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    Microsoft RPC exploit could be a packaged deal (CNET)
    CNET - While Microsoft has labeled Thursday's emergency patch MS08-067 as "critical" and provided a rareout-of-cycle fix because its exploit could easily be used as worm on a compromised network, one security researcher doesn't think it will happen that way. -- read full article
    Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:40:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Study: Malware risks are growing exponentially (CNET)
    CNET - A new report from security services provider ScanSafe finds that companies are at increasing risk of having employees inadvertently download backdoors and password stealers onto corporate computers from Web sites that have malicious software hidden on them. -- read full article
    Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:02:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Penn hacker sentenced, avoids child porn charges (AP)
    AP - A federal judge questioned why a white Ivy League student found during a computer hacking probe with thousands of images of child pornography was not charged with that crime, sparing him a decade-long prison sentence that a black convicted child pornographer faced at the same hearing. -- read full article
    Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:17:57 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Treasury office faults IRS computer security (AP)
    AP - Two new IRS computer systems that will eventually cost taxpayers almost $2 billion are being put into service despite known security and privacy vulnerabilities, a Treasury watchdog said in a report coming out Thursday. -- read full article
    Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:06:22 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    AVG flags ZoneAlarm as malware (CNET)
    CNET - This post was updated at 3:30 p.m. PDT with comment Check Point. -- read full article
    Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:37:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    FBI targets rise in cybercrime from U.S. and abroad (CNET)
    CNET - WASHINGTON--The threat of cybersecurity attacks are on the rise from organized crime, terrorists, and foreign governments, an FBI official warned on Wednesday. -- read full article
    Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:19:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Treasury office faults IRS computer security (AP)
    AP - Two new IRS computer systems that will eventually cost taxpayers almost $2 billion are being put into service with known security and privacy vulnerabilities, a Treasury watchdog said in a report coming out Thursday. -- read full article
    Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:06:56 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    FBI sees rise in computer crime (Reuters)

    A Web page is reflected in the eye of a computer user in Leicester, central England, in this July 20, 2007 file photo. (Darren Staples/Files/Reuters)Reuters - Computer spying and theft of personal information have risen notably in the past year, costing tens of millions of dollars and threatening U.S. security, the FBI's cyber division head said on Wednesday.


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    Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:45:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Fake Microsoft e-mail contains Trojan virus (CNET)
    CNET - Along with the vulnerabilities posed by the flaws for which Microsoft released patches on Tuesday, users of the software giant's products have a new obstacle to grapple with: a fake notification mailing that looks remarkably legitimate. -- read full article
    Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:10:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Researchers expect hackers to prey on cell phones (AP)
    AP - Some of the most vicious Internet predators are hackers who infect thousands of PCs with special viruses and lash the machines together into "botnets" to pump out spam or attack other computers. -- read full article
    Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:25:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    SKorean PM warns of hacking threat by NKorea, China (AFP)

    Chinese people surf the Internet in Beijing. South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-Soo on Tuesday warned the cabinet over attempts by Chinese and North Korean computer hackers to obtain state secrets, officials said.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)AFP - South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-Soo on Tuesday warned his cabinet over attempts by Chinese and North Korean computer hackers to obtain state secrets, officials said.


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    Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:17:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Saudi-owned TV website hit by cyber attack (AFP)

    A view of the offices of al-Arabiya news channel in Dubai's media city. Computer hackers claiming to be Shiite shut down the website of Saudi-owned satellite channel Al-Arabiya, a month after Iran reported similar attacks on many of its websites by hardline Sunnis.(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)AFP - Computer hackers claiming to be Shiite shut down the website of Saudi-owned satellite channel Al-Arabiya on Friday, a month after Iran reported similar attacks on many of its websites by hardline Sunnis.


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    Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:28:58 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Hackers using fake YouTube pages to attack computers (AFP)

    View of the homepage of the YouTube website. Computer security specialists warn that hackers are using fake YouTube pages to trick people into opening their machines to diabolical software.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - Computer security specialists warn that hackers are using fake YouTube pages to trick people into opening their machines to diabolical software.


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    Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:02:52 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Alleged Palin Hacker Pleads Innocent (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - David Kernell, who was accused of accessing Gov. Sarah Palin's email account without authorization, pleaded innocent to the charges on Wednesday. -- read full article
    Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:33:56 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Fake YouTube pages used to spread viruses (AP)

    YouTube on Tuesday added links to online stores in a move crafted to pump more money from the hot video-sharing website Google bought nearly two years ago in a 1.65 billion dollar stock deal.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)AP - Savvy Internet users know that downloading unsolicited computer programs is one of the most dangerous things you can do online. It puts you at great risk for a virus or another time bomb from a hacker.


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    Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:48:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
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