China suspected in Google Gmail phishing attacks

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Corporate News, Google, Internet,

Spear phishing attempts to penetrate the personal Gmail accounts of U.S. officials, journalists, and activists, report ed by Google in June, have not ceased, according to a security researcher who first discovered the attempts in Fe bruary.

Spear phishing uses bogus emails to trick recipients into entering personal details, like home addresses and Gmail passwords.

"I am posting this only to highlight the fact that once compromises happen and are covered in the news, they do not disappear and attackers don't give up or stop. They continue their business as usual," wrote Mila Parkour, a D.C.-based security researcher on her Conta gio Malware Dump blog, as picked up by Com puterWorld.

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Fry’s Reneges on $370 Xbox 360 bundle, Offers Same Thing for $470

Posted by Michael Cardiff Categories: Corporate News, Internet, Rumors, Xbox 360,

For all of you out there wondering whether your $370 Xbox bundle we reported on earlier is ever going to arrive, I got the answer in my Inbox the other day:

Thank you for your recent Frys.com order.  Unfortunately, a clerical error was made during the composition of the Ad for an item contained in order # XXXXXXXX Due to the error we will be unable to fulfill your request. Your order has been cancelled. Please note that your credit card has not been charged.  For further assistance you may contact us by phone at 1-877-688-7678 or Email at service@outpost.com

Additional information regarding errors and omissions policy can be obtained at:

http://shop4.outpost.com/template/help/index/FE30/Service3/Assistance/Middle_Topics/C6LegalNotices

We apologize for any inconvenience this error may have caused.

In other words: “Whoopsie! But now that we have your attention, want to pay $100 more for the same thing?”

The whole fiasco just leaves a bad taste in my mouth… color me naive, but shouldn’t retailers have to honor their listed prices whether or not it’s a screw-up on their end? I can’t imagine this kind of bait-n-switch happening in an actual brick-and-mortar store. On the other hand, an Xbox 360 Platinum bundle with 3 games for $449 is still a pretty good deal, so we’ve included the link in case you’re still interested.

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