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Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief May 2, 2005 · 1 min read

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A number of ‘bogus blogs’ are starting to pop up online, posing virus threats and identity theft issues for readers. The BBC News reports that these blogs use keylogging software and viruses to infect visitors’ computers and allow for the stealing of sensitive information, such as bank account numbers and social security digits. The blogs are not easy to stumble upon accidentally, as a perpetrator must e-mail or instant message a link to the blog in order for any damage to occur. More…

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Abe Olandres

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and is considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines.

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20 Comments

Delilah · 12 years ago

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garry · 12 years ago

well these blogs and sites are paid huge amount to do this. many of them are blogs hired by anti virus companies

Alphonse · 13 years ago

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