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A serious Gmail account hacking backdoor, has been found in the popular Gmail archiving software G-Archiver. This application, in all its innocence, allows you to download and backup all emails from your GMail account. But apparently the developer included the code to send an email to his email ID with all usernames and passwords!
G-Archiver has [...]
Websense is reporting that Gmail’s CAPTCHA has been broken, and that bots are beginning to sign up with a one in five success rate (20%). More interestingly, they have a lot of technical details about how the botnet members coordinate with two different computers during the process. They believe that the second host is either [...]
The Mozilla Foundation announced today that its Mozilla Messaging mail subsidiary has begun operations. The initial focus will be on the development of Thunderbird 3 which the company said will deliver significant improvements including integrated calendaring, better search and enhancements to the overall user experience.
Thunderbird is a free open source email application used by millions [...]
I have no idea just how big this intersection might be (in terms of sheer numbers, it has to be pretty big, I guess), but if you’re a Yahoo! Mail user and a Safari 3 user, prepare to smile, because Yahoo! says that you can now get in on the “All-New Yahoo! Mail” fun. “All-New [...]
A few months ago, there was a rumor that Yahoo! was developing a new social network platform based around the internet portal’s popular email client. This week Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang gave a sneak peek at Yahoo! Life, or the service formerly known as Inbox 2.0.
The email inbox is at the core of Yahoo! Life, [...]
If you’ve ever wanted to sign up for a website just to check it out, but were hesitant to surrender your e-mail address for the fear of worthless e-mails filling your inbox to the brim, there is a solution as elegant as disposable tissues - and it’s called Guerrilla Mail.
Now you may have already done [...]
Advanced features in Google’s search engine are being used by spammers to disguise the URLs of spamvertised sites. Hackers have been using Google search functions to hunt for vulnerabilities. Now their peers in the junk mail business are getting into the act, Symantec reports.
Google supports a variety of advanced query words that are capable of [...]
It looks like Google may be planning some new Gmail features. Many users are already noticing a “newer version” of the Gmail interface with faster page loading and an expanded contact manager. But did you notice that you can choose from a list of instant message services to flesh out our contact profile? Kind of [...]
It might be a good idea to scrutinize your Gmail account more closely than usual these days. Not only is Google in the process of rolling out IMAP support, but it looks like some users are able to access a new version of Gmail. If you notice a new option that says “older version” or [...]
Now here’s a bit of interesting news out of the Mountain View giant: Google appears to be in the middle of phased roll-outs of IMAP capabilities in GMail. The help system to GMail confirms the existence of at least planned IMAP support, and after checking my GMail account last night I seem to have the [...]
Elvis and the Beatles probably never could have imagined they would one day be used to commit stock fraud, but that is exactly what is happening as spammers have taken to using MP3 attachments in e-mails named after recording artists as part of a pump-and-dump stock scam. Most of the e-mails have no subject name; [...]
Running out of Gmail space already? How would you like some additional storage space so that you never, ever have to erase anything ever again? Well, everyone’s wishes have been answered!
Google has just announced standard Gmail accounts will get a storage increase as part of the Infinity+1 plan. Standard users will get a rough increase [...]
Yahoo! seems to be celebrating the 10th anniversary of Yahoo! Mail by slowly removing the beta tag from the updated version of its webmail service, according to some readers and outside sources. To verify, this morning I went and logged in myself and lo and behold, the beta is no more. Yahoo! is also highlighting [...]
Merlin Mann has been positing that at some point Google and Apple will (or at least should) join forces to bring the power of Google’s online apps (Gmail, Docs, etc) to the iPhone. While of course you can access your Gmail account on an iPhone through the mobile interface (which was recently improved), it’s a [...]
Your open Gmail account could be in severe jeopardy, thanks to a malicious script that initiates itself when a website is viewed,
The tables have turned from hacking your computer, to hacking your virtually stored information. Supposedly hackers are not seeing the benefits of attacking your protected and firewalled computer these days, and are much happier [...]
