[ubuntu-uk] Fwd: [lugmaster] Evil on the Internet and Capsicum

[Alan Pope]

This was posted to Lugmaster and I thought some here might be interested.


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> From: Richard Ibbotson <richard.ibbotson at googlemail.com>
> Date: 5 September 2010 11:18:12 GMT+01:00
> To: lugmaster at mailman.lug.org.uk
> Subject: [lugmaster] Evil on the Internet and Capsicum
> Reply-To: richard.ibbotson at gmail.com, "A closed discussion list for UK LUGMasters." <lugmaster at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> 

> Hello there
> Not much help for anyone in the south of England but someone north of the Midlands might be interested in this .....
> A reminder about the Evil on the Internet lecture given by
> Richard Clayton. More about Richard Clayton here….
> http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rnc1
> http://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/
> The date for the meeting is the 9th of September 2010 at 19:00 hours
> for 19:30 hours. This will take place at the University of Sheffield,
> Kroto Innovation Centre, Broad Lane, Sheffield S3 7HQ. Richard Clayton
> who is a computing expert based at the University of Cambridge will
> provide live examples of ‘evil’ websites explaining how they work and
> what is currently known about the criminals who operate them. The
> talk will cover Phishing sites which collect banking credentials;
> mule recruitment websites enticing people into money laundering;
> fake escrow sites defrauding the winners of online auctions; fake
> banks which hold cash for fake African dictators; Ponzi scheme
> websites where almost (but not quite) everyone knows that they’re
> a scam. This event is arranged in conjunction with….
> Sheffield Linux User’s Group (ShefLUG)
> The British Computer Society (BCS) – South Yorkshire section
> The Institute of Electrical Technologists (IET) – South Yorkshire
> branch
> Registration is essential for catering, health & safety and security.
> The lecture is free. Please register to attend at …..
> http://www.theiet.org/local/uk/yorks/south/events.cfm
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> Richard
> http://www.sheflug.org.uk
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