Computer Security, Viruses & Worms

To Boost Security, Facebook Adds Remote Logout (PC World)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:20:10 +0000

PC World - Facebook users will soon have a new way of knocking spammers out of legitimate accounts.

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Botnet Takedown May Yield Valuable Data (PC World)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:40:09 +0000

PC World - Researchers are hoping to get a better insight on botnets after taking down part of Pushdo, one of the top five networks of hacked computers responsible for most of the world's spam.

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Huge Spamming Botnet Injured but Still Alive (PC World)

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:40:12 +0000

PC World - A botnet responsible for a significant amount of spam has been crippled but may reconstitute itself in a matter of weeks, according to vendor M86 Security.

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Symantec 'Black Market' Event Highlights Perils of Cybercrime (PC Magazine)

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:20:53 +0000

PC Magazine - On September 1, New Yorkers will have a chance to peer inside the sleazy world of cybercrime when the "Norton Black Market Experience" rolls in to Times Square via a converted semi truck.

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Jordan amends cyber crimes law after media outcry (AFP)

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:49:34 +0000

AFP - Jordan on Sunday approved a temporary law on cyber crimes after amending it to appease the fury of journalists who said the legislation was a means to control local news websites.

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Hackers attack Philippine government website (AFP)

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:15:28 +0000

AFP - The Philippines on Sunday ordered all government offices to tighten Internet security after its main information website was brought down by hackers.

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Defending the Internet: National Security v. Big Brother (PC World)

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:46:00 +0000

PC World - In the wake of revelations that the US military network was compromised in 2008, and that US digital interests are under a relative constant threat of attack, the Pentagon is establishing new cyber security initiatives to protect the Internet. The Pentagon strategy--which is part digital NATO, part digital civil defense, and part Big Brother--may ruffle some feathers and raise concerns that the US Internet is becoming a military police state.

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Google Fixes Gmail Bug That Turned Email into Spam (PC Magazine)

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:11:06 +0000

PC Magazine - Google has fixed an issue with Gmail that caused a small percentage of its accounts to repeatedly send email messages over and over.

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Gmail Bug Turned Some Users into Spammers (Mashable)

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:34:31 +0000

Mashable - This week, a Gmail bug caused duplicate messages to be sent from some user accounts. In certain cases, the same messages were sent over and over for several days, which, as you can imagine, must have been extremely annoying to the recipients.

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Cracks in computer defenses abound: IBM (AFP)

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:44:11 +0000

AFP - IBM on Wednesday reported that the number of discovered cracks that hackers could exploit in computer software surged in the first half of the year.

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