WHOA Newsletter - 10/09/06
WHO@ Newsletter
October 9, 2006
I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .Whoa, Nelly!
'Why the long face?'
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2022466.html?menu=news.quirkies
A new pub landlady got a shock when she discovered one of her regulars is a horse.
Jackie Gray recently became landlady at the Alexandra Hotel in Jarrow, Tyneside.
She says she got a pleasant surprise when carthouse Peggy joined owner Peter Dolan for a pint.
The 12-year-old's tipple is a pint of John Smiths and pickled onion crisps.
Mrs Gray said: "When I bought the pub a few weeks ago I heard rumours that one of the regulars was a horse but I didn't quite believe them. It was a hot day when the horse came in and I was shocked at first because I have never run a pub before."
Mr Dolan, 61, from Jarrow, bought Peggy six years ago and discovered her fondness for the pub when she followed him inside.
According to the BBC he said: "Peggy's no bother at all. Most of the regulars know her as she's been coming in here for years and for them Peggy's a bit of a novelty. She's a proper lady."
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NEWS TO USE AND PASS ALONG!
(DISCLAIMER: The following news items were found on the web and were not written or endorsed by WHO@; they are for informational purposes only)
IT Gone Bad - 10/09/06
http://www.redmondmag.com/features/article.asp?EditorialsID=639
In 2003, a 911 dispatcher in Pennsylvania named Michael Michalski broke into private motor vehicle records looking for his ex-girlfriend. Michalski kept digging even after he was suspended from his job. In fact, former co-workers helped him gather some data. Michalski found what he was looking for, and proceeded to track down and kill his ex and her new boyfriend.
Facing the faceless - 10/09/06
http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061009/Biz02/610090406/-1/Biz/CAT=Biz02
For some, it would be unthinkable -- certain social suicide. But Gabe Henderson is finding freedom in a recent decision: He canceled his MySpace account.
Antiphishing efforts try to keep pace - 10/09/06
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/100906-antiphishing-fight.html
While many experts say phishers will continue to stay one step ahead of even advanced preventive measures, some security companies are developing new ways to keep the public informed about fraudulent Web sites and cut down on scams.
Feds Indict Two For Internet Scam - 10/09/06
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3636786
Two Romanian nationals are facing wire fraud and identity fraud charges for their roles in a $150,000 Internet auction scheme.
Fears of cybercrime rise among consumers - 10/09/06
http://www.channel4.com/news/content/news-storypage.jsp?id=20955723
Many consumers now fear cybercrime more than burglary, mugging and car theft, according to a report.
City website shocker - cyber-bullies target girl - 10/07/06
http://www.wanganuichronicle.co.nz/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3704369&thesection=localnews&thesubsection=&thesecondsubsection=
A WEBSITE depicting a corpse has appalled a Wanganui family and shocked internet experts who deal with cyber-bullying.
JAILED.. THE NET NUT WHO MOCKED ANTHONY MURDER - 10/07/06
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_headline=jailed---the-net-nut-who-mocked-anthony-murder%26method=full%26objectid=17888542%26siteid=94762-name_page.html
A SICK pervert who put vile race-hate messages on a website for murdered black teenager Anthony Walker was jailed for more than three years yesterday.
Police probe 'cyber crime' - 10/06/06
http://www.fijilive.com/news/show/news/2006/10/06/06fijilive01.html
Police allege four locals and an Australian manipulated e-mails and websites to discredit the investor and developer of a proposed resort.
Seller of Telephone Records Settles FTC Charges - 10/05/06
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,127393-c,legalissues/article.html
An Internet business that sold people's telephone and credit-card records has agreed to settle charges that it violated U.S. law, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Thursday.
TOP ADVOCATE REPRIMANDED FOR EMAIL THREAT - 10/05/06
http://www.iomonline.co.im/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=870&ArticleID=1803972
A SENIOR advocate who sent a threatening email has been fined and reprimanded for committing serious professional misconduct.
Ex-girlfriend accused of Net campaign - 10/05/06
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Lee+man+seeks+restraining+order+to+stop+email+harassment+tactics&articleId=59fae02c-ad93-4db6-8cb4-7c51b08224d5
A Lee man has filed for a restraining order against an ex-girlfriend he says has waged an Internet-based campaign against him.
Heavy sentence handed to cyber-blackmailers - 10/05/06
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=cybercrime_hacking&articleId=9003894&taxonomyId=82
Three Russians who succeeded in extorting money from online gambling Web sites based in the U.K. have each been jailed for eight years.
Internet Abuse At Interior Department - 10/04/06
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/04/politics/main2064740.shtml
Interior Department employees aren't just using their computers to oversee parks and wildlife, an investigation found. They're spending thousands of hours a week visiting shopping, sex and gambling Web sites.
Two held in web weapon probe - 10/04/06
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006460168,00.html
POLICE investigating the sale of military weapons on the internet arrested two men in raids today.
Web of hate - 10/04/06
http://www.guardian.co.uk/farright/story/0,,1887102,00.html
On the rightwing website Redwatch, hundreds of photographs of anti-war and anti-fascist activists are posted - with the message that they will 'pay for their crimes'. And now a number of those people have been attacked. So why hasn't the site been closed down?
FBI's congressional e-mail scandal case explores legal 'gray area' - 10/03/06
http://news.findlaw.com/ap/o/51/10-04-2006/e1b4001fb9d346dd.html
Former Rep. Mark Foley's online conversations with teenage male pages have all the trappings of a political scandal, but making a federal case out of the sexually charged exchanges could prove difficult, veteran investigators say.
