Italian gov text spams entire country

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Dubya plans to screen the entire country
for mental illness

Dubya plans to screen the entire country
for mental illness 06/18/2004 07:26 PM

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Italian carrier blocks Vodafone text
messages

Italian carrier blocks Vodafone text
messages 06/25/2004 04:08 AM
ZDNet UK Jun 25 2004 8:33AM GMT

Italian Gov't Sends Voting Text Messages

Italian Gov't Sends Voting Text Messages 06/11/2004 12:44 PM
San Jose Mercury News Jun 11 2004 5:24PM GMT

Italian Gov't Sends Voting Text Messages
(AP)

Italian Gov't Sends Voting Text Messages
(AP) 06/11/2004 11:30 AM
AP - In what it claims was simply an effort to boost turnout, the Italian government has sent millions of cell phone users text messages on voting procedures for this weekend's European and local elections.

Mobile penetration in the Middle East
varies enormously from country to
country

Mobile penetration in the Middle East
varies enormously from country to
country 06/16/2004 03:37 AM
Research and Markets have announced the addition of the ‘Middle East Mobile Communications 2004’ report to their offering. [PRWEB Jun 16, 2004]

Search the Internet country by country

Search the Internet country by country 09/21/2004 04:26 PM
Bangkok Post Sep 21 2004 7:50PM GMT

500 Comment Spams

500 Comment Spams 03/14/2005 05:09 PM

Due to waking up to 500 comment spams, comments are for registered users only. If you've ever registered at a Drupal site before, use the format "user@www.thatserver.com" and it will use your account from there. If not, all you need are a pair of eyes and a valid email address and you're in. No big form of information.

Sorry, but deleting that many comments sucks in any CMS.

Esther Dyson Spams

Esther Dyson Spams 12/07/2003 02:59 PM
Should I be honored? "You received this message because you are an industry insider or have expressed interest in hearing from us. If you wish to be removed from our list please e-mail us at unsubscribe@edventure.com and we will not write to you again." Bullshit. Oh, and get this post scriptum: "Sign up today and take advantage of the early registration fee of $3595." Thanks, Esther - I'll pass on this one....

Spams, Phishing, and Trojans

Spams, Phishing, and Trojans 05/05/2004 02:36 AM

This Netcraft article titled Phisher Kings compares growth of phishing with that of spamming (via Paymen ts News).  It's not surprising to me since I think phishers who rely mostly on social engineering used to be spammers.  However, phishers using trojans, like the one described in this Code Fish Spam Watch article, are not.  They are hackers using e-mail to find their victims.

Using trojans to harvest passwords and credit card numbers is, fortunately, not as deadly as it might seem at first glance.  Why?  Because trojans require more technical knowledge, higher cost of maintenance, and higher cost of labor necessary to mine the returned data.  It's all glory and little in return.

In comparison, phishers with spamming background tend to focus on what really matters, the ROI numbers.  Instead of wasting days and weeks to write and finetune trojans, they use a web page editor to create their lures and receive their loots in ready to use form.

There is a more dangerous group of potential phishers we need to keep an eye out for: telemarketers.  While most spammers operate blindly, telemarketers leverage information to choose and attack their victims more intelligently.  Phishers with telemarketing background are more likely to be spear-phishers, phishers who target rich victims with tailored attacks.

When they come for you, they will know your name, where you live, what finanicial services you are using, and more.

AOL Blocks 5 Billion Spams in 2003

AOL Blocks 5 Billion Spams in 2003 01/03/2004 07:12 AM
I don't care who you are 5 Billion is a big number. Just think of the lost bandwidth deleting all...

Telco Spams and Gets Huge Fine

Telco Spams and Gets Huge Fine 03/19/2005 03:08 AM
Slashdot Mar 17 2005 12:47PM GMT

New Adware Spams Instant Messenger
Buddies

New Adware Spams Instant Messenger
Buddies 02/11/2004 05:44 PM
The ongoing saga of adware companies sneaking in annoying terms of service clauses where you (because you, like everyone else, didn't read the terms of service) agree to let them spam everyone you know, has now expanded to instant messaging technologies. Last night, I received an IM from an acquaintance who is on my AIM buddy list, apologizing if I had received an IM from him with a link to some game (I hadn't). I didn't think much of it, but today reports are appearing that it's the latest adware trick. Some company is offering a silly downloadable game, but hidden in the terms of service is the fact that they're going to IM everyone in your buddy list with a link to the game as well, and continue on the annoying process. AOL is apparently unhappy that someone other than themselves is using AIM for annoying advertisements, and are saying they may take legal action against the company.

