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17 April 2008
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.
08 April 2008
News: HSBC loses 370,000 customers' details

Following the recent privacy blunders by the Government, which saw laptops containing thousands of personal details about the UK public falling into the wrong hands, banking giant HSBC has also admitted to losing the personal data of its customers.
News: Google defends right to hold users' personal data

Google has defended the length of time its retains web users' data following the release of a report on how European data-protection laws should be applied to web-search services.

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