Trojan hacks 3,000 bank accounts

Computer hackers have stolen at least 675,000 pounds from thousands of bank accounts in Britain  using a malicious software, which expert believe the most dangerous virus ever created. About 3,000 online Banking customers have been victims of a computer virus attack that empties their accounts while showing them fake statements so the crime goes undetected. 

                                                                                                  




Experts have described the attack using a "trojan" virus as the most sophisticated and dangerous malware programme ever created, Daily Mail reported. The cyber crimnals stole an estimated 675,000 pounds between July 5 and August 4 and the attack is still progressing, experts warn. 

The latest virus is a variant of the Zeus trojan banking virus which first emerged three years ago and is called Zeus v3. M86 Security said, "We've never seen such a sophisticated and dangerous threat. Always check your balance and have a good idea of what it is." The scam was discovered after M86 gained access to the command-and-control server in Eastern Europe  running the thefts.
 
It collects data such as passwords and even transfers money out of accounts automatically, but only after checking if there is at least 800 pound available. Bradley Anstis, M86 vice-president of technology strategy, said, "This is an extremely sophisticated version of the virus and it cannot be detected by traditional security software." 
                                 The company said it was the most-sophisticated and dangerous virus yet seen and advised online banking users to check their balances regularly and have a good idea of what it should be. British high street banks do not believe they have become victims of the cyber criminals. 
                                                                                                                          A spokesman for HSBC said, "There are millions of viruses and other malicious software. We urge people to take basic measure to protect themselves from virus attacks. Any customer who is a victim of fraud will be reimbursed by HSBC." However, M86 said it believed one high street bank was breached and failed to act quickly after warnings last month. More than 100,000 personal computers in Britain have been infected with other forms of the trojan virus. 

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How to lock your computer

If you want to quickly lock your computer while working when kids or strangers hover around, here’s a shortcut to do that.

1. Right click on the Desktop and select New -- Shortcut

2. Enter rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkstation as the shortcut

3. Call it Lock Computer and right click and choose Properties

4. Now Click on Change Icon and search through shell32.dll to set any icon you want. Remember you need a password to do this !

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Nokia has launched C-6

Your Latest Smartphone Nokia has launched C-6 in England. Now there can be bought directly from Nokia's website. Nokia's the best slider phone costs 289 pounds ie around 21 thousand rupees has been earmarked.

The phone's 3.2 inch touch screen has started captive. For best picture quality of this powerful 5 megapixel camera has been installed. Not only in C-6 Chips and such features also have been Qwerty board. The phone not only all the big social networking sites Skree feeds can also be seen.

Nokia S 60 Ssimbaan the phone operating system is used. There were speculation that company before it its own operating system 'Mimo' will use. It is expected that the company soon Utaregee in the Indian market.

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Get computer for Rs 1,500 from 2012

New sun will arise for the student of the country by 2011, claimed HRD Minister Kapil Sibal unveiling a low-cost computer for student priced at $35 {Rs 1,500} With all elementary features, including internet browsing. The indigenously-made

Computer is expected to be available for the student by next year.

Sibal said that

The government”s objective would be to bring down the price to $US10 {Rs 470}.

This would be achieved in stages after successively dropping down the price from

$35 to $20 {Rs 943}.

                                                                                                          

                                     The low cost computer has been designed with the joint efforts of several teams comprising experts, student and professors from IITs and IISc Bangalore

who worked with the HRD Ministry. The Ministry started its efforts, following the

lukewarm response from the corporate world, by holding discussions on the concept with a group of professors of IIT-Bangalore.

                                                                 “we have come out with the device at $35 now we invite individuals,entreneurs and firms or industries to produce the device at cheaper rates than this,” said sibal.The low cost computer fulfils a key mandate of the government, to provide high quality e-content free of cost to all learners in the country under the national mission on education through information and communication technology. The device will also support function like video web conferencing

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No Indian writer in 2010 Booker long-list

No Indian writer figures in this year’s long-list for the prestigious Man Booker Prize for fiction, which is considered the leading literary award in the English-speaking world. The 2010 shortlist for the £50,000 prize will be announced on September 7 and the winner will be revealed on October 12 at a dinner at London’s Guildhall.

