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    Internet flaw a boon to hackers (AFP)

    A skull-and-crossbones symbol is placed over a computer keyboard at a 'hacker academy' in Paris, France. Computer security professionals crammed into a Las Vegas ballroom on Wednesday for the first public briefing on an Internet flaw that lets hackers hijack traffic on the World Wide Web.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AFP - Computer security professionals crammed into a Las Vegas ballroom on Wednesday for the first public briefing on an Internet flaw that lets hackers hijack traffic on the World Wide Web.


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    Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:52:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Major Internet security flaw also affects e-mail (AP)
    AP - A newly discovered flaw in the Internet's core infrastructure not only permits hackers to force people to visit Web sites they didn't want to, it also allows them to intercept e-mail messages, the researcher who discovered the bug said Wednesday. -- read full article
    Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:30:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Giant online security hole getting fixed, slowly (AP)

    In this undated photo provided by IOActive Inc., Dan Kaminsky, director of penetration testing for Seattle-based computer security consultant IOActive Inc., is shown. (AP Photo/IOActive Inc.)AP - A giant vulnerability in the Internet's design is allowing criminals to silently redirect traffic to Web sites under their control. The problem is being fixed, but its extent remains unknown and many people are still at risk.


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    Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:12:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Giant online security hole getting fixed, slowly (AP)

    In this undated photo provided by IOActive Inc., Dan Kaminsky, director of penetration testing for Seattle-based computer security consultant IOActive Inc., is shown. (AP Photo/IOActive Inc.)AP - A giant vulnerability in the Internet's design is allowing criminals to silently redirect traffic to Web sites under their control. The problem is being fixed, but its extent remains unknown and many people are still at risk.


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    Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:36:03 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    New Mac A/V is Free (Whether You Need It or Not) (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Does the Macintosh need antivirus protection? Such a question has been asked for years, especially with the dearth of substantive Mac-specific worms. With PC Tools' new iAntivirus, you won't be paying anything for it, at least. -- read full article
    Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:36:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Bill Would Allow ID Theft Victims to Sue in Federal Court (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Amid Congress' loud brawling over energy legislation the week of July 28, lawmakers quietly managed to approve a bill to expand the rights of cyber-crime victims. -- read full article
    Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:51:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Meet A-Z: The computer hacker behind a cybercrime wave (USATODAY.com)
    USATODAY.com - He goes by the nickname A-Z and is one of Russia's bright young tech stars. He's a crack programmer, successful entrepreneur and creator of sophisticated software tools that help his customers make millions. -- read full article
    Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:19:41 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    New Browsers Fight the Malware Scourge (PC World)
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    Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    How Much Is Antivirus Slowing Down Your PC? (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - PC Magazine will be testing the major security suites on how their background tasks affect real-world actions. -- read full article
    Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:33:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Most Security Breaches Go Unreported (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - An RSA survey found the e-mail-borne malware and phishing that affected 69% of respondents' companies, may not have led to serious consequences in every instance. -- read full article
    Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Test Center preview: VMware Fusion 2 Beta 2 (InfoWorld)
    InfoWorld - Virtualization on the Mac has never had it so good. There are several options available for running almost any x86-based operating system as a VM under Mac OS X, including Parallels, VMware Fusion, and VirtualBox. If you like the fact that Macs are less prone to problems, viruses, and spyware, but you simply have to run a few Windows applications, it???s a great time to be alive. -- read full article
    Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Expert urges China visitors to encrypt data (Reuters)

    A photographer types on his laptop while using the internet in the Main Press Center at the Olympic Games in Beijing July 31, 2008. (Tim Wimborne/Reuters)Reuters - China's blocking of Web sites has embarrassed the International Olympic Committee, but a computer security expert said on Thursday that visitors to Beijing also needed to protect their data from prying eyes.


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    Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:30:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    British Hacker Loses Extradition Appeal (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - UFO fanatic Gary McKinnon is accused of hacking into 97 U.S. military computer systems in 2001 and 2002 and may face as many as 70 years in a U.S. prison. -- read full article
    Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Top UK court allows extradition of hacker to US (AP)

    Gary McKinnon, 40, accused of mounting the largest ever hack of United States government computer networks — including Army, Air Force, Navy and NASA systems_ listens to a reporter's question outside the Bow Magistrates Court in central London in this Wednesday May 10, 2006 file photo. The British hacker accused of breaking into Pentagon and NASA computers has lost his appeal against extradition to the U.S. His appeal against a government order extraditing him was rejected by the House of Lords on Wednesday July 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, FILE)AP - Some call it the biggest hack of military computers; perhaps it was just a big embarrassment.


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    Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:01:51 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    New Browsers Fight the Malware Scourge (PC World)
    PC World - The just-released Firefox 3 and Opera 9.5, and the upcoming IE 8, respond to the growing threat with enhanced blocking features. -- read full article
    Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
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