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  • 19 February 2007

  • News: MSN messenger serves up dodgy alerts

    Banner advertisements for a security application said to report false or inflated threats appeared for at least a few days on Microsoft's instant-messaging (IM) program, prompting warnings from security analysts.

  • 16 February 2007

  • News: Microsoft warns of new Word bug

    Microsoft has acknowledged that a bug in Word is being used by hackers to commandeer computers

  • News: Apple addresses 'Bug Month' security holes

    Apple released nine software updates yesterday that address concerns raised during two security researchers' self-proclaimed 'Month of Apple Bugs'

  • 15 February 2007

  • News: Warning over new Word & Office hacks

    Microsoft's Word and Office programs have been targeted again, with the company warning that hackers may already exploiting a new vulnerability found in the applications.

  • News: Symantec warns of drive-by hackers

    Home PC users have been warned to change the default password on their home router to avoid a new type of hack.

  • News: Microsoft says UAC is not for security

    Microsoft says the User Account Control (UAC) feature in Windows Vista isn’t intended to set security boundaries, after all.

  • News: Discounted fines for P2P pirates

    The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is planning to launch a campaign that would allow individuals charged with pirating music on peer-to-peer networks to settle claims against them at a reduced rate.

  • 14 February 2007

  • News: £1m fine for Nationwide over stolen laptop

    The UK's financial services regulator has levied a heavy fine against the nation's largest building society over a stolen laptop containing confidential customer information.

  • News: Blu-ray & HD DVD copy protection hacked

    A hacker claims to have discovered a cryptographic key that can be used to circumvent copy restrictions on HD DVD and Blu-ray movies

  • News: UK hacker extradition appeal hearing begins

    Lawyers for British computer hacker Gary McKinnon have started an appeal in London’s High Court to block their client's extradition to the US.

  • News: Six critical Microsoft patches released

    Microsoft released its February set of security updates yesterday, including critical fixes for bugs in Office and the scanning engine used by the company's security products.

  • 13 February 2007

  • News: Spam and viruses planned for Valentines

    Panda Software warns that this Valentine’s Day, instead of receiving flowers and chocolates, you may get a nasty virus on your computer.

  • 12 February 2007

  • News: China & Russia are worst copyright offenders

    China and Russia are the two worst foreign infringers of US software and music copyrights and should remain on the US government's priority watch list, a group representing the software, music, books and movie industries said today.

  • 09 February 2007

  • News: Flaw found in Firefox pop-up blocker

    A flaw in the pop-up blocker of the open-source browser Firefox could allow an attacker to access local files, according to security analysts

  • News: Microsoft prepares 12 sets of security patches

    Microsoft is set to release 12 sets of security patches next Tuesday. This will include fixes for critical vulnerabilities in a number of its products, including the company's new security software

  • 08 February 2007

  • News: Weak passwords really do help hackers

    Four Linux computers with weak passwords were hit by some 270,000 intrusion attempts - about one attempt every 39 seconds, during a 42-day period, according to a new study.

  • News: Microsoft tackles IE7 phishing flaw

    Microsoft has quietly released a patch aimed at improving the performance of Internet Explorer 7's phishing filter ahead of the company's regular patching schedule, which occurs on the second Tuesday of every month.

  • 06 February 2007

  • News: Vista antispyware fails security test

    Microsoft's Windows Vista OS has already failed a major security test. Independent security certification body Virus Bulletin has revealed that Microsoft's much touted antivirus product, Live OneCare, is one of four similar products that failed to reach the required standard.

  • News: UK big business fails to destroy old data

    UK businesses are failing to remove sensitive data from old PCs. The contents of such systems remain available to whoever buys them second hand, according to a survey released today by Pointsec Mobile Technologies.

  • 05 February 2007

  • News: Germany bans police-led spyware

    Germany's High Court is banning police from installing spyware on computers of suspected criminals without their knowledge.

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