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Article | 12/12/2008 Chinese team mistakenly released unpatched IE7 exploit

Chinese security researchers mistakenly released the code needed to hack a PC by exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explore...

Article | 9/12/2008 Wikipedia article censored in UK for the first time

For the first time, U.K. Internet service providers have censored a Wikipedia article, one that includes an album cover image of a naked and possibly ...

Article | 5/12/2008 Firefox users targeted by rare piece of malware

Researchers at BitDefender have discovered a new type of malicious software that collects passwords for banking sites but targets only Firefox users.

Article | 4/12/2008 Pentagon hacker tries one more time to avoid extradition

A British systems administrator who hacked into U.S. military computers in 2001 and 2002 will have another chance to make his case of why he shouldn't...

Article | 3/12/2008 Apple quietly recommends using antivirus software

I'm a Mac. You're a PC. But we both need antivirus software.

Article | 28/11/2008 Estonian ISP cuts off control servers for Srizbi botnet

An Estonian ISP that temporarily hosted the command-and-control servers for the Srizbi botnet, responsible for a large portion of the world's spam, ha...

Article | 27/11/2008 UK bans Apple 3G iPhone advertisement

The U.K.'s advertising regulator banned a video advertisement for Apple's 3G iPhone, saying Wednesday that the ad exaggerates the phone's speed and is...

Article | 21/11/2008 Researchers find vulnerability in Windows Vista

An Austrian security vendor has found a vulnerability in Windows Vista that it says could possibly allow an attacker to run unauthorized code on a PC.

Article | 18/11/2008 Dodgy ISP briefly comes online, updates botnet

An Internet service provider associated with online crime and child pornography briefly came back online over the weekend before being cut off again, ...

Article | 17/11/2008 XO laptop to go on sale in 30 countries on Monday

The XO laptop will be available on Monday to 30 countries through Amazon.com, marking the first time the laptop will be available to the general publi...

Article | 13/11/2008 ISP cut off from Internet after security concerns

A U.S. Internet service provider suspected of aiding cybercriminals in online scams and hosting child pornography was at least partially cut off from ...

Article | 11/11/2008 Study: Viagra spam is profitable, but margins are tight

One of the most notorious networks of hacked computers used for sending spam could be generating as much as US$3.5 million per year peddling drugs suc...

Article | 5/11/2008 Seagate: Enterprise SSD to be released next year

Storage manufacturer Seagate will release its first SSD (solid-state drive) for enterprises by the middle of next year, CEO Bill Watkins said on Tuesd...

Article | 4/11/2008 Microsoft: Data shows Vista more secure than XP

Microsoft's latest security report shows that the number of new vulnerabilities found in its software was lower in first half of the year than the las...

Article | 3/11/2008 Google introduces service-level guarantee for its Apps suite

Google is offering a service-level agreement for a version of Google Apps, a move that may provide some comfort to enterprises spooked by a long Gmail...