Hmmm, indeed! If we are explore exhaustively the blackspots that can zap your money faster than you made it; then be very afraid my friend!
Apart from spyware, MITM attacks (even with forged SSL certs), the easiest and most common one in Uganda is what i prefer to call the "Inside Job" . Don't know if any one saw that rather funny report on TV where apparently, "a hacker siphoned money from Centenary Bank". Personally, i didn't buy it!!! And if what ever that so called "Hacker" did affected my money <God forbid>; Me using Ubuntu could not have stopped him! Bottomline; if you have a list of 100 blackspots, taking care of 1 or 2 does not mitigate the risk possed by others. That said, may be the bank just wanted to reduce the count by 1 (spyware) but that does not save my money on a rainy day! :: Phillip :: _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
