Tech Article- 9/31/10

'Zeus Trojan' zaps $3 million from bank accounts

An international cybercrime ring was broken up Thursday by federal and state officials who say the alleged hackers used phony e-mails to obtain personal passwords and empty more than $3 million from U.S. bank accounts. The U.S. Attorney's Office charged 37 individuals for allegedly using a malicious computer program called Zeus Trojan to hack into the bank accounts of U.S. businesses. "This advanced cybercrime ring is a disturbing example of organized crime in the 21st Century -- high tech and widespread," New York District Attorney Cyrus Vance said in a statement. Prosecutors said the malware was typically sent as an "apparently-benign e-mail" that embedded itself in the victims' computers once it was opened."The Zeus Trojan allegedly allowed the hackers, from thousands of miles away, to get their hands on other peoples' money," said FBI Assistant Director Janice Fedarcyk."But their scheme didn't eliminate risk," she added. "Like the money mules, many, if not all, will end up behind bars."

Algebra! :D

So, Algebra is one of my favorite classes this year because I have Mr.Benun, one of my favorite teachers since the 7th grade. Mr.Benun actually makes class fun with a few jokes here and there, but overall he's a great teacher! He really helps you to grasp the material and offers extra help to anyone who needs it. Recently all we've been doing is reviewing. Right now we are centered on fractions because that proves to be the most challenging for some people in class.

Spanish class is my favorite :]

Spanish class is my favorite class because of the fact that I'm Latin. I grasp and understand the material easily and quickly. I'm in a mixed class of sophomores, juniors, and seniors because I'm in Spanish 2. Next year I'm aiming for Spanish 3. So, recently we've learning about verbs. Here's a video that served a lot of help to my friend and I on for our quiz:

What I did over the weekend :]

So, I had the most amazing weekend ever. Saturday was pretty dull, but the weather was absolutely amazing. Wish the weather was like that more often =/ bleh. Sunday was great though<3. Celebrated my best friend's birthday at the park with a few close friends. It was the Blvd. park and all we basically did was get pizza and drown ourselves with sugar. We played in the park like little kids and it amazed me how much fun someone could have when surrounded by just a few really cool people. All five of us played around and took pictures and laughed the whole time<3. And yeaaah...that was my weekend :D

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Coooool kids :]

Tech Article- 9/24/10

An Adobe Rollercoaster

Shares of Adobe Systems plummeted Wednesday after the software developer indicated that sales and earnings for its next quarter might fall short of expectations. Shares of Adobe fell more than 20% from Tuesday's close and at one point hit $25.81, a new 52-week low. However, things turned around when shares of Adobe jumped higher earlier this month, following news that Apple had loosened its grip on app development for its mobile devices. That move was expected to open the door for users to use tools from Apple's rivals -- most notably Adobe's Flash -- to build software for Apple's iPhones, iPads and iPods. Jeff Gaggin, an analyst at Avian Securities, added that the steep drop in Adobe's share price may make the company more attractive to firms that might be eyeing it for a takeover -- such as Google. 

Link to article: http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/22/technology/adobe_stock/index.htm

About Me

Hey, the name is Shyan. I'm 14 and I'm a freshman. I love sports, but I can't work on a team? -_____-. Cuban and Puerto Rican :D, I look Italian though? :/ Hmm..I'm really nice once you get to know me, so don't hesitate to say hi :].