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• 14 August 2008

• News: Hacker McKinnon's extradition is 'inevitable'

  The former prosecutor in the Gary McKinnon hacking case said there's no reason to believe the European Court of Human Rights will ultimately block the alleged hacker's extradition to the United States

• News: BitDefender adds superfast security for gamers

  Security software vendor BitDefender has released a new customisable antivirus product designed specifically for online gamers.

• News: Man gets seven years for phishing scam

  A US man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for masterminding a phishing scheme that targeted AOL users over a four-year period.

• 13 August 2008

• News: Software pirate ordered to pay Symantec £700,000

  A software pirate has been ordered to pay £70,000 in damages and costs to Symantec.

• News: UK spam quadruples in three months

  The number of spam messages received in the UK has quadrupled over the past three months says ClearMyMail.

• News: Public bodies to snoop through internet activity records

  Public bodies such as local councils and health authorities could be given the right to snoop through records of internet activity under new government proposals.

• News: Mammoth Microsoft update fixes IE and Office

  Microsoft's Patch Tuesday round of updates for August fixed 19 critical vulnerabilities in its software, including five flaws in its Internet Explorer browser that security experts advise IT administrators to patch immediately

• 12 August 2008

• News: European court delays McKinnon's extradition

  British hacker Gary McKinnon's extradition to the US has been temporarily held up by the European Court of Human Rights.

• News: Researcher demands €20k to detail Nokia hack

  A Polish researcher has warned users of Nokia's Series-40 smartphones that the handsets are vulnerable to attack due to two critical vulnerabilities in Sun's Java technology.

• 11 August 2008

• News: 89% of web users share personal data online

  Although 84 percent of internet users claim they never give out personal details online, the reality is very different says AOL.

• News: BBC apologises for theft of kids' data

  The BBC has issued an apology after it lost personal details of hundreds of children.

• News: Intel fixes two CPU vulnerabilities

  Intel has fixed two critical bugs in its chips, according to a Russian researcher who plans to demonstrate how he could take advantage of the flaws.

• News: 'Cloud Computing' used to fight malware

  A network service that traps more malicious software than a single antivirus program catches by itself could be the next weapon used to fight internet threats.

• Video: World Technology Update, August 08 2008

  Cars that sense when your about to have a collision, new laptop rules at US borders and we take Toyota’s robotic transporter for a spin. All that news and more on this week's World Tech Update.

• 09 August 2008

• News: 10 fixes for your worst PC security nightmares

  We've rounded up 10 simple tips that can ensure you stay safe from the biggest security nightmares on the web.

• News: Analysis: which browser battles malware best?

  A number of browsers that have recently been released including Firefox 3 and Opera 9.5, as well as the upcoming IE 8, benefit from blocking features to protect your PC from malware. We find out just what they offer.

• News: 8 tips to filter spam effectively

  Spam is growing problem in cyberspace today. According to Ferris Research, which studies messaging and content control, 40 trillion spam messages will be sent in 2008, compared to 18 trillion in 2006 and 30 trillion in 2007.

• 08 August 2008

• News: Revealed: Top 10 UK phishing attack victims

  A survey evaluating the Top 10 most popular company names used by email fraudsters when targeting the personal finance industry has revealed that Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is the number-one UK target for phishing emails.

• News: Revealed: Top 10 worst UK ISPs for spam

  UK mobile carrier and broadband ISP Orange has been identified as the worst UK ISP for spam attacks, with nonsense, offensive, obscene and money-scamming spam making up a mighty 97 per cent of all emails sent to its customers’ in-boxes.

• News: Seven 'critical' Microsoft patches coming next week

  Next week's 'Patch Tuesday' roundup of Microsoft updates will deliver 12 security fixes to plug critical vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player.

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