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Wireless Cybercriminals Target Clueless Vacationers

Posted by Gabrielle Cusumano on Monday, July 13, 2009 10:47:48 AM
"Vacationers are signing on to fraudulent networks and hand-delivering everything on their laptops to the crooks."
 
 

Wireless Cybercriminals Target Clueless Vacationers

Posted: 11 Jul 2009 11:03 AM PDT

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The newest trend in Internet fraud is “vacation hacking,” a sinister sort of tourist trap.

Cybercriminals are targeting travelers by creating phony Wi-Fi hot spots in airports, in hotels, and even aboard airliners.

Vacationers on their way to fun in the sun, or already there, think they’re using designated Wi-Fi access points. But instead, they’re signing on to fraudulent networks and hand-delivering everything on their laptops to the crooks.

“More and more people are traveling with Wi-Fi devices like smartphones and laptops,” says Marian Merritt, Internet safety advocate at the computer-security giant Symantec. “Airports and airlines and hotels are responding. They’re setting up free Wi-Fi networks to lure in customers. Now they’re luring in hackers as

via Wireless Cybercriminals Target Clueless Vacationers – Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News – FOXNews.com.

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Report: Baitullah Mehsud Paid To Attack Pakistan Nuclear Sites

Posted by Gabrielle Cusumano on Monday, July 13, 2009 10:43:35 AM
"...reports India has paid terrorist leader Baitullah Mehsud nearly $25 million to mount a spectacular attack on a major Pakistani nuclear site."
 
 
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Posted: 11 Jul 2009 11:12 AM PDT

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According to a report by Ahmed Quraishi’s at the International Analyst Network,  India has paid terrorist leader Baitullah Mehsud nearly $25 million to mount a spectacular attack on a major Pakistani nuclear site. Government officials have not confirmed this report however; there is speculation that it could be at least part of the reason for the stepped up effort to capture Mehsud and quickly end his reign of terror in the region.

The report states that  Meshud has created a special force of nearly 500 recruits to mount the operation, a terror mission  intended to “shock the world”.  The purpose,  Quraishi states, is to create an event that will capture global media attention and convince the world of the need for military intervention in Pakistan.  Another objective he says, ” is to neutralize voices of reason within the U.S. government that believe Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal is secure”.

While there are no specific details of when the plan was conceived, or whether the 500-strong force, now thought to be operating in smaller cells has been activated, Pakistan remains on a  high state of alert, according to the report.

Ahmed Quraishi told the NTARC,  “although the Baitullah Mehsud  that oversees Pakistan’s nuclear and strategic programs is taking this threat very seriously, they won’t comment in public.  He  also added that at least one individual  claiming to be a resident of the tribal region has been arrested near Islamabad conducting what appears to be ‘reconnaissance-type activity” in an area designated as a military zone.

National Terror Alert has been unable top confirm this report through additional sources.

International Analyst Network

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Program 287G reduces the ability of local law enforcement to arrest and screen suspected illegal immigrants

Posted by Gabrielle Cusumano on Monday, July 13, 2009 10:36:21 AM
"...new guidelines sharply reduce the ability of local law enforcement to arrest and screen suspected illegal immigrants. They are intended to prevent sheriff and police departments from arresting people “for minor offenses as a guise to initiate removal proceedings,”
 
 

New Curbs Set on Arrests of Illegal Immigrants

Posted: 12 Jul 2009 04:55 PM PDT

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The Department of Homeland Security said Friday it was revising a program that authorized local police to enforce federal immigration law — a controversial aspect of U.S. border policy.

Opponents said the program, known as 287g, was intended to identify criminal aliens but instead has led to racial profiling; it allowed local police to identify and arrest illegal immigrants for such minor infractions as a broken tail light. Program supporters said it has been an effective tool for combating illegal immigration.
 
 
The new guidelines sharply reduce the ability of local law enforcement to arrest and screen suspected illegal immigrants. They are intended to prevent sheriff and police departments from arresting people “for minor offenses as a guise to initiate removal proceedings,” according to Homeland Security. The program will instead focus on more serious criminals.
 

“In a world of limited resources, our view is that we need to focus first and foremost on people committing crimes in our community who should not be here,” said John Morton, Assistant Secretary of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Mr. Morton said his agency would sign new contracts with local law enforcement that would bolster federal oversight.

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Hi-Tech Drones Aid Terror Hunt – Al Qaeda ‘Alarmed’

Posted by Gabrielle Cusumano on Monday, July 13, 2009 10:30:33 AM
"...concern from Al Qaeda leaders over unmanned missile drones launched by the CIA to strike against suspected terrorists."
 
Hi-Tech Drones Aid Terror Hunt – Al Qaeda ‘Alarmed’

Posted: 12 Jul 2009 05:14 PM PDT

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A new online video reveals alarm and concern from Al Qaeda leaders over unmanned missile drones launched by the CIA to strike against suspected terrorists. David Martin reports from the Pentagon.

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'IN GOD WE TRUST' IS GONE!!! Boycott New Dollar Coins!

Posted by Gabrielle Cusumano on Monday, July 13, 2009 10:24:14 AM
REFUSE NEW COINS

This simple action will make a strong statement.  Please help do this.. Refuse to accept these when they are handed to you.
 

I received one from the Post Office as change and I asked for a dollar bill instead.  The lady just smiled and said 'way to go' , so she had read this e -mail. Please help out...our world is in enough trouble without this too!!!!!

U.S.Government to Release New Dollar Coins 
  

You guessed it
'IN GOD WE TRUST'  IS GONE!!!
If ever there was a reason to boycott something, THIS IS IT!!!!

DO NOT ACCEPT THE NEW DOLLAR COINS AS CHANGE

Together we can force them out of circulation...


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