October 9, 2006
I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .Whoa, Nelly!
'Why the long face?'
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2022466.html?menu=news.quirkies
A new pub landlady got a shock when she discovered one of her regulars is a horse.
Jackie Gray recently became landlady at the Alexandra Hotel in Jarrow, Tyneside.
She says she got a pleasant surprise when carthouse Peggy joined owner Peter Dolan for a pint.
The 12-year-old's tipple is a pint of John Smiths and pickled onion crisps.
Mrs Gray said: "When I bought the pub a few weeks ago I heard rumours that one of the regulars was a horse but I didn't quite believe them. It was a hot day when the horse came in and I was shocked at first because I have never run a pub before."
Mr Dolan, 61, from Jarrow, bought Peggy six years ago and discovered her fondness for the pub when she followed him inside.
According to the BBC he said: "Peggy's no bother at all. Most of the regulars know her as she's been coming in here for years and for them Peggy's a bit of a novelty. She's a proper lady."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
NEWS TO USE AND PASS ALONG!
(DISCLAIMER: The following news items were found on the web and were not written or endorsed by WHO@; they are for informational purposes only)
IT Gone Bad - 10/09/06
http://www.redmondmag.com/features/article.asp?EditorialsID=639
In 2003, a 911 dispatcher in Pennsylvania named Michael Michalski broke into private motor vehicle records looking for his ex-girlfriend. Michalski kept digging even after he was suspended from his job. In fact, former co-workers helped him gather some data. Michalski found what he was looking for, and proceeded to track down and kill his ex and her new boyfriend.
Facing the faceless - 10/09/06
http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061009/Biz02/610090406/-1/Biz/CAT=Biz02
For some, it would be unthinkable -- certain social suicide. But Gabe Henderson is finding freedom in a recent decision: He canceled his MySpace account.
Antiphishing efforts try to keep pace - 10/09/06
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/100906-antiphishing-fight.html
While many experts say phishers will continue to stay one step ahead of even advanced preventive measures, some security companies are developing new ways to keep the public informed about fraudulent Web sites and cut down on scams.
Feds Indict Two For Internet Scam - 10/09/06
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3636786
Two Romanian nationals are facing wire fraud and identity fraud charges for their roles in a $150,000 Internet auction scheme.
Fears of cybercrime rise among consumers - 10/09/06
http://www.channel4.com/news/content/news-storypage.jsp?id=20955723
Many consumers now fear cybercrime more than burglary, mugging and car theft, according to a report.
City website shocker - cyber-bullies target girl - 10/07/06
http://www.wanganuichronicle.co.nz/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3704369&thesection=localnews&thesubsection=&thesecondsubsection=
A WEBSITE depicting a corpse has appalled a Wanganui family and shocked internet experts who deal with cyber-bullying.
JAILED.. THE NET NUT WHO MOCKED ANTHONY MURDER - 10/07/06
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_headline=jailed---the-net-nut-who-mocked-anthony-murder%26method=full%26objectid=17888542%26siteid=94762-name_page.html
A SICK pervert who put vile race-hate messages on a website for murdered black teenager Anthony Walker was jailed for more than three years yesterday.
Police probe 'cyber crime' - 10/06/06
http://www.fijilive.com/news/show/news/2006/10/06/06fijilive01.html
Police allege four locals and an Australian manipulated e-mails and websites to discredit the investor and developer of a proposed resort.
Seller of Telephone Records Settles FTC Charges - 10/05/06
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,127393-c,legalissues/article.html
An Internet business that sold people's telephone and credit-card records has agreed to settle charges that it violated U.S. law, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Thursday.
TOP ADVOCATE REPRIMANDED FOR EMAIL THREAT - 10/05/06
http://www.iomonline.co.im/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=870&ArticleID=1803972
A SENIOR advocate who sent a threatening email has been fined and reprimanded for committing serious professional misconduct.
Ex-girlfriend accused of Net campaign - 10/05/06
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Lee+man+seeks+restraining+order+to+stop+email+harassment+tactics&articleId=59fae02c-ad93-4db6-8cb4-7c51b08224d5
A Lee man has filed for a restraining order against an ex-girlfriend he says has waged an Internet-based campaign against him.
Heavy sentence handed to cyber-blackmailers - 10/05/06
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=cybercrime_hacking&articleId=9003894&taxonomyId=82
Three Russians who succeeded in extorting money from online gambling Web sites based in the U.K. have each been jailed for eight years.
Internet Abuse At Interior Department - 10/04/06
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/04/politics/main2064740.shtml
Interior Department employees aren't just using their computers to oversee parks and wildlife, an investigation found. They're spending thousands of hours a week visiting shopping, sex and gambling Web sites.
Two held in web weapon probe - 10/04/06
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006460168,00.html
POLICE investigating the sale of military weapons on the internet arrested two men in raids today.
Web of hate - 10/04/06
http://www.guardian.co.uk/farright/story/0,,1887102,00.html
On the rightwing website Redwatch, hundreds of photographs of anti-war and anti-fascist activists are posted - with the message that they will 'pay for their crimes'. And now a number of those people have been attacked. So why hasn't the site been closed down?
FBI's congressional e-mail scandal case explores legal 'gray area' - 10/03/06
http://news.findlaw.com/ap/o/51/10-04-2006/e1b4001fb9d346dd.html
Former Rep. Mark Foley's online conversations with teenage male pages have all the trappings of a political scandal, but making a federal case out of the sexually charged exchanges could prove difficult, veteran investigators say.
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