Phishers Stay One Step Ahead

1. Phishers Stay One Step Ahead

Fraudsters stayed a step ahead of gullible Internet users in 2005 by fine-tuning their tactics and turning to more sophisticated strategies, a U.K.-based Web monitoring firm said Friday.

For more on this:
- read full story from messagingpipeline.com, Dec 30 2005

2. Google AdSense Trojan prowls cyberspace

Hackers have developed a Trojan horse program that produces fake Google ads posing as the real thing.

For more on this:
- read full story from theregister.co.uk, Dec 30 2005


3. Patent Problems Hit Google Talk

A company holding patents related to voice over IP (VoIP) sued Google in early December, claiming Google Talk infringes on its intellectual property. Gary Price first reported the suit, filed in October, in the Search Engine Watch blog.

For more on this:
- read full story from internetnews.com, Dec 30 2005


4. Google sued over Internet call technology

A small New York technology firm said it was suing search titan Google for up to five billion dollars for patent violation in the Internet telephony software used in Google Talk.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Dec 30 2005


5. GNU Telephony Stack Opens Up VoIP

The GNU Telephony stack is out and aiming to provide users of proprietary VoIP stacks with a free software alternative. The GNU Telephony stack is backed by support from Tycho Softworks, whose owner is also the maintainer of GNU Bayonne, one of the key components of the stack.

For more on this:
- read full story from internetnews.com, Dec 30 2005


6. File-Sharing Barons Face Day of Reckoning

Weeks before the original Napster shut down for good in 2001, Internet users were flocking to alternative song-swapping programs. Nearly 20 million people used Morpheus in its first four months, for example, to trade music and other files for free online. But the man behind Morpheus was worried. Michael Weiss figured popularity could bring its own perils.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Jan 2 2006


7. Web 2.0, Wikis, Commercial Open Source All Came Of Age

The top tech ideas of 2005 covered a wide terrain. They shared two important traits, both of them fitting in this cautious, post-bubble market. Each idea gave more power to the user, and so carried on technology's classic democratizing effect.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Dec 30 2005