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 Tzvi Freeman To the Grand Guide of Gold-Guilded Wisdom, that Great and Glorious Gourd of Gratifying Gourmet Guidance for the Gutless and the Guileless, the Guadalajara Rebbe, Dear Guad, You've probably gotten that question a million times, "Rabbi, why do good people suffer in this world?" Well, to tell you the truth, that's not what's really bothering me. What peeves me to no end is all the prestige, power, pleasure and downright fun that goes to the rotten, nasty and mean low-lifes of this planet. Sure, I've heard all the answers. But none of them satisfy me. I've been told, "How do you know he's really so happy? Maybe all those wild parties are his way of escaping the gnawing guilt that doesn't allow him to enjoy life in a normal fashion?" I've been told, "How do you know he's really so bad? Maybe he sneaks out of bed at night and clandestinely delivers turkey dinners to orphans and widows." And finall...

Islamic extremists increasingly using the Internet as outreach tool Terrorist groups that have long used the Internet to spread propaganda are increasingly tapping the Web to teach Islamic extremists how to be hackers, recruit techies for cyberwarfare and raise money through online fraud, U.S. officials say. A senior defense official said intelligence reports indicate extremist groups are seeking computer experts, including those capable of breaching government or other sensitive network systems. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive information, said the extent and success of those recruiting efforts are unclear. Story continues below ↓advertisement | your ad here But jihadists' interest in hacking is evident in forums across the Internet. Law enforcement officials say terrorists are branching out into Internet fraud to raise money for their operations. 'Experts in the electronic jihad' One Internet forum, the Mujahedeen Electronic Net, off...

JIBS and OTHERS - HACKED Owning a computer used to be a big deal, just like having a color TV was a WOW factor for a family. Now everyone has them. Even keyboard terrorists and loonies of all stripe. We all know about the "online disinhibition effect." No one can see you or hear you so you can be big and bad behind a keyboard, right? You can imply, smear or hack up someone's hard work and just laugh about it right? In my opinion, WRONG. Click BagelBlogger and Walking on Fire for their posts already covering the JIB awards site being hacked. Today I got home after dropping my kids at school and doing some important errands and sat down to take a look at my RSS readers. I saw something I found important I went to blog about it - but discovered that my blog had been hacked. At first I blamed myself - thought in my stupidity I'd inserted some bad code. But no, there was a black box and then in my template, literally chunks of the code that make up my blog were g...