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    Adobe Reader, Acrobat Vulnerable To Attack (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Security companies are warning of a vulnerability in two Adobe programs that could allow hackers to compromise your PC. Attackers are actively exploiting the flaw, although security researchers say the onslaught isn't yet widespread. Versions 9 and 8.x of Adobe Reader and Acrobat are affected. -- read full article
    Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:59:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Conficker Spawn, Recession Smackdown (PC World)
    PC World - A new version of Conficker has turned up and could portend even more malevolent uses of that already-nasty malware. Hewlett-Packard, Apple and Sprint Nextel, through either rough earnings reports or market surveys, joined the ranks of big-name tech companies that have been slammed by the recession. And if you use facial recognition to securely log on to your laptop, you may want to reconsider. -- read full article
    Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:10:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Microsoft: Online Gamers Still a Top Malware Target (PC World)
    PC World - What's the most common type of malware on the Internet? Viruses? Botnet code? How about password-stealing worms, designed to victimize online gamers? -- read full article
    Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:20:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Aladdin shareholders approve $160 mln buyout (AP)
    AP - Computer security company Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. said Friday its shareholders approved its acquisition by an investor group led by private-equity firm Vector Capital in a deal valued at $160 million. -- read full article
    Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:29:32 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Conficker Worm Gets an Evil Twin (PC World)
    PC World - The criminals behind the widespread Conficker worm have released a new version of the malware that could signal a major shift in the way the worm operates. -- read full article
    Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:10:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Malware Uses Fake PCMag Review as 'Proof' (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Thanks to bleepingcomputer.com for pointing out a new rogue anti-malware attack with a twist: one that adds entries to your HOSTS file so that if you go to any of a number of technology sites, including pcmag.com, you are instead brought to their site and are shown their content. -- read full article
    Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:15:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Hackers Steal Thousands of Wyndham Credit Card Numbers (PC World)
    PC World - Hackers broke into a computer at Wyndham Hotels and Resorts last July and stole tens of thousands of customer credit card numbers, the hotel chain warns. -- read full article
    Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:30:17 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Trend Micro Unveils Anti-Virus Software for Routers (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Japan's Trend Micro Inc, the No 3 maker of computer security programs, introduced a new line of software on Tuesday that runs on home networking gear, protecting groups of PCs from viruses. -- read full article
    Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:16:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Cisco, Trend Micro Put Security in Home Routers (PC World)
    PC World - Cisco Systems is building a Trend Micro Internet security service into some home Wi-Fi routers to help protect families and small businesses from fraud, phishing and predators. -- read full article
    Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:50:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Trend Micro unveils anti-virus software for routers (Reuters)
    Reuters - Japan's Trend Micro Inc, the No 3 maker of computer security programs, introduced a new line of software on Tuesday that runs on home networking gear, protecting groups of PCs from viruses. -- read full article
    Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:51:51 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    New Attacks Target IE7 Flaw (PC World)
    PC World - Internet attack trackers and antivirus companies warn that a flaw in Internet Explorer 7 (but not earlier versions) that Microsoft just patched last week is under attack in the wild. The attacks appear to be targeted and small-scale right now, but will likely grow. -- read full article
    Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:23:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    FTC Sets Updated Online Privacy Guidelines (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - How is your personal information protected on the Web? The Federal Trade Commission sought to clarify that question this week with the release of updated principles regarding online behavioral advertising. -- read full article
    Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:06:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    With Global Effort, a New Type of Worm Is Slowed (PC World)
    PC World - There have been big computer worm outbreaks before, but nothing quite like Conficker. -- read full article
    Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:20:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Hacker Gang Targets Security Companies (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - A hacker gang, purportedly from Romania, is using SQL injection attacks against security software companies. -- read full article
    Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:06:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Microsoft Places $250K Bounty on 'Conficker' Author (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Microsoft, several security firms, and members of the academic community came together Thursday to try and develop a coordinated plan to halt the spread of the Conficker worm, also known as Downadup. -- read full article
    Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:29:20 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
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