Worlds sexiest hacker kristina svechinskaya

A glamorous young Russian woman alleged to have assisted a gang of computer hackers who stole $3 million (£1.9 million) in an internet banking fraud is due to appear in court on Thursday.

COMPUTER GAMES: Kristina Svechinskaya is accused of being part of a gang which allegedly used an internet virus to attack thousands of British and US bank accounts.

Anna Chapman

Kristina Svechinskaya, 21, is accused of working as a "money mule" for the eastern European gang. She faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted.

Miss Svechinskaya, who was arrested in New York earlier this month, is one of 37 people charged over the alleged fraud, in which hackers allegedly broke into people's computers to steal their money.

It is alleged that they sent victims emails containing Trojan horses, pieces of software which, when clicked, allowed the sender access to the recipients files and passwords.

Miss Svechinskaya, who drew comparisons with the Russian spy Anna Chapman after pictures of her were found online, is charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and the false use of a passport. She has been dubbed the "world’s sexiest computer hacker".

She is accused of helping to provide bank accounts for the hackers, into which $35,000 was fraudulently deposited and $11,000 withdrawn, in return for a ten per cent cut of the stolen money.[Telegraph]

Some things Never change like Fighting Politicians

What happens when our politicians do not agree? They debate for starters, then argue, then if no solution is found by either of the parties, they pull each other's hair out. Well, that's the sane part of it. For the insane, check out this gallery.

Pandemonium prevailed in the Orissa Assembly on December 14, 2010 as the Congress MLAs went on shouting anti-Government slogans and demanded Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's resignation on the Vedanta issue. They even tried to climb onto the Speaker Pradip Kumar Amat's podium to force an adjournment over the High Court verdict on Vedanta University land acquisition deal. Rajendra Kumar Chhatria, the Congress MLA from Kuchinda, managed to climb onto the podium after he along with two party members scuffled with the security staff in the assembly.

1) Deputies and paramedics carry an injured member of parliament after a scuffle in parliament in Kiev December 16, 2010. Opposition deputies brought proceedings to a halt inside the Ukrainian parliament on Thursday, when they staged an action to support former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko who said on Wednesday she had been targeted in a criminal probe. REUTERS

2) Deputies scuffle during a session in the chamber of the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev December 16, 2010. Opposition deputies brought proceedings to a halt inside the Ukrainian parliament on Thursday, when they staged an action to support former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko who said on Wednesday she had been targeted in a criminal probe. REUTERS

Kingfisher Calendar 2011

Six ravishing beauties make the most of exotic Mauritian locales in this year’s Kingfisher Calendar.

January: Kingfisher Calendar girl 2011 Angela Jonsson heralds a new beginning as the world steps into a New Year amidst the beautiful landscape of Mauritius.

February: Lisa Haydon welcomes the Sun in yogic style as the winter gets ready to say a goodbye. With the blue waters of Mauritius and a matching sky, the summer gets ready to make a perfect entry.

March: As summer steps in, a splash of water is a welcome relief, so says Anjali Lavania.

 

20 Best Comics of 2010

20. Afrodisiac
By Jim Rugg  Brian Maruc

Afrodisiac was one of the first comics I fell for this year, and as the months rolled on by, it ended up being a point of return again and again. A makeshift collection of faked comics history, centered around a satire whose target I had little personal knowledge of, Afrodisiac was that rare example of an in-joke the rest of us can fake our way through. I still couldn't explain blaxploitation without a working internet connection at hand, but I can guarantee you that Afrodisiac's rewards won't require it. Come in alone, like My Bloody Valentine: you won't be disappointed.


19. Wally Gropius
By Tim Hensley

In a more unstable world, Wally Gropius would end up shelved alongside the Harvey/Dell comics it's so visually reminiscent of, working like a diabolical physical delivery device for absurdism: Dick and Jane couldn't ask for better. For now, we'll have to rely on those who picked it up to pass along the word, one believer at a time.



18. Lose 2
By Michel Deforge

For artists, there's probably no moment as mutually terrifying as it is happy than the moment where their work leaves the realm of "has potential" to "is actually great". From there on out, the challenge remains the same: do what one has done well, again, hoping for a greater example? Or ditch one's past, to embark on the road of the new challenge? Deforge crossed that line with Lose 2, proving himself to be the lifer that his initial work had hinted at. If you're looking for that specific moment when the penny dropped, don't wrack your brain too hard: it was the maggots, son.