Archive for January, 2010

CIA, PayPal under bizarre SSL assault

Friday, January 29th, 2010

The Central Intelligence Agency, PayPal, and hundreds of other organizations are under an unexplained assault that's bombarding their websites with millions of compute-intensive requests.

Less is More for U.S. Couples When Buying Valentinea s Day Gifts

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

People are planning to shop for deals when buying for loved ones this Valentine's Day.

Alert: Phishing e-mails from PayPal posers

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Over the past few weeks, the Problem Solver has received no less than three e-mails like the one above a ' supposedly alerting me to nefarious activity on my PayPal account.

eBay Introduces Free Auction Listings and the “3-Cent Store”

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
eBay Introduces Free Auction Listings and the "3-Cent Store"

Harvard spins out malware nonprofit

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Harvard University 's Berkman Center for Internet and Society has spun out its StopBadware group as an independent nonprofit funded by Google Inc.

Payment firm to create 100 Dublin jobs

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Online payments company PayPal is to create 100 jobs at its centre in Blanchardstown.

Harris: Valley startups riding mobile payments wave

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

You may know someone who texted HAITI to 90999 to donate $10 to the earthquake relief efforts of the International Red Cross, with a charge appearing on the customer's wireless bill.

Online shopping without plastic

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

I read your recent column "Using a Debit Card Online Is Dangerous to Your Wealth." I have credit card debt that I'm trying to pay off.

Ebay sees revenue boost

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

SAN JOSE ,A Calif. Ebay posted fourth-quarter revenue of $2.4 billion, up 16% from the same period last year.

eBay Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
eBay Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results