Archive for August 18th, 2009

Report: Russian mob aided cyber attacks on Georgia

Civilians recruited by Russian language social-networking sites and using Russian Mafia-associated botnets perpetrated many of the cyber attacks on Georgian government Web sites during the five-day Russian-Georgian war in 2008.

Concierge doctors: Real deal behind hit drama ‘Royal Pains’ (source: USATODAY)

The premise of the latest hit medical drama sounds improbable: A doctor who makes house calls. In the Hamptons. But it’s not … (source: USATODAY) – RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

Man Says He Sold Kidney in U.S. for $20k (source: CBS News)

Case Gives Credence to Claims of Thriving Black Market for Organs in United States (source: CBS News) – RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Jackson’s doctor says ‘truth will prevail’

Dr. Conrad Murray, the physician under investigation in the death of singer Michael Jackson, said in a video posted online Tuesday that he has “faith the truth will prevail.”

Doctors weigh private role in Canadian health care (source: CBC)

Members of the Canadian Medical Association backed away from endorsing competition to make the health care system more efficient on Tuesday. (source: CBC) – News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Hurricane Bill strengthens to Category 3

Bill was upgraded to a major hurricane Tuesday with maximum sustained winds of near 125 miles an hour, making it a Category 3. The National Hurricane Center expects Bill to turn to the northwest Wednesday, heading nearer to the upper U.S. East Coast.

Retirement is over: Favre signs with Vikings

Brett Favre is coming back for more. The 39-year-old quarterback turned his back on retirement for the second time in as many years, agreeing Tuesday to play for the Vikings.

FeedDemon 3 crawls closer to the finish line

RSS and Atom feed catcher NewsGator has published a pre-release version of their long-awaited and controversial FeedDemon 3.0.

Facebook privacy lawsuit ‘a jumbled mess’

A lawsuit against Facebook appears to be all over the place and not based on an real understanding of how the site works.

Spam offers to let people use their PC to attack Obama site

Regardless of your political leanings it’s unwise to fall for the spam.