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Web security hole slowly fixed (Daily Press)
The bug enables a scam that targets ordinary people typing in a legitimate Web address. A giant vulnerability in the Internet's design is allowing criminals to silently redirect traffic to Web sites under their control. The problem is being fixed, but its extent remains unknown and many people are still at risk. Giant Internet security hole threatens the basic act of typing in a Web address (Chicago Tribune)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ A giant vulnerability in the Internet's design is allowing criminals to silently redirect traffic to Web sites under their control. The problem is being fixed, but its extent remains unknown and many people are still at risk. Meet A-Z: The computer hacker behind a cybercrime wave (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News)
He goes by the nickname A-Z and is one of Russia's bright young tech stars. He's a crack programmer, successful entrepreneur and creator of sophisticated software tools that help his customers make millions. The Editors (BBC News)
Was Stephen Fry right to criticise our Apple coverage? 325 Responses to “Madeleine McCann: The Tabloid Dog Pack, Kate McCann’s Diary And Shannon Matthews” (Anorak)
1st!!! Sheriff Says Aisenberg Attorney Never Target Of Investigation (The Tampa Tribune)
Contrary to statements given by an inmate, attorney Barry Cohen has never been investigated by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office in connection with theNov. 24, 1997 disappearance of 5-month-old Sabrina Paige Aisenberg, says sheriff David Gee. Many South Carolinians are underinsured (The Post and Courier)
About 400,000 South Carolinians lack adequate health insurance. That's nearly 10 percent of the population living one accident or major illness away from financial hardship. Lyn Mettler is self-employed and owns a public relations company in Mount Pleasant. Responsible for shopping for her family's insurance, she's been through three plans in six years. "I have not done a good job of reading all ... Tattoo artists swimming in the mainstream (North County Times)
TEMECULA ---- Mike Ferguson got into tattooing because it was subversive. Devils leer from the walls of his Jefferson Avenue studio. Heavy metal spits from the speakers. He's got a Maori-inspired design that covers his chin and red streaks in his jet Potomac Confidential (Washington Post)
Potomac Confidential fills the midday lull with discussion by Metro columnist Marc Fisher who looks at the latest news with a rigorous slicing and dicing of the issues that define who we are and where we live. 3G, GPS are fine, but App Store is feature that puts iPhone above all others (Chicago Sun-Times)
Oddly enough, the coin has been in the air on the iPhone for the past year. This despite the fact that the iPhone has been available for a full year during which it became the second best-selling handset on the market and the fastest, most immediately-imitated design since the Treo.
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