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    Hackers Find a New Place to Hide Rootkits (PC World)
    PC World - Security researchers have developed a new type of malicious rootkit software that hides itself in an obscure part of a... -- read full article
    Fri, 09 May 2008 21:00:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    'Crimeserver' Discovered with Treasure Trove of Stolen Data (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Cybercriminals collect a treasure trove of data from Web surfers whose computers are infected with Trojans. That's all-too-common news these days, but a recent case shows that the problem is getting worse. Finjan Inc., which makes secure Web gateway products, discovered a server in Malaysia being used by hackers to store more than 1.4 gigabytes of stolen data. What surprised the Finjan researchers was that the data was stolen from businesses as well as individuals -- and it was amassed in just three weeks. -- read full article
    Thu, 08 May 2008 14:23:39 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Google Cuts Price, Rebrands Postini Security Service (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - Google has slashed the cost of its security service by 40% and added an optional protection feature for public Wi-Fi users in its continued efforts to lure businesses to Google Apps. -- read full article
    Thu, 08 May 2008 18:39:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Windows Vista More Vulnerable To Malware Than Windows 2000 (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - Vista let 639 threats per thousand computers through, compared with 586 for Windows 2000, 478 for Windows 2003, and 1,021 for Windows XP, security vendor PC Tools said. -- read full article
    Thu, 08 May 2008 23:20:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Fake MP3 Trojan Detected On 27% Of PCs (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - McAfee Avert Labs says more than half a million of the adware programs disguised as media files have been detected in less than a week. -- read full article
    Wed, 07 May 2008 18:30:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Mozilla: Firefox Plugin Shipped With Malicious Code (PC World)
    PC World - Mozilla warned Wednesday that a malicious program inserted adware code into a Firefox plugin that has been downloaded... -- read full article
    Wed, 07 May 2008 23:20:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Hackers' posts on epilepsy forum cause migraines, seizures (AP)
    AP - Computer attacks typically don't inflict physical pain on their victims. -- read full article
    Wed, 07 May 2008 23:29:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Yahoo Partners With McAfee To Make Search More Secure (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - The collaboration covers Web site security issues, such as identifying sites associated with adware, malware, spyware, phishing, and spam. -- read full article
    Tue, 06 May 2008 18:54:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Yahoo Searches Will Use McAfee for Security Alerts (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - On Tuesday, Yahoo and McAfee announced a partnership to make the Yahoo Search experience safer. Launched in beta, the new SearchScan feature, powered by McAfee SiteAdvisor technology, offers always-on alerts for sites with security concerns involving spyware, adware and other malicious software. McAfee SiteAdvisor tests and rates nearly every trafficked site on the Internet. -- read full article
    Tue, 06 May 2008 20:44:26 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Hacker Marketplace to Help Build 0day Appliance (PC World)
    PC World - WabiSabiLabi, the company best known for building an online marketplace for security flaws, is getting into the hardware... -- read full article
    Tue, 06 May 2008 21:30:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Trojan Adware Hiding in MP3s, McAfee Says (PC World)
    PC World - Adware pushers have found a new way to trick you into downloading their annoying products: fake MP3 files. -- read full article
    Wed, 07 May 2008 00:10:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Hackers harpoon US executives with phony email subpoenas (AFP)

    US federal court officials have warned that hackers are emailing phony subpoenas, embedded with malicious software, to high-ranking executives to steal valuable corporate information(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AFP - US federal court officials have warned that hackers are emailing phony subpoenas embedded with malicious software to high-ranking executives to steal valuable corporate information.


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    Tue, 06 May 2008 02:35:20 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Webroot to Offer Security by Subscription (PC World)
    PC World - A new service will filter Web content for small to midsized businesses, blocking viruses and other malware at the source. -- read full article
    Sun, 04 May 2008 01:45:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    For 30 years now, you've been getting spam (AFP)

    People surf the Internet at a coffee shop in Ho Chi Minh City.(AFP/File/Hoang Dinh Nam)AFP - This week, the world will mark an anniversary that has changed the face -- and other anatomical regions -- of email inboxes everywhere: the first known spam email was sent 30 years ago on Saturday.


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    Fri, 02 May 2008 10:29:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Interpol: Olympics Cyberattack Not a Major Threat (PC World)
    PC World - With cybercrime now a global phenomenon, perhaps it will take a global police organization to keep it in check. -- read full article
    Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:10:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
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