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Article | 17/11/2008 Google patches Chrome file-stealing bug
Google has patched Chrome to prevent attackers from stealing files from PCs running the open-source browser.
Article | 14/11/2008 Hosting firm shutdown forces botnets to relocate
The shutdown Tuesday of a California-based hosting company not only knocked down spam volumes but has also put a dent in malware-spreading botnets and...
Article | 14/11/2008 Microsoft explains seven-year-old patch delay
Microsoft Tuesday explained why it had been unable to patch a seven-year-old bug until recently, saying that it was only in the last year that it figu...
Article | 13/11/2008 Spam plummets after hosting service shuttered
Spam volumes plunged by more than 40% after a major bot hosting network was shut down, researchers at IronPort Systems Inc. said Wednesday.
Article | 13/11/2008 IBM's ISS blasts security rival Trend Micro over bugs
In an unusual move, a security company owned by IBM has publicly blasted a rival for not patching reported bugs in its enterprise-grade, server-side a...
Article | 12/11/2008 IT admin used inside knowledge to hack and steal
A former San Jose, California, network administrator is facing 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to hacking, ID theft, burglary and drug charge...
Article | 12/11/2008 Microsoft fixes critical Web bugs with security updates
Microsoft released two security updates for its Windows operating system Tuesday to patch flaws that could give attackers new ways to install maliciou...
Article | 12/11/2008 Antimalware group sets product testing guidelines
The Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization announced on Monday that its membership has agreed on guidelines and principles for testing anti-malwa...
Article | 11/11/2008 Study: Viagra spam is profitable, but margins are tight
One of the most notorious networks of hacked computers used for sending spam could be generating as much as US$3.5 million per year peddling drugs suc...
Article | 10/11/2008 Hackers launch PDF attacks, exploit just-patched Reader bug
Attackers are exploiting one of the vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader that was patched earlier this week, a security researcher warned Friday as he urge...
Article | 7/11/2008 Android may not need antivirus software, researcher says
Antivirus developer SMobile released software this week to protect users of the G1 Android phone, although one security analyst wondered if people rea...
Article | 7/11/2008 Adobe fixes 6 flaws in Flash
For the second time in two days, Adobe Systems has warned users of multiple vulnerabilities in one of its most-popular programs and issued a security ...
Article | 6/11/2008 Report: 'Foreign entity' hacked Obama, McCain PCs
Computer systems used by the election campaigns of both President-elect Barack Obama and his Republican rival John McCain were broken into earlier thi...
Article | 6/11/2008 Hackers leverage Obama win for massive malware campaign
Hackers have seized on the results of the US presidential election to launch a major malware campaign that tries to trick users into installing an upd...
Article | 5/11/2008 Mozilla adds privacy mode to Firefox test build
Developers working on Mozilla's next browser Tuesday added a privacy mode to the still-under-construction Firefox 3.1, a major milestone in the develo...
Article | 5/11/2008 Researcher: Small attack triggered Microsoft emergency patch
The Trojan horse whose attacks convinced Microsoft to issue an emergency patch for Windows had infected only about 200 computers prior to the fix's Oc...
Article | 5/11/2008 IT worker let spammers into ex-employer's servers
An IT manager who logged onto to his former employer's computer network five months after being fired and opened the e-mail server up to spammers has ...
Article | 5/11/2008 Adobe patches 8 bugs in popular PDF apps
Adobe Systems Tuesday patched its Reader application for the fifth time this year, plugging eight security holes, including one that was reported to t...
Article | 3/11/2008 Harvard professor challenges RIAA anti-piracy campaign
A Harvard law professor has opened a new front in the battle between the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and alleged music pirates by...
Article | 3/11/2008 Seeing tough times ahead, Symantec plans layoffs
Anticipating a slowdown in IT spending, Symantec expects to begin laying off employees this month.

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