BARBARA'S TCHATZKAHS

I have had experienced this four times in the eight plus years I have been blogging. I had my computer hacked twice since 2004 and my IP address misused.  I was phished in 2010 -- twice and also had my IP address spoofed.  I (and a number of other people) had my hotmail account hacked by Nigerian Scammers and then sold for people to use for spam or proxies. (I've gotten emails from people I don't know and have never heard of - all of which I have reported to the proper outlets) It's frustrating. Like someone scrawling "for a good time call [your name or phone number]" on the bathroom wall back in school. (I will not count comment spam, etc.) Also, like many disabled bloggers, I am able to keep my sanity and learn new things by blogging. It puts me in touch with other 'adults' ( since I have long periods where I can't go out or very far ) as well as putting the news and fresh ideas right in my living room. I was lucky enough to have a coupl...

by Holly Sanders Ware For such a sophisticated and secretive company, Twitter is proving to be an awfully easy target for computer hackers. A hacker swiped hundreds of confidential documents about Twitter and its employees after breaking into the e-mail and Internet accounts of several Twitter workers, including co-founder Evan Williams. Among the stolen documents are floor plans for the firm's new San Francisco office, a pitch for a possible Twitter-themed reality TV show and growth projections for the micro-blogging site. The hacker also lifted private information from employee accounts, including resumes, credit-card numbers and phone logs. The hacker, who uses the identity "Hacker Croll," leaked the documents yesterday to TechCrunch, an industry site run by Michael Arrington, and a French blog called Korben. In May, the same hacker infiltrated a Twitter employee's account and from there gained access to the Twitter accounts of several high-profile users, including...