 2 minutes, press Ctrl+C.
* Type "activity.txt" on the command line to open the log file in notepad (or your default text editor)


Windows: Find Out If Your Computer Is Secretly Connecting to the Web - Lifehacker

Fight the U.S., al Qaeda's Zawahri tells Muslims in video

Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri called on Muslims to fight the United States and its allies around the world and praised the operations of Islamist militants in a new video released on Thursday.

Separately, an Islamist Web site said it would carry a new video from al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in which he declares war on Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Pakistan's army. It gave no details and the footage was not available immediately on the site that carried the news.

In a video made to mark the sixth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Zawahri said: "Stand, o nation of Islam under the victorious banner of the Prophet ... and campaign against the crusader banner of (U.S. President George W.) Bush.

Fight the U.S., al Qaeda's Zawahri tells Muslims in video | U.S. | Reuters

Microsoft Offers $59.95 Office Ultimate 2007 to Students

Microsoft gets generous with Office Ultimate 2007

When it comes to productivity suites, Microsoft's long-running Office almost always gets top billing. Sure, there are alternatives like OpenOffice and StarOffice available to consumers, but Office sets the standard.

The latest version of the software suite, Office 2007, was released to OEMs on November 30, 2006. Retail customers were able to take possession of the software on January 30, 2007.

DailyTech - Microsoft Offers $59.95 Office Ultimate 2007 to Students

Mystery SNAFU exposes email logins for 100 foreign embassies (and counting)

Mystery SNAFU exposes email logins for 100 foreign embassies (and counting)

Underscoring a major susceptibility threatening thousands of high-profile computer users across the world, a Swedish security consultant has published login credentials belonging to some 100 embassies.

The list contains the login credentials for official email addresses belonging to some 100 foreign embassies from countries including Russia, India, Japan and Iran. They are used to conduct official, sometimes confidential business, from sending ambassadors' schedules to transmitting information relating to lost passports.

Mystery SNAFU exposes email logins for 100 foreign embassies (and counting) | The Register

Only for the strong of heart!

You may have watched shows like SciFi’s Ghost Hunter, but you’ve never seen anything like this. Everything you’ve seen up to now is either faked, misinterpreted or worse. But this, obviously, is real. You just can’t fake something this terrifying! People laughed at John’s famous Ghost Car video claiming it was fake. But this is not even in the same league.

Beware. Only for the strong of heart! Don’t try this at home!

Dvorak Uncensored » Astounding Video PROOF Ghosts Exist!!!!