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People think of cyber criminals as an über-smart bunch. But obviously they’re not. A researcher from FaceTime Security Labs has uncovered a man selling credit and debit card details,including PIN numbers, who not only included his location, but also, quite helpfully, a photo of himself.   The cache was posted to a warez forum where hackers generally traded pirated videogames and other media. Since some of the details included an… Read More

A new study shows that which social networking site you use can help show your social status.   According to research by PhD student Danah Boyd from the School of Information Sciences at UC Berkeley, Facebook users comes from homes with a higher income and are more likelyto attend college. By contract, Myspace users usually go straight to work following high school and don’t pursue a degree.   Boyd’s researchalso shows that… Read More