A Novel Concept

A while back, I read an article about some hackers that had been busted.  Apparently, they had created a website that when visited would install some malicious software on the person's computer.  Not only would this malicious software capture the username and password to that person's online bank account, it would send it to a server in Russia.  This server in Russia would then compute how much money would be safe to remove from the account without causing too many red flags, and withdraw that amount.

But that's not all.  Then, every time that person thought they were going to their online bank account, the malicious software hidden on their PC would redirect them through the Russian server.  The Russian server would then, on the fly, change the way the bank website displayed on the person's computer, so that the illegal transactions did not show up.

To the person with the infected computer, it appeared as if everything was fine.  The way that it was discovered is that someone actually brought up their bank's website on two computers at their house:  one infected with the malicious software, and one that wasn't, and could see the two different bank balances side-by-side.

Wow! Trojans...keystroke loggers...server redirects...rewriting HTML on the fly...these guys were geniuses.

My only question?

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If they're this smart, why didn't they figure out a way to make money legally?

It's a Quiz

One of my favorite bloggers, Misfit in Paradise, tagged me with this task. The task is to answer 10 questions presented to me, then tag 5 other people to answer 10 new questions. Sadly, I don't really have 5 other blogger friends, but I may (or may not) tag a few people in Facebook (since this will end up there as well).

1. (My old standby) You can invite 3 people to dinner. They can be from the past, present, or future. Who are they? C.S. Lewis, Axel Rose, Jesus

2. Why did you start a blog? (Blatantly stolen from Strawberry Jam Anne) I like to write, but I am usually too lazy. I thought a blog might require writing in small enough chunks that I would actually do it. And I crack myself up sometimes, and wanted to share it.

3. Monkeys, llamas, or horses? Yes.

4. Comedies or poignant dramas? Definitely comedies. I'm too much of a crier.

5. Do you have siblings? What kind (brothers, sisters, evil aliens)? If yes, where do you fit in the lineup? I am the youngest of three siblings (by 7 years). If you've been reading my blog for a while, you probably already know that my oldest sister passed away last December after a year and a half fight with lung cancer. She was a incredible person. My "middle" sister is one of the most compassionate, kind, and sweetest (and goofiest) people I've ever met.

6. Besides me, who is your favorite author? What book? C.S. Lewis - Perelandra

7. Are you a Gleek? Unfortunately.

8. Do you have any You Tube subscriptions? If yes, what? RhettandLink (great internetainers), Pomplamoose (very inventive musicians)

9. Inside? Outside? Country? City? Summer - inside, winter - outside, country - living, city - vacationing.

10. Paper, plastic, or bring your own? Bring our own.

I Don't Expect Much

You know, I don't expect much from my co-workers. But there's one thing that I just have to say something about.

We have an ice-maker in our breakroom. It's a nice ice-machine. I like it. I like ice. I like cold beverages in general. It even comes with its own scoop. There's a nice little holder built in to the right side to hold the scoop.

Every time I use the scoop I put it back where it goes. Every. single. time.

And every time I open the ice-maker to get some ice, I find the scoop laying in the ice. Every. single. time.

Why can't people just put it back where it goes!?!?!!!?! It's not hard. Why? Why?!?

Okay...I'm done complaining.

Ready for Additional Help

Okay, the other day I posted about a tree that I had seen, hoping to get some help figuring out what kind of tree it is. I went back to the tree and took some more pictures. Any ideas anyone?

I Need Your Help

What is kind of tree is this? Does anyone know? It's not a fig tree. The leaves below the fruit look like fig leaves, but it's actually the leaves above the fruit that belong to the tree that the fruit is on.

Help!