A Pakistan source caused a near global outage for the YouTube service. Recently Pakistan ordered ISP's (Internet Service Providers) to block YouTube due to content that was deemed offensive to Islam. The blocking of the traffic had a potentially global
Continue reading 0 CommentsAccess to WordPress Blogs Blocked by Hackers
Disabled service affected WordPress hosted services over the weekend through Tuesday. Over the weekend the WordPress.com blog hosting services had a denial-of-service (DoS) issue that prevented users from logging into their blogs for several days. The spokesman for Automattic, Matt
Continue reading 1 CommentInternet Identity Theft Still at Large
Identity Theft is out of control In 2007 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received well over 810,000 Consumer Sentinel complaints. Out of all of the type of complaints, Identity Theft tops the list. It is at an all time high
Continue reading 0 CommentsSpammer Busted For Sending 2.2 Billion Spam Emails
It really does not pay to Spam when you get caught A 25 year old man in Tokyo Japan was arrested for sending out over 2 billion spam email messages that promoted gambling and dating websites. An Internet Service Provider
Continue reading 0 CommentsKnow the Tricks Phishing Scammers Do to You
You're a fish in the open sea of computers on the internet and the phishers are out to catch you using spam bait. Spammers are up to new scams and tricks by either filling up your email box with garbage
Continue reading 0 CommentsWarning: Europe Sending Out Spam Emails For Valentines
Ever get emails from someone asking to be your Valentine? Spammers are taking advantage of holidays and special events such as Valentine 's Day with an increasing rate in delivering spam. Just last month Symantec reported 78.5 percent of emails
Continue reading 0 CommentsGoogle's Blogger Sites Spreading Malware
Blogs now have links to Malware? Recently it was discovered that a Google blog may be used to spread malware. Hackers have reached new levels in to spread their malicious files to internet users and bloggers. It has come to
Continue reading 0 CommentsHow To Track An Email IP Address Location
Do you know who sent you that email message? With the vast amount of spammers sending bogus emails to your inbox you may want to block certain IP address or identify the source of certain emails. You can do this
Continue reading 2 CommentsMassive Internet Failure In Two Continents
Today a huge internet failure has hit large areas of Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East. With this substantial loss of internet service it has crippled many businesses in the mentioned areas. The cause of the issue may be
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