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• 21 December 2007

• News: HP laptop hit by 'bricking' exploit

  A hacker who posted an exploit last week that threatened a large swath of HP's laptops has followed up with new attack code that can 'brick' nearly every HP laptop.

• 20 December 2007

• News: Google ads killed by Trojan horse

  A security company has identified a Trojan horse program that replaces Google text advertisements on web pages with ads from another source, depriving Google of revenue and potentially causing problems for end users.

• 19 December 2007

• News: Google's Orkut service hit by worm

  Google's Orkut social-networking site appeared to have been hit by a relatively harmless worm, but one that demonstrated the continuing vulnerability of web applications.

• News: Gmail open to Internet Explorer hijacks

  Hackers can exploit an unpatched flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser to access Gmail accounts, according to security firm Cenzic.

• News: Google Toolbar users warned of phishing hack

  A bug in the Google Toolbar could allow criminals to steal data or install malicious software on PCs, a security researcher claims.

• News: US web users snub Facebook privacy

  Most internet users are unconcerned with the repercussions that sharing personal information online might bring and do nothing to limit it, according to a study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

• 18 December 2007

• News: Internet Explorer crippled by Microsoft patch

  Microsoft is investigating reports that last week's Internet Explorer security update has crippled some users' web connection.

• News: Norton 360 to get test update in January

  A test version of the next major update to the Norton 360 desktop security-and-backup suite is weeks away from launch, according to Symantec.

• 17 December 2007

• News: McAfee: French Embassy site serving malware

  The French Embassy website for Libya is serving malware to visitors, according to security software firm McAfee.

• 15 December 2007

• News: 7 fun things IT support wants to keep secret

  You can safely transmit files of many sizes, chat on your favourite IM client, and use unapproved - but legal and harmless - software while you work - no matter what the IT department say. Here, we show you how.

• 14 December 2007

• News: Apple forced to patch Quicktime again

  Apple has released a new security patch for QuickTime, its eighth update this year for the media player software.

• 12 December 2007

• News: 1 in 5 PCs infected with silent rootkits

  Malware researchers at Prevx today highlighted what they are calling a 'massive growth' in the number of PCs harbouring rootkit infections.

• News: Madeleine McCann spam adds to November surge

  Symantec says spam surged to 72 percent of all email traffic in November, the highest percentage for any month this year.

• News: Microsoft warning over three 'critical' patches

  Seven security bulletins that patch 11 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player and other parts of the operating system are now available following Microsoft's monthly Patch Tuesday update. Two of the bugs are currently being exploited by attackers, Microsoft confirmed.

• 10 December 2007

• News: FAQ: Microsoft kills Vista 'kill switch'

  What's up with the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) modifications in Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)?

• News: Google & Yahoo open to 'poisoned cache' exploit

  The cache engines of major search engines such as Google, Yahoo and MSN Live are still providing a safe hiding place for malicious code – a year after the problem first came to light, according to security firm Aladdin.

• News: Microsoft demonstrates real online scams

  Microsoft this week teamed up with Prevx and Get Safe Online to demonstrate the real-life, online scams that criminals use to steal from PC users. Their message was simple: secure your PC, and do it today.

• 07 December 2007

• News: Microsoft keyboards open to wireless hack

  Microsoft's wireless keyboard suffer from weak encryption and can be cracked in minutes, according to a pair of Swiss security researchers, giving hackers a way to snatch passwords and financial account information in real-time and from a distance.

• News: Five Windows Vista patches coming next week

  Microsoft has scheduled seven security updates for the final Patch Tuesday of the year to plug holes in Windows and Internet Explorer.

• 05 December 2007

• News: Ukrainian botnet blamed for 'Ron Paul spam'

  Researchers have shut down a network of PCs responsible for sending out 200 million spam messages, claiming to support US presidential candidate Ron Paul last month.

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