British teen spams former bosses, gets
arrested

British teen spams former bosses, gets
arrested 07/14/2004 01:28 PM
Upset about being fired, he sends millions of messages to his former employer, bringing down the company's Web site.

Comment Spams Straining Servers Running
MT

Comment Spams Straining Servers Running
MT 12/19/2004 03:51 PM
Slashdot Dec 18 2004 10:24PM GMT

- Internet Meter-Rate System to Reduce
Spams

- Internet Meter-Rate System to Reduce
Spams 07/25/2004 07:21 AM
Hankooki Jul 25 2004 11:45AM GMT

Country-by-country results

Country-by-country results 06/14/2004 03:46 AM

Italy's premier Berlusconi SMS-spams
voters' mobile phones

Italy's premier Berlusconi SMS-spams
voters' mobile phones 06/12/2004 01:45 AM
Italy's Berlusconi government spammed the cellphones of millions of citizens with text-messages about voting procedures for tomorrow's EU and local elections. Some call it an unprecedented invasion of mobile privacy for political control. Others argue it's a smart way for the administration to ensure Italy's voting public gets out the vote. Either way, unsolicited text messages don't grow on trees -- the stunt cost around $7M US, and critics want to know who paid for it.

The message, received on cell phones on Thursday and Friday, carried the sender line of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Premier Silvio Berlusconi's office. The message detailed when the polls will be open and what documents citizens need to vote.

"Finally we have recourse to a tool like the text message that is now in everyday use to bring the state closer still to its citizens," said Technology Minister Lucio Stanca. But the political opposition branded the strategy as a political tactic. The government "is trying every subterfuge to recover votes. It's alarming that privacy is violated in such a sensational way," said opposition lawmaker Francesco Martone.

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SWF Text Version 1.1: Feature-Rich Flash
Text Animation Tool for Dummies

SWF Text Version 1.1: Feature-Rich Flash
Text Animation Tool for Dummies 04/08/2005 05:09 AM
AntsSoft today announced the release of SWF Text version 1.1, an innovative text animation tool for producing professional-quality Flash movies in five minutes [PRWEB Apr 8, 2005]

W3C Releases Public Working Draft for
Full-Text Searching of XML Text and
Documents

W3C Releases Public Working Draft for
Full-Text Searching of XML Text and
Documents 07/13/2004 06:43 PM
XMLMania.com Jul 13 2004 10:01PM GMT

Building a Blog with Dreamweaver, PHP,
and MySQL - Part 6: Replacing Text Areas
with Rich Text Editors

Building a Blog with Dreamweaver, PHP,
and MySQL - Part 6: Replacing Text Areas
with Rich Text Editors 12/22/2004 01:47 AM
In this final installment, learn how to transform the familiar HTML text area into a rich text editor with formatting and file-uploading capabilities.

Anti-Spam - Fight Back Against Spammers
junk unsolicited unwanted bulk huge
commercial email spams e-mail! FREE

Anti-Spam - Fight Back Against Spammers
junk unsolicited unwanted bulk huge
commercial email spams e-mail! FREE 04/24/2004 11:48 AM
Anti-Spam - Fight Back

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Ariadne Genomics Launches MedScan™
Text-to-Knowledge Suite 2.0, Unique Tool
that Converts Scientific Text into a
Database of Functional Relationships

Ariadne Genomics Launches MedScan™
Text-to-Knowledge Suite 2.0, Unique Tool
that Converts Scientific Text into a
Database of Functional Relationships 06/05/2005 11:58 PM
Ariadne Genomics, Inc. today announced the launch of MedScan™ Text-to-Knowledge Suite 2.0, a Natural Language Processing-based tool for automated extraction of biological facts from scientific literature, MEDLINE abstracts, and other text sources. A demo version of MedScan is available at www.ariadnegenomics.com. [PRWEB May 18, 2005]

