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• Coreflood, More Microsoft-Yahoo, IPhone Plans (PC World)

  (Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:20:11 GMT)

  PC World - A Trojan horse program that has been around for about six years is now being used to steal system-administrator passwords...

• Sony PlayStation Site Hacked With 'Scareware' (TechWeb)

  (Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:00:00 GMT)

  TechWeb - InformationWeek - The site runs a script that pretends to do an online security scan of your computer and presents a bogus warning message that your PC is infected with malware, researchers...

• Microsoft Unveils New Internet Explorer Security Features (TechWeb)

  (Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:20:00 GMT)

  TechWeb - InformationWeek - Coming to IE8 is a set of cross-site scripting defenses to defeat hackers looking to steal cookies and browser history, logging keystrokes, stealing credentials, or just evading phishing filters.

• MySpace Users Struggle to Overcome Cybervandalism (PC World)

  (Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:00:09 GMT)

  PC World - MySpace is facing continuing security problems that threaten to spoil many of the innovative features that make the site...

• Prosecutors say peer-to-peer hacker in plea deal (AP)

  (Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:41:45 GMT)

  AP - A hacker suspected of infecting thousands of personal computers with malicious software to obtain private financial information will plead guilty to fraud under a plea agreement, the U.S. attorney's office said.

• Antispam Group Outlines Defenses to Block Botnet Spam (PC World)

  (Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:40:11 GMT)

  PC World - A major antispam organization is pushing a set of new best practices for ISPs to stop increasing volumes of spam generated by...

• Another Security Threat Aimed At Macs Found On The Web (TechWeb)

  (Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:32:00 GMT)

  TechWeb - InformationWeek - Security vendor Intego said the latest malware masquerading as a program for Mac OS X is called "PokerGame."

• Sybase Adds To Mobile Security Line (TechWeb)

  (Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:47:00 GMT)

  TechWeb - InformationWeek - Sybase iAnywhere has expanded its mobile security portfolio to include handheld antivirus and firewall capabilities.

• Marshall Islands email paralysed by 'zombie' attack (AFP)

  (Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:42:36 GMT)

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• Malware City Welcomes You (PC Magazine)

  (Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:40:09 GMT)

  PC Magazine - "There are eight million stories in Malware City...". Well, not yet, but BitDefender's new free resource at www.malwarecity.com includes a virus map, a free scanner, and other goodies in a film noir...