Stories by: Robert McMillan

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Trojan lurks, waiting to steal admin passwords 02/07/2008 09:33:11

Writers of a password-stealing Trojan horse program have found that a little patience can lead to a lot of infections.
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Group says Google a top source of badware 25/06/2008 08:52:23

Internet consumer advocacy group Stopbadware.org released data on "badware" Web sites on Tuesday, saying that Google was one of the top five networks responsible for hosting these dangerous Web sites.
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Microsoft security fix clobbers 2 million password stealers 23/06/2008 08:36:42

Microsoft's June security updates were bad news for online criminals who make their living stealing password information from online gamers.
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Microsoft clarifies XP SP 3 Flash issue 04/06/2008 12:46:26

Amid concerns that users of its Window XP Service Pack 3 operating system may be vulnerable to online attacks, Microsoft has finally broken its silence and explained which XP users need to upgrade their Adobe Flash Player software.
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Safari flaw worse than first thought, Microsoft warns 02/06/2008 07:46:10

Microsoft is warning that a previously disclosed flaw in Apple's Safari browser could have dire consequences for Windows users.
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Symantec backtracks on Adobe Flash warning 29/05/2008 08:24:39

After warning on Tuesday that hackers were exploiting an unpatched bug in Adobe Systems' Flash Player software, Symantec has backtracked from this claim, saying the flaw is "very similar" to another vulnerability that was patched last month.
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Most retailer breaches are not disclosed, Gartner says 25/05/2008 08:07:19

While nearly half of U.S. retailers have been hit with some kind of information security attack, only a small percentage of them have actually reported breaches to their customers, research company Gartner reports.
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Microsoft Surface developer seeks new canvas 23/05/2008 11:35:26

What if you threw out your mouse and laid down a touch-sensitive flat-panel monitor on your desktop?
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Group says MySpace cyber-bully prosecution goes too far 20/05/2008 07:54:43

A US digital advocacy group has blasted the federal government's prosecution of a Missouri woman whose fake MySpace profile allegedly drove a 13-year-old neighbor to suicide.
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BLACK HAT - Hackers find a new place to hide rootkits 12/05/2008 14:13:07

Security researchers have developed a new type of malicious rootkit software that hides itself in an obscure part of a computer's microprocessor, hidden from current antivirus products.
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Four Microsoft security patches due next week 09/05/2008 09:27:16

Microsoft plans to fix critical bugs in its Word, Publisher and Jet database software next week.

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