18 November 2006
Man used MP3 player to hack ATMs
A man in Manchester, England has been convicted of using an MP3 player to hack cash machines. Maxwell Parsons, 41, spent £200,000 of other people’s money after using the machine to read card details. Parsons plugged his MP3 player into the back of free standing cash machines and was able to use it to read data about customers’ cards. That data could then be used to ‘clone’ cards and use them for bogus purchases.
04 November 2006
:: future :: :: As online degree offerings grow, caution is advised :: November :: 2006
Officials fight stigma of ‘diploma mills’ and try to make experience similar to classroom. FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Earning a college degree online can be a good option for many students, but some “diploma mills” have hurt the integrity of such programs. Indiana colleges and universities are working to erase the correspondence-course image of online programs, which they hope can help increase enrollment while giving nontraditional students a chance at a degree.
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