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    You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz (InfoWorld)
    InfoWorld - What happened this week? The big names posted their quarterly results, the recording industry suffered more setbacks, and the Microsoft-Yahoo-Icahn kerfuffle once again appears to be over (this time it might actually be true). Rogue IT admins and spammers also got their comeuppance, though some managed to escape. -- read full article
    Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Hackers get hold of critical Internet flaw (AFP)

    A skull-and-crossbones symbol is placed over a computer keyboard at a 'hacker academy' in Paris, France. Internet security researchers on Thursday warned that hackers have caught on to a AFP - Internet security researchers on Thursday warned that hackers have caught on to a "critical" flaw that lets them control traffic on the Internet.


    -- read full article
    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:33:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Prosecutor: Escaped convict, wife, daughter slain (AP)
    AP - A convicted spammer fatally shot his wife and young daughter in an apparent murder-suicide Thursday while being sought after escaping prison last weekend, authorities said. -- read full article
    Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:06:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Fugitive Spam King Dead in Apparent Murder-suicide (PC World)
    PC World - Convicted spammer Eddie Davidson has killed himself, apparently after murdering his wife and three year-old daughter. -- read full article
    Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:20:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    DNS exploit code is in the wild (CNET)
    CNET - As of Wednesday, an exploit code allowing someone to attack the domain name system (DNS) was available in various places on the Internet. -- read full article
    Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:10:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    McAfee: SMBs Underestimate Cybercrime Risks (PC World)
    PC World - A survey by McAfee found that SMBs in North America wrongly conclude their revenue is too low to draw the attention of... -- read full article
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:30:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Design Flaws, Besides Vulnerabilities, Hurt Banking Sites (PC World)
    PC World - Banking Web sites suffer from design flaws that can undermine their security exclusive of software vulnerabilities, according... -- read full article
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:20:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Colorado 'Spam King' Walks Away From Prison Camp (PC World)
    PC World - Penny-stock spammer Eddy Davidson has escaped from federal prison. -- read full article
    Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:00:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    "Spam king" walks away from prison (AP)
    AP - An inmate known as the "spam king" for sending hundreds of thousands of unsolicited e-mails has walked away from a federal prison camp in Colorado. -- read full article
    Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:42:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Top Spammer Sentenced to Nearly Four Years (PC World)
    PC World - A court ordered "spam king" Robert Soloway to serve 47 months in prison for spamming. -- read full article
    Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:30:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    New Spyware (Wrongly) Claims It's Won PCMag Award (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - It's worth reminding: there is a large category of malicious programs that present themselves as antispyware or antivirus programs. We recently came across one which claims to have won a number of awards, including the PC Magazine Editors' Choice. -- read full article
    Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:01:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    iPhone Dev Team Releases Jailbreak Software (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - The hacker group's PwnageTool 2.0 software allows iPhone users to load non-Apple-approved applications on their handsets. -- read full article
    Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:25:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Hackers Post Software to Jailbreak Apple's iPhone 3G (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - According to an online community, the latest iPhone operating system 2.0 has been hacked less than a week after its release. The iPhone Dev Team, a portal for iPhone hacks, cracks and comments, announced in a blog entry that it had broken the code. -- read full article
    Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:37:42 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Protecting against Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RFID data attacks (CNET)
    CNET - NEW YORK--Using a laptop, cell phone headset, building access badge, credit cards, or even a passport can make you a walking target for data thieves and other criminals, a security expert warned at the Last HOPE hacker conference here late Friday. -- read full article
    Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:25:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    New Worm Transcodes MP3s to Try to Infect PCs (PC World)
    PC World - A new variety of malicious software could pose a danger to those who download music files on peer-to-peer networks. -- read full article
    Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:30:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
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