Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Blendie

Blendie is the first of a series of voice interacting blenders made by the artist. Seeing is believing.

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Life-sized whale!

Microsoft patches a 'critical' hole

Wed Nov 14, 7:41 AM ET

SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. issued two security fixes in a regular monthly update Tuesday, including one that removes a dangerous bug in all versions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.

Microsoft gave the serious security fix its most urgent "critical" rating. Hackers could exploit a vulnerability using Internet Explorer 7, and possibly other programs, and take over a user's computer for a variety of nefarious purposes, such as stealing passwords or pumping out spam.

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Monday, November 12, 2007

Security Pro Admits Infecting Thousands With Botnet Malware

John Schiefer has plead guilty to charges of spreading malware to thousands of computers and using them as botnets, ripping off users' passwords and eavesdropping on commercial transactions in order to steal personal information. Schiefer's case is the first time U.S. prosecutors have used federal wiretapping laws to charge someone in relation to botnet crimes.

A Los Angeles computer security consultant agreed Friday to plead guilty to using computer spyware that he planted in other people's computers to steal identities, U.S. federal prosecutors said.

John Schiefer, 26, was accused of using "botnets" -- armies of infected computers -- to steal the identities of victims across the country by extracting information from their personal computers and wiretapping their communications, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles.

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