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Warning- Twitter Direct Message Phishing Attack Spreading

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Hey guys and gals, Just wanted to make you aware of a new phishing attack affecting Twitter. If you recieve a Direct Message reading “lol, is this you”, and linking to a site called bzpharma, DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK. People who do, and enter their details into the fake twitter page will let a spammer hijack your account. The Hijacker will then use the same message to Direct Message the same thing to all your friends. Now, just to be clear, if you’re receiving these messages your account is not compromised. However, if you find you’re sending them, make sure to change your Twitter password as soon as humanly possible.

Wikipedia defines Phishing as

the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames,passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Communications purporting to be from popular social web sites, auction sites, online payment processors or IT administrators are commonly used to lure the unsuspecting public. Phishing is typically carried out by e-mail or instant messaging,[1] and it often directs users to enter details at a fake website whose look and feelare almost identical to the legitimate one. Even when using server authentication, it may require tremendous skill to detect that the website is fake. Phishing is an example of social engineering techniques used to fool users,[2] and exploits the poor usability of current web security technologies.[3] Attempts to deal with the growing number of reported phishing incidents include legislation, user training, public awareness, and technical security measures.

-Zach Morton “The Uber Geek”

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Google…Energy??

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Google Energy

In it’s quest for Global Domination…I mean, in expanding its business Google has gained clearance to now sell energy, just like the power company. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), is charged with the oversight of the U.S. power grid. On Thursday, FERC signed an order that grants “Google Energy” Market-based rate authorization. This enables Google to manage their own energy costs more effectively, but to possibly add electricity to its ever expanding list of services. This order specifically gives Google Energy the rights “For the sale of energy, capacity and ancillary services at market-based rates”. The order also says “neither Google Energy, nor its affiliates own or control any generation or transmission facilities.” Google has several times said they wish to produce the energy the search engine mogul consumes. It has maintained a goal to be a carbon-neutral company. No matter which side of the Global warming Fiasco your on, you gotta love em for wanting to take care of the earth.

Even as far back as 2008, Eric Schmidt Google’s CEO, presented a plan as to how the United States could gain 100% of its power generation (electric) from renewable sources, cut emissions by half, decrease costs and create more jobs. The plan came complete with DETAILED mathematical calculations. Check it out here.

Google has also been one of the biggest investors in green technology. Investing hundreds of millions in start-up companies with major projects in wind, solar, solar thermal and geothermal technologies. It has also invested hybrid cars, even creating its own “smart charging” software for electric cars.Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page were also early investors in the electric car maker Tesla Motors. The company has also launched its own 1.6-megawatt solar panel array for its Mountain View, CA headquarters and is thought to be the biggest corporate-owned array in the U.S.

After Google Energy made its request to FERC in January, the company maintained that it’s immediate wish was for more control over electricity pricing to more effectively gain access to affordable renewable energies. “Right now, we can’t buy affordable, utility-scale, renewable energy in our markets. We want to buy the highest quality, most affordable renewable energy wherever we can and use the green credits,” Google representative Niki Fenwick “We don’t have any concrete plans. We want the ability to buy and sell electricity in case it becomes part of our portfolio.”

In case….

-Zach Morton “The Uber Geek”

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