Indian or Indian-origin writers had been prominent contenders for the prize in recent years, but they did not figure in this year’s long-list for the coveted prize. Two recent winners of the prize were Aravinda Adiga (2008) and Kiran Desai (2006).

The long-list includes Peter Carey’s Parrot and Olivier in America; Emma Donoghue’s Room; Helen Dunmore’s The Betrayal; Damon Galgut’s In a Strange Room; Howard Jacobson’s The Finkler Question, Andrea Levy’s The Long Song; Tom McCarthy’s Book Titled C; David Mitchell’s The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet; Lisa Moore’s February; Paul Murray’s Skippy Dies; Rose Tremain’s Trespass, Christos Tsiolkas’ The Slap; and Alan Warner’s The Stars in the Bright Sky.

The chair of judges, Andrew Motion, commented: “Here are 13 exceptional novels-books we have chosen for their intrinsic quality, without reference to the past work of their authors. Wide-ranging in their geography and their concern, they tell powerful stories which make the familiar strange and cover an enormous range of history and feeling.”

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Smartphone Make Payment

                                    

                                                 

Smartphone to pay in credit cards now in use can be made. America's three wireless communication companies, AT & T, Version and T - Mobile has stepped up efforts for it.

It proposes creating a special Enfsi chip. The wireless technology called Field Communication Niar card reader attached to the credit card information is sent. Maabail chip can also easily be applied.

According to the Boston Federal Reserve put it 10 to 15 dollars (around Rs 700. Far) would cost. Companies like Visa and MasterCard have shown interest in the technology, because it will recover them from customers processing fee.                

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Who is responsible to the Kashmir problem?

Jammu and Kashmir state to India last several years, the problem remains. Central government to normalize conditions in Kashmir for many years been saddled with millions of dollars of resources, but results are not satisfactory.


                        


Central Government's priority list over the K always has been. K compared to other states has always been much relief, but after that conditions are not coming under control. Kashmir state plans to develop 13 252 crores in 2009-10 helped. But the point is that such a huge amount is being given at what price? Poverty, hunger, unemployment, etc. are battling the state's problems - such as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh Budget gets much less than K.Each of these state of Kashmir was a part of the total budget nearly a quarter are missing. K resource center on safety in the much larger budget is spent.

Terrorism and separatism in the country in some other states dominate, but the Centre never seen them so generously. RBI report eight north eastern states, where separatism has given Rs 29 084 in 2009-1010, while only one state 13 252 K Ane helped Karozr Rs.

One truth is that the correct use of funds to meet the center is not. Ane school social sector, health and rural development Kashmir government spent 30 per cent of the total budget, while the national average is 40 per cent. States such as Chattisgarh and Rajasthan has a lot more money spent in these areas. If the state develops the right way then perhaps conditions would not be so bad. In addition, the government police can not effectively use is.

But also a matter of thinking that people with a group of separatists Why? What people together separatist and terrorist forces should not resist?

Now the point is that the current situation in Kashmir Valley who is responsible for, the Central Government, State Government or the public?

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Your BlackBerry is in danger!

If you use the BlackBerry phone, we tell you the status Ssiambal is supposedly threatened over the phone. The Canadian government make the phone company Research In Motion RIM ie the bluntly told him that the company linked to security concerns as quickly as possible or take away from India taking its store wrap.


DoT has asked the Home Ministry informing the rim, the company e-mail and other data services to provide the security and intelligence agencies to adopt such systems can keep an eye on these. And the company if it does not stop his services to the country than any other way. Tell you that the present rim services in India through the system is giving him the security agencies to be sent through BlackBerry messages are not keep an eye on. Security of the country in terms of being seen as a major threat.

Government wants RIM also put your server in India so it is easy to see messages sent over the network. But the company still is not any initiative in this direction. But not this issue resolved quickly so if RIM's BlackBerry in India, nearly 10 million people who use the phone Dhante can be sealed.

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