Chicago Bears running back Thomas Jones left Sunday’s game with a rib

injury while playing against Tampa Bay. He has also had a lingering

ankle injury.

– mb

 It’s called phishing. Someone puts up a page that looks like a log-in page (in this case for MySpace). Chances are the victim somehow clicked on a link that brought their browser to a fake MySpace log-in page. An unsuspecting user might have walked away from their computer and forgotten that they never logged out, so it doesn’t seems suspicious that a MySpace log-in page is on their computer screen. But when they log in to the fake log-in screen, they are simply giving their user name and password to the ‘phisher.’ The ‘phisher’ then uses scripts to log in to the victim’s MySpace or manually logs in and uses the victims profile to put ads on the profile or send out fake bulletins that could earn the ‘phisher’ affiliate points and money from affiliates. The ‘phisher’ can’t change the victim’s password or lock them out of their own account, because MySpace requires a confirmation from the victims e-mail address. It can may the vicitim look as though they are spamming their friends with frequent ads, sometimes to porn sites or just plain ridiculous offers.

The best security precaution to prevent ‘phishing’ is to always make sure the URL address at the top of the web browser is a myspace.com address. ‘MySpace Tom’  (myspace.com fonder) has more details on his blog at his profile (Tom’s Profile | Tom’s Blog Entry on Phishing).

The following is an excerpt from Tom’s blog entry on

bulletins that you didn’t post?
Current mood: annoyed
Category: MySpace

are you finding bulletins in your list that you didn’t post? maybe comments sent to your friends that you didn’t post?

you can stop this by changing your password! a spammer has access to your account. they’re using it to market their junk to your friends via YOUR bulletins and YOUR comments. fight back by changing your password!!

now how did they get your password? it’s called phishing. somewhere on myspace you clicked on a link, profile, page – something, and you saw the myspace login page. but wait – it wasn’t really the myspace login page. it was a FAKE LOGIN PAGE.  that fake page was created by a spammer who is waiting for you to enter your email and password. once you’ve done that, he’s stores your info. then he runs scripts to send bulletin spam and comment spam on myspace.

so don’t fall for the trap – check the address bar at the top of the page and make sure you never login unless you’re on “myspace.com”. to be totally safe, type ‘myspace.com’ everytime you see the login page. if you type in myspace.com, you’ll know you’re on the right login page.

p.s. if you see a friend posting junk on their bulletins, send them a link to my blog so they know what’s up !

look at these screen shots for examples. in these two cases, the spammer used a myspace profile (so the link still says myspace), but its not the login.myspace page – its a profile page with code in it made to look like a login page.

example 1
example 2
example 3  

you may be looking at these and thinking how can i ever tell the differnece btween the real login.myspace.com page and one of these fakes? its a subtle difference! answer: NEVER login on this page. if you are logged out of myspace, just type www.myspace.com yourself, and then you’ll know the login page is real!!

The NFL suspended San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Antonio Bryant for four games, effective immediately, for violating the league’s substance abuse policy — a suspension that, without a 49er’s playoff appearance, will extend into next season. The reason for the suspension is not revealed unless it is a failed steroid test. A statement from the league did not specify a reason for the suspension because of confidentiality, but the suspension is likely related to his Nov. 19 arrest in San Mateo County on suspicion of DUI, reckless driving and resisting arrest.

According to a police report, he was pulled over off of Highway 101 sout of San Francisco [MAP] after traveling more than 100 mph in his Lamborghini and became verbally combative with officers, refusing to leave his car and later forcing officers to apply leather restraints in a patrol car. He refused to take a sobriety test and is due to be arraigned next week.

A four-game suspension without pay is the second stage of the substance abuse program with the next stage being banishment from the league for one calendar year.

Deaths from driving while intoxicated declined slightly across the nation in 2005, and the rate of drunken-driving deaths fell in 23 states last year.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported Friday that 23 states and Puerto Rico had a decrease in the fatality rate for crashes involving a driver with an illegal blood alcohol level of at least 0.08. The death rate increased in 21 states and the District of Columbia and remained the same in six other states.

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Illinois reported a decline in DUI deaths (BAC = Blood Alcohol Content*):

*Blood alcohol content (BAC) or blood alcohol concentration is the concentration of alcohol in blood — measured either as a percentage by mass, by mass per volume, or a combination. For example, a BAC of 0.20% (2.0 ‰) equals 0.2 grams of alcohol per 100 milliters (also called a deciliter) of blood, or it equals 2 grams of alcohol per 1000 grams of an individual’s blood.

In many countries, the BAC is measured and reported as grams of alcohol per 1000 milliliters (1 liter) of blood (g/1000 mL). Because the specific gravity of blood is very close to the specific gravity of water (its main component). The numerical values or ratios for BAC can be a tenth of a gram per 100 ml, which is noted percent (%) or a gram per 1000 ml which is noted permille (‰ or ppt). These ratios do not differ to any consequential degree other than the placement of the decimal point.

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The NHTSA reported 12,945 motorists died in a crash involving a legally drunk driver in 2005, compared with 13,099 in 2004. Alcohol-related fatalities also fell during that span: from 16,885 in 2005 to 16,919 in 2004. However, the 16,885 figure for alcohol-related fatalities in traffic crashes for 2005 is a figure that is nearly unchanged during the last decade.

“These statistics confirm what every police officer patrolling America’s streets already knows: that irresponsible use of alcohol and driving are a tragic and toxic combination that robs people of their potential and families of their loved ones,” said Transportation Secretary Mary Peters.

Traffic deaths from all causes in 2005 reached the highest level since 1990, propelled by an increase in motorcycle and pedestrian fatalities. The overall fatality rate was up for the first time in 20 years.

Motorcyclists’deaths rose for an eighth straight year, the government said. Nearly half the riders were not wearing helmets.

Some 43,443 people were killed on the highways last year, up 1.4 percent from 42,836 in 2004, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday. It was the highest number in a single year since 1990, when 44,599 people were killed. Motorcycle fatalities rose 13 percent to 4,553 in 2005.

The overall fatality rate grew slightly from 1.45 to 1.47 deaths per 100 million miles traveled — the first increase since 1986.

For better prevention of fatalities, Acting Transportation Secretary Maria Cino said: “Motorcyclists need to wear their helmets, drivers need to buckle up, and all motorists need to stay sober.”

Fifty-five percent of the passenger vehicle occupants killed were not wearing seat belts.

Although the overall fatality rate was up, the number of people injured in crashes declined 3.2 percent, from 2.8 million in 2004 to 2.7 million in 2005.

SOURCE:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Press Release
NHTSA 05-06
Wednesday, August 16, 2006    Contact: Ellen Martin
Telephone: (202) 366-9550