It is obvious that people would find life extremely difficult without computers, maybe even impossible. If they disappeared for just one day, would we be able to cope?
Be a part of one of the biggest global experiments ever to take place on the internet. The idea behind the experiment is to find out how many […]

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The malicious code, known as both Warezov and Stration, is similar to an earlier version detected in February, but with a new URL (uniform resource locator) and a new version of the malicious code, according to an alert posted Thursday by Websense Inc.
Websense warns Skype users to watch for the message “Check up this,” with a URL […]

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The Mac OS X system is not inherently more secure than other operating systems, according to the researcher.
The Unix/BSD code on which OS X is based is fairly well known, and van Oers noted that there are more than 700 pieces of malware targeting various Unix and Linux platforms.
Vulnerabilities in OS X are also plentiful. […]

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The purveryors of malware are becoming increasingly well-organised and financed, according to vendor Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report.
In the past e-criminals made money from selling code, estiablishing botnets, or spamming, but gangs are now performing all three functions themselves to provide more co-ordianated attacks.
‘We are starting to see blended threats much more,’ said Ollie Whitehouse, researcher at Symantec. […]

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The number of computers hijacked by malicious hackers to send out spam and viruses has grown almost 30% in the last year, according to a survey. More than six million computers world wide are now part of a “bot network”, reported security firm Symantec.
Computer users typically do not know that their PC has been hijacked.
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The United States generates more malicious computer activity than any other country, and sophisticated hackers worldwide are banding together in highly efficient crime rings, according to a new report.Researchers at Cupertino-based Symantec Corp. also found that fierce competition in the criminal underworld is driving down prices for stolen financial information.
Criminals may purchase verified credit card […]

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They won’t divulge their real names, they call their project a “whiny, attention-seeking ploy,” and they appear to take their fashion cues from Beastie Boys music videos.
But two hackers going by the names of Mondo Armando and Müstaschio promise to begin disclosing security vulnerabilities in MySpace, News Corp.’s popular social networking site, every day next […]

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On Thursday, the anti-spyware bill–which has twice passed the U.S. House of Representatives only to be rejected by the Senate–got its third hearing in the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
The bill, whose full title is the “Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act,” would prohibit any software that takes control of […]

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Hundreds of weblogs on Google’s Blogger.com platform are being used in phishing attacks or to disseminate malware, according to research released this week by Fortinet.
Some traffic to the malicious blogs is being driven by a variant of the Stration mass-mailing worm, according to an advisory on Fortinet’s website.
One malicious script links to “Pharmacy Express,” which […]

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1,700 people from 90 countries are gathered in Seattle, WA for Microsoft’s MVP Summit March 12-15th. It’s a very diverse crowd, with over 60% of participants being from outside the US. You may have noticed this site has 48 MVP members. What’s an MVP, and what are they doing at this summit? Read more about the event […]

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