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FTC Bars Twitter “For 20 Years From Misleading Consumers” About Privacy After 2009 Hacks

By: admin on: Jun 25,2010 In: Crisis, Fraud and Problems, Social Networking, Twitter, Virus and other problems

Today, the FTC settled a lengthy investigation into issues related to Twitter. The issues are related to Twitter’s lax security practices and protection of user accounts after two high-profile hacking incidents in 2009.

The first incident occurred in January, 2009 in which 35 high-profile accounts were compromised, including those of President Barack Obama, Bill O’Reilly, Britney Spears, the Huffington [...]

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Beware: Malware Faking It as Google Chrome Extension

By: admin on: Apr 20,2010 In: Crisis, Fraud and Problems, Virus and other problems

BitDefender’s Malware City blog is warning users about a malware attack. This is probably the first case of malware spreading via a fake Google Chrome extension.
The attack begins with an e-mail which talks about a new Chrome extension that “will help you to better organize your documents received in your e-mail.” The e-mail shows a [...]

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Amazon Wields $25 Gift Certificates To Pacify Frustrated Comic Book Fans

By: admin on: Mar 10,2010 In: Crisis, Online Shopping, Online Stores

Amazon has found a solution to console its irritated comic book fans- a $25 gift certificate.

On March 7, Bleeding Cool broke the news that in an Amazon sale comic lovers could get high quality hardcover Marvel graphic novels at bargain-basement prices of $14.99. The retail prices of the same were about $125. The event turned out [...]

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Real Settles Lawsuits, Will Stop Selling RealDVD

By: admin on: Mar 4,2010 In: Crisis, Fraud and Problems

RealNetworks has agreed to pay US$4.5 million and permanently stop selling its RealDVD software. These steps will be taken as parts of a legal settlement with six Hollywood movie studios.

The lawsuits was filed in 2008, by the movie studios who accused RealNetworks of selling software that let people copy DVD and thereby steal DVDs. RealNetworks’ [...]

PayPal To Restore Bank Withdrawal Service In India On March 3rd

By: admin on: Feb 28,2010 In: Crisis, Financials, Fraud and Problems

About three weeks ago, eBay’s electronic payments service PayPal suddenly started blocking personal payments going in or coming out of accounts from Indian customers. This blocking saw huge protests in the form of online complaints that ranged from accusations of racism to sheer amateurism.
Last week, rumors that PayPal was actually forced into halting personal payments [...]