Why SOPA is Dangerous

SOPA or the Stop Online Piracy Act is a bill that will expand the ability of U.S. law enforcement to fight online trafficking in copyrighted content and counterfeit items. If this comes into effect, the US government can force advertising networks and payment facilities to stop doing business with questionable websites. The government can [...]

Delta Air Lines Sued Over Email Hacking

Delta Air Lines is being sued for allegedly hacking and obtaining sensitive emails and files and using the material to derail the “Airline Passenger’s Bill of Rights of 2009″. Four versions of the bill are currently pending before Congress.

The suit was was by Kathleen Hanni, executive director of Flyersrights.org on last Tuesday in the [...]

Adobe exploit puts backdoor on computers

A new Trojan that uses a zero-day exploit in Adobe Reader and 9.1.3 and earlier versions of Adobe Acrobat has been discovered by Trend Micro. The malware was first detected on Friday. It drops a backdoor on the affected computer by using JavaScript. The hacker will be able to get complete control over the infected [...]

Insure.com Sells for $16 Million

Insure.com sold its corporate name and the domain for a whooping 16 million dollars. The company will be renamed Life Quotes. The company had acquired Insure.com for $ 1.6 million in 2001. Insure.com is a publicly traded company listed on NASDAQ.

A company known as Quin Street acquired the domain. The same company has earlier [...]