Virus spate makes Valentines vulnerable

A recent surge of viruses - three new discoveries only yesterday - puts users at risk, particularly on Valentine's day when people are more likely to open unsolicited mail in the hope of a secret tryst. Today's Valentine special comes in the form of an email from cupid@valentines-ecard.com, which tells the recipient they have a card waiting for them at a Web site. ...more

Fraudulent websites pursued by the Office of Fair Trading

Trading standard agencies are pursuing the people behind 176 websites in the UK that have been identified as making claims that are 'too good to be true'. The Office of Fair Trading and local trading standards officers are part of a global crackdown on fraudulent sites, 1,847 of which have been identified worldwide. Amongst the scams found on the UK sites are 90 working from home schemes, 52 'get-rich-quick' schemes, 20 lottery schemes, 15 free prize offers and four offering educational qualifications. ...more

'Pretty good' Oftel faces termination

The telecom regulatory body responsible for keeping BT in line may be shut down by the government. In the next Parliament there will be a review of the many existing communications regulation organisations, and Oftel could be for the chop. Its recent behaviour concerning the unbundling of the local loop will not go in its favour. ...more

And also today (07-Mar-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. Someone knows something Trading in the shares of Yahoo! has been suspended on the NASDAQ share index. The stock fell 6. ...more

AMD applies Thoroughbred core to all Athlon XP processors

With its 0.13-micron process transition moving on track, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) recently decided to introduce its 0.13-micron Thoroughbred B0 core to its entry-level Athlon XP 1700+ and 1800+ processors to cut costs further as well as improve product performance. ...more