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Pages planted by hackers inside .edu web sites

Inside university servers, unauthorized pages are planted by hackers. No schools that were contacted had any idea the pages existed. The pages sent more money and traffic to the hackers, though it doesn’t appear any personal info was breached. Hacker pages on higher Ed websites To create these unauthorized pages, these hackers exploited security holes in departmental, ...

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Toyota’s investment with IPO can be secured by Tesla Motors

Thanks to a blockbuster IPO, Tesla Motors secured additional financing and investment from Toyota Motors. The Toyota Motors/Tesla Motors partnership is one of the numerous Tesla motors has developed in a quest for a mass-market, all-electric vehicle. Is this excitement and investment going to be enough to keep Tesla Motors floating? Now Tesla Motors Tesla Motors is ...

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Spotlight seems on peso, border security, because of Rodolfo Torre slaying

The recent assassination of popular Mexican gubernatorial candidate Rodolfo Torre has proven the northeast Mexican state of Tamaulipas is not just a flash point in Mexico's drug war, but of great concern in the ongoing battle for U.S. border security. Reuters reports that Torre – an opposition candidate representing the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) – ...

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Anna Chapman arrested in FBI sting among Russian spies

Russian spies are the style again. Especially when one of the spies arrested by the FBI Monday is Anna Chapman. Federal prosecutors accused 11 people of being part of a Russian spy ring that was living within the U.S. under deep cover for 10 years. The moles took roles ranging from mild-mannered suburban couples, stylish ...

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Lobbyists trying to fight to weaken mortgage rules in financial reform

The US House and Senate want to start refining mortgage legislation on Tuesday. The legislation would try to enforce the biggest overhaul to mortgage lending rules in decades. The mortgage legislation is intended to end the risky lending practices blamed for causing the financial crisis. Mortgage industry lobbyists are trying to take the teeth out ...

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