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| 1. TechCrunch purges Zeus malware attack | ||||
Oh, GodTechCrunch Europe has cleaned up its website following the discovery of malicious code that left visiting surfers exposed to infection by a variant of the infamous Zeus banking Trojan.… |
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| 2. MS probes mystery IE bug | ||||
URL shortening shenanigansMicrosoft is investigating reports of a new bug in Internet Explorer.… |
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| 3. Symantec finally secures HackIsWack | ||||
It's such a bungle, sometimes, it makes you wonder...Symantec has belatedly secured its laughable HackIsWack competition website.… |
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| 4. iPad scammers hack Kirstie Allsopp's Twitter | ||||
Posh property presenter pwnediPad scammers managed to reach a huge potential audience last weekend after they took over a Twitter profile maintained by British TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp.… |
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| 5. Browser security warning lookalike pushes malware | ||||
Zeven deadly sinsScareware peddlers have developed a new ruse that relies on mimicking browser warning pages.… |
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| 6. USB stick with anti-terror training found outside police station | ||||
Keychain copsA memory stick containing anti-terror training manuals and other sensitive material was reportedly found on a street outside a Manchester police station.… |
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| 7. Google pays $8.5m to settle Buzz privacy invasion suit | ||||
The price of a Tweetbookish Gmail modGoogle has agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit claiming it violated the privacy of Gmail users when it released Google Buzz, a Gmail bolt-on that turned the email service into a Tweetbookish social networking tool.… |
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| 8. Nigerian man gets 12 years for $1.3m 419 scam | ||||
Hunting 'mugu' in AmericaA Nigerian man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in US prison for orchestrating an advance payment scam that bilked victims out of more than $1.3m.… |
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| 9. Spammers latch onto Ping to pump iPhone survey scams | ||||
Quick off the markSpammers have been quick off the mark in exploiting Apple's new iTunes social network to punt survey scams.… |
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| 10. Symantec Snoop Dogg rap contest site rickrolled | ||||
#hackiswackedSymantec's attempts to link up with Snoop Dogg to launch a cybercrime rap contest have descended into farce after it emerged that vulnerabilities with a dedicated site can be easily rickrolled.… |
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| 11. Phone bugging scandal reignited as NotW suspends reporter | ||||
The story that refuses to dieNew allegations of phone hacking at the News of the World have resulted in the suspension of one of the Sunday paper's reporters, pending legal and disciplinary action over allegations of tapping into the voicemail messages of an unnamed television personality.… |
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| 12. Microsoft freshens retro code lock-down tool | ||||
Teaching old apps new tricksMicrosoft has released a new version of a software tool that developers and administrators can use to harden older applications against common vulnerabilities.… |
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| 13. iTunes update plugs WebKit flaw | ||||
Ping-pongThe latest version of iTunes for Windows addresses 13 security vulnerabilities, as well as adding much-publicised social networking functionality.… |
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| 14. Symantec and Snoop Dogg launch cybercrime rap contest | ||||
Now thass geeksterSymantec has teamed up with rapper Snoop Dogg to launch a cybercrime rap contest.… |
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| 15. Cyber-jihadists deface home of teddy bears' picnic | ||||
Get their Belvoirs mixed upGeographically mixed-up Algerian hackers made themselves look rather silly by defacing the website of an English stately home instead of Belvoir Fortress in Israel, their intended target.… |
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