TechWeb - InformationWeek - Vista let 639 threats per thousand computers through, compared with 586 for Windows 2000, 478 for Windows 2003, and 1,021 for Windows XP, security vendor PC Tools said. -- read full article
PC World - Security researchers have developed a new type of malicious rootkit software that hides itself in an obscure part of a... -- read full article
Reuters - Three people have been charged with
stealing credit and debit card numbers from customers at U.S.
restaurant chain Dave & Buster's Inc by hacking into cash
register terminals, the Department of Justice said on Monday. -- read full article
AP - A prosecutor was appointed Monday to investigate how a computer hacker accessed government data for 6 million Chileans and posted it to the Internet. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Microsoft's latest Security Intelligence Report debunks PC Tools' claims that the Windows Vista operating system is more susceptible to malware than Windows 2000. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Researchers warn the buffer-overflow bug affecting the Jet Database Engine is especially critical to fix since there is evidence of hackers already exploiting the vulnerability. -- read full article
AP - A notorious "Spam King" and his partner now owe MySpace about $230 million in damages after a federal judge awarded the popular online hangout what is believed to be the largest anti-spam judgment ever.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Since the earthquake in China last week and the cyclone in Myanmar, cyber criminals have been trying to capitalize on the tragedies, officials say. -- read full article
InfoWorld - Check Point Software's new Web browser security software, called ZoneAlarm ForceField, integrates a host-based firewall, anti-spyware, Web site rating, anti-phishing, and keylogger-jamming into a limited virtualization environment with the elegant user interface you've come to expect from the ZoneAlarm brand. Its goal is to provide superior anti-malware protection against the increasingly prevalent and complex threats posed to Internet surfers. -- read full article
PC Magazine - On Monday, Panda Security debuted Panda Managed Office Protection, a software-as-a-service security offering for small and medium businesses. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Officials from the United States and Romania announced that 38 individuals in the two countries have been charged with computer and credit card fraud. -- read full article
AFP - The threat of cyber-terrorism is growing and most countries are vulnerable to attacks that can shut down critical infrastructure, global experts told a conference here Tuesday.
PC World - Web sites across China and Taiwan are being hit by a mass SQL injection attack that has implanted malware in thousands of Web... -- read full article
