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Microsoft viral floodgates open
More viruses are emerging exploiting last week’s Microsoft vulnerability.
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Aug 16 2005 2:35PM
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Trespassing thief and fraudster convicted
A businessman has been convicted of 120 counts of unauthorized access in what is claimed to be the biggest “computer theft” case of all time.
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Aug 16 2005 1:14PM
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Spam takes a summer holiday
Spam has slumped through summer, falling 20 percent since March a new report has revealed.
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Aug 15 2005 5:11PM
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Swift virus writers wheel out one-week worm
Hackers have created a worm that exploits Microsoft vulnerabilities, including one that was only announced last week.
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Aug 15 2005 10:52AM
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Verizon leaves customer data exposed
Verizon website programmers have potentially put millions of customers personal data at risk.
David Quainton
Aug 12 2005 5:24PM
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That's why the lady is a scam
Phishers trying to find new ways to extort users are tugging on the heart strings with the story of a wheelchair-bound senior citizen.
David Quainton
Aug 12 2005 2:31PM
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Jury ponders fate of 'computing's greatest thief'
A jury has begun deliberating the fate of Scott Levine, who is accused of one of the world’s biggest computer thefts.
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Aug 11 2005 4:38PM
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Fax phishers fool foolhardy
Crafty spammer scammers have thought up a novel way to extort money through phishing – by asking users to send a fax.
David Quainton
Aug 11 2005 11:27AM
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Intranets are gun with safety off
Companies put themselves at risk by holding and passing too much sensitive information on their company intranets, a new report suggests.
David Quainton
Aug 11 2005 11:04AM
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Cretan cretin - police go and get 'im
Police on the Greek island of Crete have raided the home of a 54-year-old Englishman who allegedly blackmailed a British insurance company after hacking into its website.
David Quainton
Aug 10 2005 5:14PM
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AOL in great spam bounty giveaway
Want to know what it is like living the life of a successful spammer? A competition from ISP AOL is offering the bounty recovered from a spam conviction to help you find out.
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Irate message hides fishy phishing motive
An interesting phishing scam has emerged that claims to be from an eBay user rather than the auction company itself.
David Quainton
Aug 10 2005 11:59AM
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Spam King pays Microsoft royal ransom
Spam King Scott Richter has agreed to pay $7 million in damages to Microsoft for his massive spam email campaign.
David Quainton
Aug 9 2005 4:50PM
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Hundreds arrested in Nigerian scam clampdown
Nigerian anti-419 squads have recovered cash and assets worth more than $700 million in the last year.
David Quainton
Aug 9 2005 10:06AM
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Hasta la Vista Monad viruses
Windows Vista will not be affected by the swathe of viruses created for it, claims Microsoft.
David Quainton
Aug 8 2005 12:01PM
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Brouhaha rising as Cisco creaks and groans
Cisco has managed even greater levels of security brouhaha today, with the news that its re-distribution of passwords for its customer portal is not going as smoothly as hoped.
David Quainton
Aug 4 2005 4:23PM
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Government in the cross-hair as targeted attacks rise
Targeted attacks are on the rise as criminals seek to make money out of malware, and government is the main sector being hit.
David Quainton
Aug 4 2005 12:03PM
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User downloads = spyware hell
Spyware is costing companies $130,000 because they do not know what applications are being downloaded onto their networks, a survey has revealed.
David Quainton
Aug 3 2005 4:59PM
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Breach scare at Cisco central
Update: Cisco has confirmed that its password protection system for entry to its customer portal has been compromised.
David Quainton
Aug 3 2005 4:32PM
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U.K. government begins the peer-to-peer show
165 U.K. government departments are to migrate to an internal IT network to improve security and workflow.
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Aug 3 2005 11:41AM
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