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23 August 2007
News: Hackers force Monster to shut down server

Job-hunting website network Monster has suffered a massive data breach caused by hackers, and has shut down a rogue server that had been used to gather personal details of job seekers.
News: Storm Trojan to target Mexican hurricane

The Storm Trojan horse which sent fake news accounts of a massive series of wind storms that struck Europe earlier this year may soon start touting Hurricane Dean, the Category 5 storm that slammed into Mexico this week, security researchers said.
News: Wi-Fi broadband 'thief' arrested in London

A man in Chiswick, London has been arrested for 'stealing' Wi-Fi.
21 August 2007
News: Security firm says Skype is a business risk

Businesses using Skype are offering hackers a way into the corporate network, according to security firm Network Box.
News: Exploit found for Patch Tuesday fix

The first exploit for the 14 Windows and Office vulnerabilities patched last week has been published by security researcher.
20 August 2007
News: Windows Update killed Skype's VoIP service

The widespread failure of Skype's VoIP service last week happened when millions of Windows users tried to log in to the system at the same time, after downloading a software update from Microsoft and rebooting their machines, Skype said today.
News: Phishing threat to Google Gadgets

The domain used to host small Google Gadget applications written by web developers could be misused by phishers, according to a web security researcher.
18 August 2007
News: 14 great software programs you don't know

With these 14 software gems you can say goodbye to a lot of annoying Windows limitations and enhance your computing fun. Best of all, they're cheap and in some cases free, and they include the best web browser there is - trust me, you've never heard of it.
17 August 2007
News: Confusion over Vista PatchGuard update

Microsoft update to Windows Vista's PatchGuard, a kernel protection scheme designed to keep malicious or unproven code at arm's length, has nothing to do with recent hacks of another Vista defence, Microsoft claims.
16 August 2007
News: 'Clpwn' hackers hunt for notoriety, not cash

A group of hackers who call themselves "Clpwn" -as in "Clown" - has been proudly asserting that it defaced sites such as CNN and Playboy Casino. And, according to a security researcher, the Clpwn group is a reminder of how things were, when hackers plied their trade for notoriety rather than profit.
News: Vista gadget attack embarrasses Microsoft

An embarrassing flaw in Windows Vista's sidebar gadgets could allow enable a 'remote execution attack' allowing attackers to gain control of an affected PC.
15 August 2007
News: Microsoft beefs up 64-bit Vista defences

Microsoft has upgraded up a key defensive feature of 64-bit Windows Vista to help protect the operating system against hacks that have plagued it for weeks.
News: Symantec & Intel working on security chips

Desktop PC and computer server security could soon be built directly onto chips, rather than as software running on an operating system, if a partnership between Intel and Symantec comes to fruition.
News: Eight 'critical' Windows & Office fixes released

Microsoft has patched 14 flaws in Office, Internet Explorer and every edition of Windows in a monster Patch Tuesday including eight ‘critical’ fixes.
14 August 2007
News: Internet Explorer 6 users open to attack

Internet Explorer users are at risk from the DirectX software development kit Microsoft issued in 2002, according to a Polish researcher who claims the software contains a critical vulnerability.
13 August 2007
News: Stolen server contains sensitive UK police files

A company involved in forensics investigations for police forces across the UK has admitted that administrative data and case files have been stolen following a break-in at is premises in Kent.
10 August 2007
News: Critical Windows & Office fixes coming next week

Microsoft will release nine sets of security patches next week, including six critical updates for Windows, Office, Internet Explorer and its Visual Basic development software.
News: Warning over 'highly critical' Norton bug

Users of the 2006 versions of Norton AntiVirus, Norton Internet Security and Norton System Works told to update immediately to combat critical ActiveX threat
09 August 2007
News: Security features for Firefox 3 revealed

Mozilla’s chief of security has opened up on several new features planned for the next version of Firefox, revealing that Firefox 3.0 will have several new security features built in.
News: New approach to cripple spam ecosystem

Researchers believe they may have found a way to cripple the spam ecosystem and reduce the incentive for spammers to send out high volumes of unsolicited email in search of high economic returns.