AppleScript FAQ: String, Text, Unicode
Text

AppleScript FAQ: String, Text, Unicode
Text 12/17/2004 06:30 PM
A string is a bunch of characters of the ASCII table (including extended ASCII, that is, all the 256 characters). text is the same. styled text is a string containing information about the standard styles: on styles (that is plain, bold, italic, underline, outline, shadow, condensed, expanded), font id, size, color, etc. Unicode text is supossed to contain any character in the known languages (latin, japanese, etc.). The information is kept in two bytes. If you are thinking in a multi-language solution in your script, you may use this kind of text as your standard.

"entire post"

"entire post" 06/18/2004 11:21 AM

the entire industry would have been
wiped out

the entire industry would have been
wiped out 01/05/2004 04:58 AM
Forget the spin, taping is not killing music .. Why The RIAA Should "Stop The Insanity .. little CD sales have changed

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"Read entire entry"

"Read entire entry" 06/11/2004 12:09 AM

Flaw Could Cripple Entire Net

Flaw Could Cripple Entire Net 04/21/2004 04:48 AM
For months, governments have been working secretly to fix a flaw in the underlying technology of the Internet. A researcher says hackers could exploit the flaw to shut down key routers, blocking traffic through broad swaths of the global network.

New PC frontier: the entire home

New PC frontier: the entire home 11/16/2003 07:21 PM
IHT Nov 16 2003 6:22PM ET

Entire vehicle is lost

Entire vehicle is lost 06/24/2005 09:33 PM
Usatoday.com - Wed Jun 22, 08:54 pm GMT

SMS Installer Tip: Excluding an Entire
Directory

SMS Installer Tip: Excluding an Entire
Directory 04/16/2004 04:52 AM

NNDB: Tracking the entire world

NNDB: Tracking the entire world 02/01/2005 09:11 PM
NNDB: Tracking the entire world .. Names Database .. connections .. NNDB

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THE ENTIRE SILMARILLION IN ONE THOUSAND
WORDS

THE ENTIRE SILMARILLION IN ONE THOUSAND
WORDS 04/23/2004 05:37 AM

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his entire staff has quit en masse

his entire staff has quit en masse 08/10/2004 02:34 PM

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Thieves in Austria Steal Entire ATM (AP)

Thieves in Austria Steal Entire ATM (AP) 12/24/2004 01:13 PM
AP - It was a bizarre case of "take the money and run." Thieves broke into a Bank Austria-Creditanstalt branch in the eastern Austrian province of Burgenland and made off with an entire cash machine, police said Friday.

Rain Washes Out Entire Day at Wimbledon

Rain Washes Out Entire Day at Wimbledon 06/23/2004 05:20 PM
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Rain washed out the entire day's play at Wimbledon on Wednesday, causing a backlog that could force organizers to schedule matches on the middle Sunday for only the third time in tournament history.

Entire Ala. Family Enlists in the Navy
(AP)

Entire Ala. Family Enlists in the Navy
(AP) 09/07/2004 08:04 PM
AP - Navy recruiter Wendy Chunn visited the McIntyre home hoping to persuade their 18-year-old daughter to enlist. The sales pitch worked better than she had imagined: The entire family signed up.

"his entire staff has quit en masse"

"his entire staff has quit en masse" 08/10/2004 09:25 PM

Tornado sucks up entire house

Tornado sucks up entire house 05/16/2004 03:40 AM
This is a stormchaser video that shows a Kansas tornado sucking up an entire house, smashing it to flinders as it goes. 26.6MB MPG Link (Thanks, Retank!)

Our Entire Species is Based on Lies!

Our Entire Species is Based on Lies! 07/02/2004 04:28 PM
Scientists speculate that the reason that we have such big brains is so we can lie effectively. Even our primate cousins fool each other so that they can sneak off for extra grub or enjoy a quick round of illicit monkey sex. Apparently, it all comes down to the neocortex.
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