Day: 8 January 2009
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Twitter/LinkedIn malware
Most social networking and Web 2.0 sites have been victims of malware at some point or another and LinkedIn is no different. The latest threat relates to many phony profile pages which tempt users with pictures of nude celebrities. When the user clicks on one of the links, they are taken to an external site…
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Microsoft’s AstroTurfing
Microsoft’s bullying tactics in the IT field are well known but one would have thought that they might have stopped with the AstroTurfing by now, seeing as many are wise to their tactics. But not according to one of their Technology Evangelists, James Plamondon. For those unfamiliar with the term, AstroTurfing means that you, through…
