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  • 28 August 2007

  • News: SanDisk intros Sansa Clip wearable MP3 player

    SanDisk has launched the Sansa Clip in the US - a wearable MP3 player about the size of a golf ball, designed to compete with Apple's iPod shuffle. The device comes in 1GB and 2GB models for $39.99 (£20) and $59.99 (£30), respectively.

  • 24 August 2007

  • News: Fix available for Yahoo Messenger video exploit

    Yahoo Messenger has been updated to fix a bug that hackers could exploit by sending video chat invitations to unwary users.

  • News: AOL phisher faces seven years in prison

    A man who targeted AOL users in the US in a phishing scam faces seven years in prison.

  • 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.

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