Stories about: EarthLink

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    Compromised Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail accounts exploited in fake shopping scam 08/10/2009 07:44:00

    In the wake of the posting in online forums of stolen account and password information for thousands of Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo e-mail accounts, there's evidence of yet more abuse that entails attackers exploiting that information to hack into compromised accounts over the last few days to send spam aimed at stealing credit cards.
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    Researcher refutes Microsoft's account of hijacked Hotmail passwords 08/10/2009 07:23:00

    One researcher isn't buying Microsoft's and Google's explanation that hijacked Hotmail and Gmail passwords were obtained in a massive phishing attack.
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    Gmail, Yahoo Mail join Hotmail; passwords exposed 07/10/2009 04:25:00

    Google's Gmail and Yahoo's Mail were also targeted by a large-scale phishing attack, perhaps the same one that harvested at least 10,000 passwords from Microsoft's Windows Live Hotmail, according to a report by the BBC.
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    25 computer products that refuse to die 02/04/2009 02:01:00

    Old computer products, like old soldiers, never die. They stay on the market--even though they haven't been updated in eons. Or their names get slapped on new products that are available only outside the U.S. Or obsessive fans refuse to accept that they're obsolete--long after the rest of the world has moved on.
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    Virgin plans touch-screen phone 18/03/2009 10:05:00

    Virgin Mobile USA plans to introduce touch-screen handsets as part of a move into "smarter" phones, the carrier's CEO said Tuesday.
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    Meraki products aim to ease Wi-Fi deployment 21/11/2008 07:02:00

    Meraki has unveiled two products -- one that fits into a electrical wall outlet, the other that runs without relying on an electrical grid at all -- that make it even simpler to deploy its Wi-Fi mesh network. It also unveiled a promotional package to encourage fast, low-cost deployment of Meraki wireless networks in apartment complexes, hotels and similar multitenant sites.
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    'Eternal Sunshine' director behind Microsoft Seinfeld ad? 25/08/2008 11:16:00

    Michel Gondry, the innovative director of films, music videos and numerous TV commercials, is directing at least one of the TV spots starring Jerry Seinfeld touting Microsoft's Windows operating system, according to numerous reports.
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    Yahoo to offer customized ad opt out 11/08/2008 10:13:26

    Yahoo said it will start letting users opt out of receiving customized advertising later this month, in an announcement the company made along with its response to a congressional inquiry about online privacy practices.
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    A tale of two city Wi-Fi's 07/07/2008 10:33:42

    Different approaches to wireless Internet access in San Francisco and neighboring Silicon Valley are producing very different results, with one project springing up around the city and the other inching through regulatory procedures.
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    IPhone 2.0 gets open source email 17/06/2008 07:33:48

    Funambol has delivered an open source email client for the new iPhone, and has won new funding for its bid to offer a free alternative to the Blackberry.
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    Yahoo files lawsuit against lottery scammers 29/05/2008 08:12:45

    Yahoo is suing a group of unidentified companies and individuals loosely called the "Yahoo Lottery Spammers" for running e-mail scams that sought victim's personal information and extorted money from purported winners.
 
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