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- 28 March 2006
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News: Sites let users find and report phishing
Security vendors are launching two sites aimed at helping people report and avoid phishing attacks.
- 27 March 2006
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News: Microsoft tests fix for IE bug
A recently identified Internet Explorer security hole is now being exploited and Microsoft hopes to include a fix for it in its 11 April patch or maybe even earlier, according to a posting on a Microsoft blog.
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News: Russian eBay gangsters rumbled
The online auction site eBay has helped to shut down a Russian website that was offering to sell stolen customer account information for as little as $5 a time.
- 24 March 2006
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News: Four indicted in Nigerian email scam
Four people have been indicted and could face 30 years in prison for a variation on a popular scam in which email senders claim they're trying to transfer money out of Nigeria.
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News: Microsoft warns of nasty IE bug
Microsoft is warning users of its Internet Explorer browser to use caution on the web, after the disclosure of an unpatched bug that could allow attackers to seize control of a PC running the browser software.
- 23 March 2006
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News: PayPal prepares SMS payments
PayPal, the online-payment company owned by eBay, appears to be gearing up to let customers send money by text message from a mobile phone.
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News: IE worries continue with critical bug
Security researchers have given Microsoft more work to do as it prepares an upcoming IE security fix.
- 22 March 2006
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News: Apple slams France as 'pirate' state
Apple has slammed France's decision to force manufacturers to make their digital rights management systems interoperate.
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News: Microsoft to revamp IE after bugs
Microsoft is readying an update to Internet Explorer following the recent discovery of two unpatched IE vulnerabilities, including one bug that could allow attackers to seize control of a victim's PC.
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News: Windows Vista release pushed back to 2007
Broad availability of the Windows Vista client OS will not be achieved until next year.
- 21 March 2006
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News: French approve copyright protection bill
The French National Assembly approved a digital copyright bill today that will require DRM developers to reveal details of their technology to rivals that wish to build interoperable systems.
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News: Alpha release of Firefox 2.0 imminent
Developers at the Mozilla Foundation are readying the first alpha version of the Firefox 2.0 open-source browser and could release it as early as today.
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News: IE at core of Microsoft next-gen web plan
The browser isn't everything when it comes to Microsoft's platform strategy for next-generation web applications, but it remains key.
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News: Google to launch financial website
Google plans to launch today a financial news and information website called Google Finance, which will be in direct competition with Yahoo Finance and Microsoft's MSN Money.
- 20 March 2006
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News: London gets free WiMax service
Urban Wimax is offering what it describes as "the UK's first true WiMax services" for free.
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News: Symantec software boots users offline
A faulty update to Symantec's Norton security software began booting thousands of users off their AOL internet connections last week, Symantec has admitted.
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News: Microsoft launches antiphishing initiative
Microsoft today unveiled a global initiative to crack down on cybercriminals who engage in phishing.
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News: BT reveals nationwide TV Vision
BT is planning a new television service called BT Vision.
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News: Chinese dissident gets 10-year sentence
Chinese authorities have sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for posting an anti-government article on the internet, a human rights advocacy group has said.
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News: Google must give index data to government
In a highly anticipated decision, a federal judge has ruled that Google has to provide the US government with information about its search engine's index.
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