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• 17 April 2008

• News: Global organisation can combat child sex abuse

  New proposals urging law enforcement authorities, governments and ISPs to form a global partnership to stamp out child sex abuse websites have been released by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).

• News: Google Spreadsheets open to XSS hack

  A serious flaw in Google Spreadsheets could give an attacker access to all of a user's Google services, according to security researcher Billy Rios.

• News: 12 percent admit to 'stealing' Wi-Fi connections

  12 percent of respondents to an Accenture survey have flouted the law and logged on to someone else's unsecured Wi-Fi connection.

• News: Safari patch tackles hack-the-Mac flaw

  Apple has patched for its Safari web browser to fix the flaw uncovered at the CanSecWest security conference's hack-the-Mac contest.

• News: Spear-phishing scam targets CEOs

  After tricking several thousand executives into downloading malicious software earlier this week, online scammers started up their subpoena phishing scam again on Wednesday, but on a much smaller scale.

• 16 April 2008

• News: 'Pro-Tibet' rootkit attacks Windows PCs

  A cartoon that ridicules the effort of a Chinese gymnast at the Olympic games is the latest way cybercriminals are infecting Windows PCs, reports McAfee Avert labs.

• News: Hack sidesteps software to attack computer chips

  Security researchers have demonstrated a new hacking technique that targets the microprocessor, rather than computer software.

• 15 April 2008

• News: Attackers exploit ClamAV antivirus scanner

  Attackers have found a way to exploit a vulnerability in the popular open-source ClamAV antivirus scanner, according to Danish bug-tracking company Secunia. On Monday, the ClamAV team updated the scanner to fix the flaw.

• 14 April 2008

• News: Wi-Fi security warning for BT Home Hub users

  A security researcher claims to have found a significant weakness in the wireless encryption of a DSL home gateway made by Thomson and distributed to broadband subscribers in the UK by network operator BT.

• News: EU votes against punishing illegal file-sharers

  The European Parliament is not backing plans to ban illegal file-sharers from the internet.

• News: IT managers unaware of USB flash drive risk

  SanDisk says IT managers are unaware of the extent to which unsecured flash drives are being brought into their businesses.

• News: Sandisk updates USB security tool for businesses

  SanDisk hopes to help IT managers control the use of flash drives in their business by launching a new version of its Central Management & Control (CMC) software used to manage its Cruzer Enterprise USB flash drives.

• 12 April 2008

• News: Battle of the botnets: is your PC up to no good?

  Botnets are networks of computers that have fallen under the control of cybercriminals, capable of accumulating revenues of millions of pounds per year – and it's possible that your PC be 'one of the gang' without your knowledge.

• 11 April 2008

• News: US presidential election at mercy of hackers

  The electronic voting machines that will be used to pick a new US president this year can be hacked.

• News: Attacks begin against 'critical' Windows bugs

  Hackers are working around the clock to exploit a critical Windows vulnerability that was patched on Tuesday, security researchers warn.

• News: Antimalware filters 'are damaging businesses'

  Up to 80 percent of the websites that antivirus and search-engine indexes flag as dangerous are in fact legitimate businesses, security experts have warned.

• 10 April 2008

• News: ICO: Phorm must require users to opt-in

  Online advertising system Phorm will be required to ask users to opt-in for it to be legal, reports the Information Commissioner's Office.

• News: Seven 'critical' Adobe Flash patches released

  Adobe's Flash Player has been updated, with seven fixes tackling vulnerabilities in the graphics and video software widely used for interactive web pages and banner advertisements.

• News: 'Free Tibet' sites targeted by malware

  Security firm ScanSafe said two pro-Tibet independence websites have been targeted by malware, in what could be a politically motivated attack.

• 09 April 2008

• News: 'Critical' Windows patch released by Microsoft

  Microsoft issued a critical patch for two vulnerabilities in the core graphics subsystem of Windows, one of eight fixes released on Tuesday as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday series of security updates.

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