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NSA chief says spyware program is 'lawful' 
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NSA chief says spyware program is 'lawful' Powered by SC Magazine
Feb 24, 2015 | Comment Now 
Won't comment on specifics.
 
Obama unveils proposed cybersecurity laws 
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Obama unveils proposed cybersecurity laws Powered by SC Magazine
By Allie Coyne | Jan 14, 2015 | Comment Now 
Wants to criminalise sale of botnets, stolen financial data.
 
NSW Police named as FinFisher spyware user 
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NSW Police named as FinFisher spyware user Powered by SC Magazine
By Allie Coyne | Sep 15, 2014 | Comment Now 
Wikileaks values license at $2.6 million.
 
Govt FinFisher spyware exposed after data breach 
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Govt FinFisher spyware exposed after data breach Powered by SC Magazine
By Doug Drinkwater | Aug 11, 2014 | Comment Now 
Security company hacked.
 
Mac spyware discovered on Angolan dissident's computer at Oslo Freedom Forum 
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Mac spyware discovered on Angolan dissident's computer at Oslo Freedom Forum Powered by SC Magazine
By Dan Kaplan | May 17, 2013 | Comment Now 
New strain of Mac malware found.
 
Trend Micro open sources spyware tool 
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Trend Micro open sources spyware tool Powered by SC Magazine
Feb 20, 2012 | Comment Now 
Hijack This pushed to SourceForge.
 
Droid spyware answers phone calls 
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Droid spyware answers phone calls Powered by SC Magazine
By Angela Moscaritolo | Aug 17, 2011 | Comment Now 
Ain't no secretary.
 
Mac 'fixer' busted in spyware sting 
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Mac 'fixer' busted in spyware sting Powered by SC Magazine
Jun 10, 2011 | Comment Now 
Allegedly recommended 'hot steam' to fix internal sensor.
 
Spyware that targets Mac applications still lingering 
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Spyware that targets Mac applications still lingering Powered by SC Magazine
By Dan Kaplan | Jun 8, 2010 | Comment Now 
Distributor denies wrong-doing.
 
Mac users warned about spyware from free apps 
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Mac users warned about spyware from free apps Powered by SC Magazine
By Dan Raywood | Jun 4, 2010 | Comment Now 
Spyware downloaded during installation.
 
Web attacks still profitable for crooks: Cisco 
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Web attacks still profitable for crooks: Cisco Powered by SC Magazine
By Angela Moscaritolo | Dec 9, 2009 | Comment Now 
Big money in banking trojans.
 
Trojans account for 70 per cent of all malware in second quarter of 2009 
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Trojans account for 70 per cent of all malware in second quarter of 2009 Powered by SC Magazine
By SC Australia Staff | Jul 8, 2009 | Comment Now 
Trojans accounted for almost three quarters of all new malware between April and June this year.
 
Conficker still lingering as users fail to apply basic protection 
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Conficker still lingering as users fail to apply basic protection Powered by SC Magazine
By Dan Raywood | Jul 7, 2009 | Comment Now 
Users are still not taking basic steps to protect their computers and themselves from cyber attack, according to ESET.
 
Appellate court affirms that Zango can't sue Kaspersky 
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Appellate court affirms that Zango can't sue Kaspersky Powered by SC Magazine
By Dan Kaplan | Jul 1, 2009 | Comment Now 
An appeals court has upheld a ruling that Kaspersky Lab did nothing wrong when it blocked users' access to Zango programs.
 
Trojans are fastest-growing data-stealing malware 
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Trojans are fastest-growing data-stealing malware Powered by SC Magazine
By Chuck Miller | Jun 30, 2009 | Comment Now 
Most of the rise in cybercrime can be linked to data-stealing malware, and trojans are the fastest growing category, according to a report released by Trend Micro.
 
Don’t pay for separate anti-spyware, says Gartner 
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Don’t pay for separate anti-spyware, says Gartner Powered by SC Magazine
By Iain Thomson | May 19, 2009 | Comment Now 
Gartner is warning companies not to be ripped off by vendors seeking to sell anti-spyware software as a stand-alone product.
 
Accused adware purveyor Zango shuttered by bank foreclosure 
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Accused adware purveyor Zango shuttered by bank foreclosure Powered by SC Magazine
By Greg Masters | Apr 28, 2009 | Comment Now 
A principal player in the spreading of adware - software that silently loads advertising onto web users' computers - has been forced to close down after a decade in business.
 
Conficker now expected to spread email spam and host spyware 
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Conficker now expected to spread email spam and host spyware Powered by SC Magazine
By Dan Raywood | Apr 28, 2009 | Comment Now 
The Conficker worm is expected to see malware being spread by the infected botnet.
 
Spyware levels said to be climbing 
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Spyware levels said to be climbing Powered by SC Magazine
By Shaun Nichols | Apr 16, 2009 | Comment Now 
Spyware levels rose some 10 per cent in the first three months of 2009, according to researchers.
 
Spyware rise caused by new Virtumundo infections 
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Spyware rise caused by new Virtumundo infections Powered by SC Magazine
By Angela Moscaritolo | Apr 8, 2009 | Comment Now 
There was a 10 percent increase in spyware during the first quarter of 2009, due to an old threat that again is making noise -- the Virtumundo trojan, according to a quarterly ...
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Your bank
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Your telco, ISP or utility
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A retailer (Coles, Woolworths et al)
  4%
 
A Federal Government agency (ATO, Centrelink etc)
  18%
 
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