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- 31 July 2007
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News: Ransomware secrets reveal single source
New research from security experts Secure Science Corporation (SSC) suggests the two most prominent ransomware Trojans of recent times could be the work of the same people, or a related group of criminals.
- 30 July 2007
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News: Warning over 'critical' Yahoo Widgets flaw
Yahoo Widgets users were warned last week that the web-based, gadget-like apps feature a critical flaw allowing hackers can use to hijack Windows PCs.
- 27 July 2007
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News: Microsoft invites 'hot fix' requests via email
Microsoft says customers can now avoid the hassle of phoning the company’s support lines by requesting a hot fix by email.
- 26 July 2007
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News: Firefox threat as hacker posts attack code
Mozilla is working on patching its Firefox browser after a hacker posted details of a flaw that could let criminals run unauthorised software on a victim's machine.
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News: Warning over 30,000 newly infected websites
Security firm Sophos says the number of infected web pages has soared nearly six-fold since the start of the year
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News: Porn broker faces DOJ charges
A US grand jury in Los Angeles has charged a California man with operating an internet-based obscenity distribution business and other offences, the US Department of Justice announced yesterday.
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News: Warning over Excel-based stock scams
Spammers are now using Excel files for use in pump-and-dump stock scams.
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News: PDF spam & image spam hitting UK firms
Half of the UK's medium to large sized businesses are struggling to deal with image-based spam, as the abundance of such emails grows by the day, according to new research.
- 25 July 2007
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News: Sheepish Mozilla admits Firefox hit by IE flaw
Mozilla's chief security officer has acknowledged that Firefox includes the same flaw that the company called a 'critical vulnerability' in Internet Explorer during a two-week ruckus over responsibility for a Windows zero-day bug.
- 24 July 2007
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News: Acer slams 'unstable' Windows Vista
Windows Vista is riddled with problems and gives users and businesses no reason to buy a new PC, according to a report in the Financial Times Deutschland quoting Acer president Gianfranco Lanci.
- 23 July 2007
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News: Fox News fault leaks sensitive content
Security analysts say a gaping security hole in Fox News Network's website revealed file directories and sensitive content, although it appears the problem has been fixed.
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News: Nintendo Wii exposed to Adobe Flash bug
Symantec says a recently identified Adobe Flash vulnerability could affect the Nintendo Wii through the console’s Opera internet browser.
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News: DIY Trojan kit available online
A do-it-yourself kit for developing and customising Trojan malware has been discovered for sale on the web.
- 20 July 2007
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News: Firefox and IE continue fight over zero-day flaws
Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox executives are both adamant that the other's application is at fault for a recent speight of multiple Windows zero-day vulnerabilities.
- 19 July 2007
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News: Death threats over Mac OS X 'worm'
The author of a Mac OS X worm has received death threats via his or her blog. The furore started earlier this week, when a researcher responsible for the Information Security Sell Out (InfoSec) blog announced a proof-of-concept worm that exploited a Mac OS X vulnerability which Apple missed in a May round of patches.
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News: Firefox update fixes Internet Explorer bug
A new Firefox update fixes an unusual vulnerability that could cause malicious code to run if the browser is launched by Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
- 18 July 2007
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News: Apple slated over Max OS X worm
The developer of a Mac OS X worm has slammed Apple, claiming the Mac maker “has a very long way to go" on security.
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News: Microsoft opens up on Windows DRM hack
Microsoft has downplayed the impact of a new hack of its DRM (digital rights management) technology, underlining the difficulties in erecting a long-lasting digital barrier against piracy.
- 17 July 2007
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News: Computer virus reaches 25th anniversary
The first computer virus to appear in the wild is celebrating its 25th birthday this month.
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News: Microsoft snubs Mac OS with 'critical' updates
Microsoft temporarily had Macintosh amnesia last week as it forgot to mention the Mac edition of Office in a write-up that accompanied one of last Tuesday's security updates.
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