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Euro Weekly News | Marbella-based British company named in nation-wide fraud | Costa del Sol | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain : "GUARDIA CIVIL are investigating a possible fraud which has affected parents with children in schools throughout Spain. A company based in Marbella, Forward Press (Europe) Ltd, organized a short story contest for young writers in schools all over the country. Diplomas were handed out to the winners. It then offered parents the chance of having their children’s stories published for just €13, something which hundreds agreed to. They paid via bank transfer or internet and should have received the books in September. However, so far no books have been published and Guardia Civil are encouraging parents to contact them and report the problem so they can prove the fraud. The Penal Code establishes that there is no crime if the quantities are less than €400, but if Guardia Civil can prove the fraud was ‘en masse’ something can b...

We oppose the EU by more than two-to-one; Europhiles claim we favour it 'in practice' – Telegraph Blogs: "Fabian Society has commissioned a survey of British attitudes to the EU. On his blog, the amiable Sunder Katwala summarises the findings as follows: “The British public are sceptical of the EU as an idea, yet rather in favour of having more of it in practice”. What? According to the survey, 45 per cent of us say EU membership has been bad for Britain, as against 22 per cent who say it has been good – a finding in line with recent polls. In what sense, then, do we want “more of it in practice”? Sunder infers his optimistic interpretation from replies suggesting that most of us want European states to collaborate with each other on climate change, fighting terrorism, stimulating economic growth and so on. But here’s the thing, Sunder, old chum: no one is arguing against international co-operation. The alternative to Brussels supranationalism is not autarky, but interg...

Hackers Attack Criminal Sites, Security Experts to Expose Security Flaws - Security - News & Reviews - eWeek.com: "group of hackers attacked and took offline several sites belonging to credit-card sharing groups, security experts and other hacking communities who made mistakes in basic security. Administrators of six Web sites woke up Christmas morning to discover their sites had been hacked, according to an online newsletter published by the hackers themselves on Dec. 25. In the second issue of 'Owned and Exposed,' the attackers listed carders.cc, ettercap, exploit-db, backtrack, inj3ct0r, and free-hack. While free-hack was taken down for being 'lame script kiddies,' the other sites had criminal ties or were security experts who 'fail so hard at security that we wonder why people really take their training courses,' according to the e-zine." DISCLAIMER:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyri...

Banks attempt to censor student thesis - Gotta chip-and-pin on their shoulder | TechEye: "UK banking trade association has attempted to have a Cambridge University student's thesis censored because it documents a well-known flaw in the chip-and-pin system. Melanie Johnson of the UK Cards Association wrote to the University complaining that Omar Choudary's thesis, titled The Smart Card Detective:a hand-held EMV interceptor, gave away information about the 'No-Pin' vulnerability. This is despite the fact that the flaw was discovered last year by other Cambridge scientists and published last February - and has in any case recently been fixed. Johnson said that the association was worried that the department's work could undermine public confidence in the chip-and-pin system - which couldn't be allowed to pass, obviously. And she was bothered by the way Choudary tested the vulnerability by making a transaction in a local shop: 'Concern was expressed...

Khodorkovsky found guilty as protests mount against Putin and 'charade' trial | World news | The Guardian: "fate of oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky was left hanging in the balance today after a court in Moscow found him guilty of theft and money laundering in a politically tinged trial that is seen as a weathervane for Russia's future course. Viktor Danilkin, the trial judge, told the packed court that Khodorkovsky, 47, and his business partner, Platon Lebedev, 54, 'carried out the embezzlement of property entrusted to the defendants'. But the trial remains delicately poised because Danilkin will not sentence until he finishes reading his full 250-page verdict, which could take several days." :Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright holder.

Julian Assange to use £1m book deals for legal fight | Media | The Guardian: "founder of the WikiLeaks website, Julian Assange, has said he expects to earn more than £1m from book deals. Assange, who achieved global notoriety after his whistleblower website began releasing more than a quarter of a million diplomatic cables, said he would use the money for legal costs. The 39-year-old is fighting extradition to Sweden, where two women have accused him of sexual misconduct. He denies the allegations. Since being released on bail earlier this month pending extradition proceedings, Assange has been living under virtual house arrest at Ellingham Hall, a Norfolk country mansion, from where he regularly gives media interviews. He told the Sunday Times that he was forced to sign a deal worth more than £1m for his autobiography due to financial difficulties. 'I don't want to write this book, but I have to,' he said. 'I have already spent £200,000 for legal costs and...

 Ka-Sat net-dedicated spacecraft ready for launch: "Europe is about to get a second satellite dedicated to delivering broadband internet connections. The six-tonne Ka-Sat will be launched atop a Proton rocket from Baikonur in Kazakhstan in a flight expected to last nine hours and 12 minutes. The Eutelsat-operated spacecraft will concentrate its services on customers in the so-called 'not-spots' of Europe. It is estimated that tens of millions of households in these areas cannot get a decent terrestrial connection. Ka-Sat will provide homes with speeds generally up to 10Mbps." :Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright holder.