AP - A hacker suspected of infecting thousands of personal computers with malicious software to obtain private financial information will plead guilty to fraud under a plea agreement, the U.S. attorney's office said. -- read full article
PC World - A major antispam organization is pushing a set of new best practices for ISPs to stop increasing volumes of spam generated by... -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Security vendor Intego said the latest malware masquerading as a program for Mac OS X is called "PokerGame." -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Sybase iAnywhere has expanded its mobile security portfolio to include handheld antivirus and firewall capabilities. -- read full article
AFP - Email communication in the Marshall Islands was paralysed Tuesday after hackers launched a "zombie" computer attack on the western Pacific nation's only Internet service provider, officials said.
PC Magazine - "There are eight million stories in Malware City...". Well, not yet, but BitDefender's new free resource at www.malwarecity.com includes a virus map, a free scanner, and other goodies in a film noir style. -- read full article
PC World - Two Orange County teenagers have been charged with breaking into school computers, installing spyware and altering grades. -- read full article
AP - MySpace can collect $6 million from a notorious Internet marketer accused by the popular online hangout of spamming its users. -- read full article
PC World - A Colorado man has been ordered to pay US$6 million in damages and legal fees for spamming thousands of MySpace.com users. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Opponents argue that the blanket right to seize data on electronic devices threatens the ability of businesses to protect confidential information. -- read full article
PC World - A British hacker fighting extradition to the U.S. on charges of computer hacking is preparing for his final U.K. appeal on... -- read full article
AFP - In a new spat over cyber espionage, two US congressmen said their computer networks were compromised by Chinese hackers as they called for stepped-up efforts to boost security.
PC World - Security experts say that claims that Chinese hackers accessed the computers of U.S. congressmen are not well substantiated. -- read full article
AP - China denied accusations by two U.S. lawmakers that it hacked into congressional computers, saying Thursday that as a developing country it wasn't capable of sophisticated cybercrime.
