This could be the news headline in the SF world....

Anonymous's picture
Anonymous
November 12, 2008 - 1:32pm

Keywords:

    cyber-criminal gangs
    knocked offline
    Security Fix



Via Security Fix.

 

[snip]

A U.S. based Web hosting firm that security experts say was responsible for facilitating more than 75 percent of the junk e-mail blasted out each day globally has been knocked offline following reports from Security Fix on evidence gathered about criminal activity emanating from the network. For the past four months, Security Fix has been gathering data from the security industry about McColo Corp., a San Jose, Calif., based Web hosting service whose client list experts say includes some of the most disreputable cyber-criminal gangs in business today. On Monday, Security Fix contacted the Internet providers that manage more than 90 percent of the company's connection to the larger Internet, sending them information about badness at McColo as documented by the security industry.

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More:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/11/major_source_of_online_scams_a.html


Related Topic:
What would the Internet be called in Star Frontiers?



Comments:

Rum Rogue's picture
Rum Rogue
November 12, 2008 - 1:57pm

w00t wrote:
What would the Internet be called in Star Frontiers?


Herbert Foot in mouth

Time flies when your having rum.

Im a government employee, I dont goof-off. I constructively abuse my time.

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w00t (not verified)
November 12, 2008 - 2:34pm
Rum Rogue wrote:

w00t wrote:
What would the Internet be called in Star Frontiers?


Herbert Foot in mouth



Qbert Tongue out


Will's picture
Will
November 28, 2008 - 1:34pm

Herbert?

Wasn't that what the space hippies called Captain Kirk?

"You're everything that's base in humanity," Cochrane continued. "Drawing up strict, senseless rules for the sole reason of putting you at the top and excluding anyone you say doesn't belong or fit in, for no other reason than just because you say so."


—Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stephens, Federation

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w00t (not verified)
November 28, 2008 - 2:15pm
Will wrote:

Herbert?

Wasn't that what the space hippies called Captain Kirk?

Kirk: What does 'Herbert' mean?
Spock: It is, um, somewhat, uh, uncomplimentary, Captain. Herbert was a minor official...notorious for his rigid and limited...patterns of thought.
Kirk: Well, I shall try to be less rigid in my thinking.