| Computer Viruses Headlines |
| Virulent Worm Exploits Missing Patches
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| PC World - Think massive worm outbreaks are obsolete? Then say hello to the Conficker worm, aka Downadup. In January it slithered onto millions of computers unprotected by a critical patch that Microsoft had issued back in October. -- read full article |
| Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:15:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News |
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| Trends & Innovations - Friday
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| Investor's Business Daily - Some hackers use fake traffic violation tickets to lead drivers to access a fraudulent Web site that makes users download a virus. Internet security watchdog SANS Institute warns that phony parking tickets placed on windshields direct motorists to a Web site that claims to have photos of the alleged parking violation. The tool bar at the site works to install a Trojan horse virus that prompts the user to install fake anti-virus software. -- read full article |
| Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:32:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News |
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| New App Lets Spammers Target Twitter
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| PC World - Twitter may not being making any money yet, but that hasn't stopped spammers from trying to benefit from the micro-blogging service. In fact, a new software tool, called Tweet Tornado, has the unfortunate potential to be a real game changer. Launched last week, TT is designed to help spammers and malware distributors get the most out of their Twit-based offenses. -- read full article |
| Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:37:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News |
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| Experts question fallout from new Monster hack
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| AP - For the second time in less than 18 months, the job-search Web site Monster.com was breached, along with USAJobs.gov, which Monster's parent company runs for the federal government. And yet Monster might suffer little fallout — because the overall state of computer security is so bad anyway. -- read full article |
| Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:34:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News |
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| Trends & Innovations - Monday
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| Investor's Business Daily - Data breaches aren't getting any cheaper, says a study that found the average cost of a data breach for a company has grown to $202 per lost customer record from $197 a year ago. The study, funded by encryption software maker PGP, also found that 3.5% of customers typically stop doing business with a company after a breach. Customer expectations are higher for financial services and health care firms, meaning those sectors experience higher churn rates of 5.5% and 6.5%, respectively, after a data-loss incident. -- read full article |
| Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:49:29 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News |
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| Spotting a PC Infection
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| PC World - It's a common fear, stoked by never-ending news of major threats like the Conficker worm and yet another Monster.com database hack: Is my computer infected with malware? -- read full article |
| Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:59:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News |
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