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• 26 July 2007

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

• News: Warning over Excel-based stock scams

  Spammers are now using Excel files for use in pump-and-dump stock scams.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

• 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

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

• 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

• News: Computer virus reaches 25th anniversary

  The first computer virus to appear in the wild is celebrating its 25th birthday this month.

• 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.

• News: £150 Ransomware returns with a vengeance

  The GpCode 'Ransomware' last seen in 2006 has returned with a new scam attempting to extort $300 (£150) from users whose files the malware has encrypted, a Russian security researcher said Monday.

• News: iPhone's Safari web dialler is hack target

  Users of Apple’s iPhone have been warned against using a feature that lets them dial telephone numbers over the web using the iPhone's Safari browser.

• 16 July 2007

• News: Phishing crackdown as 26 scammers arrested

  Italian authorities have arrested 26 phishers following an alleged scam to swindle bank customers.

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