Mikka Garcia shares her own baffling experience on cyberspace after reading how my Facebook page was “hijacked.”
Poor William Patey! First, an e-mail supposedly from him, with his identification card attached, was sent out offering a 20 percent “share of $9.7 million he allegedly made in an oil deal with Iraqis.” (The British embassy confirmed there was indeed a retired diplomat by that name.)
A friend forwarded an e-mail that claimed bar codes would tell consumers where a product was manufactured. The e-mail was supposed to help people find out the origin of products, particularly food, that they buy to help them decide if they would feel safe consuming those items.
A few weeks ago, tech blogger Abe Olandres of Yugatech posted how his PayPal account was hacked, resulting in the...
