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    Netbooks may offer hackers private data gateway (Reuters)
    Reuters - Netbook Web surfers beware. That low-cost netbook you're using could be a high-speed gateway into your life, bank accounts, passwords and other personal data. -- read full article
    Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:07:22 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    ESET Releases Version 4 of 'Smart Security Suite' (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - The latest version relies on ESET's ThreatSense technology for proactive detection of new viruses and other malware, and adds over 20 new capabilities. -- read full article
    Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:17:58 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Notebooks may offer hackers private data gateway (Reuters)
    Reuters - Netbook web surfers beware. That low-cost netbook you're using could be a high-speed gateway into your life, bank accounts, passwords and other personal data. -- read full article
    Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:12:41 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Cyber-crooks targeting social-networking websites (AFP)

    Computer security specialists warn that Facebook users have been hit with a series of data-stealing attacks in the past week as cyber crooks increasingly stalk social-networking websites. Facebook has become prime hunting ground for tricksters and malicious software spreaders because it is the leading social-networking community, with more than 175 million people sharing personal information.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Computer security specialists warn that Facebook users have been hit with a series of data-stealing attacks in the past week as cyber crooks increasingly stalk social-networking websites.


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    Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:22:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Technology promises speedier San Diego crossing (AP)

    A driver holds up a new radio frequency enhanced U.S. border crossing card as she crosses the U.S.-Mexico border at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009. The RFID technology, which allows identification cards to be scanned from a distance, will be used in new passport cards, enhanced driver's licenses, trusted traveler program cards and border crossing cards.  (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP - New technology at the nation's busiest border crossing can read chip-enabled travel documents up to 30 feet from an inspection booth, promising shorter waits but raising concerns about targeting by computer hackers.


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    Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:29:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Technology promises speedier San Diego crossing (AP)

    A driver holds up a new radio frequency enhanced U.S. border crossing card as she crosses the U.S.-Mexico border at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009. The RFID technology, which allows identification cards to be scanned from a distance, will be used in new passport cards, enhanced driver's licenses, trusted traveler program cards and border crossing cards.  (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP - New technology at the nation's busiest border crossing can read chip-enabled travel documents up to 30 feet from an inspection booth, promising shorter waits but raising concerns about targeting by computer hackers.


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    Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:49:46 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    5 Facebook Scams: Protect Your Profile (PC World)
    PC World - Beny Rubinstein knows computer security. An employee of a Seattle-area tech giant with 20 years of IT experience under his belt, Rubinstein has seen a side of the industry that most people will never know. He holds a degree in computer engineering, and--oh yeah--he just got scammed out of $1100 on Facebook. -- read full article
    Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Malware Tricking Search Engines, and You Too (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Both McAfee and Trend Micro are warning about a recent bump in the use of SEO (search engine optimization) abuse as a tool in the spread of malware. -- read full article
    Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:19:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Stop Worms From Automatically Spreading, Easily (PC World)
    PC World - One of the ways the Conficker worm and other, similar malware slimes its way from computer to computer is by taking advantage of the Autorun feature in Windows. If Conficker finds removable media (like a USB drive) on a PC it infects, it will infect that media in such a way that it will exploit Autorun to attempt to automatically infect a new computer when the drive is connected. -- read full article
    Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:43:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    UK rules out charges against Pentagon hacker (Reuters)
    Reuters - British prosecutors said on Thursday they would not bring charges against a computer expert accused by a U.S. attorney of the "biggest military hack of all time," dealing a blow to his bid to avoid extradition. -- read full article
    Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:53:47 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Adobe Flash Flaw Could Give Attackers Full Control (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Less than a week after security researchers warned of a vulnerability in two Adobe programs that could allow hackers to compromise a PC comes yet another critical exploit that could hijack your desktop. -- read full article
    Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:15:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Attackers Targeting Unpatched Vulnerability in Excel 2007 (PC World)
    PC World - Microsoft's Excel spreadsheet program has a 0-day vulnerability that attackers are exploiting on the Internet, according to security vendor Symantec. -- read full article
    Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:40:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Rogue Software Targets PCMag.com Security Analyst (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - What do you do when a window pops up out of the blue warning that your system is infested with malware, and requires immediate cleaning? If you're a smart user, you observe that the warning didn't actually come from Windows nor from any program you installed or launched. -- read full article
    Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:37:31 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    ZoneAlarm Releases Extreme Security 'Super Suite' (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Check Point Software has released ZoneAlarm Extreme Security, a "super suite" combining all the features of ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2009 with ZoneAlarm ForceField, a virtualization-based browser protection solution. -- read full article
    Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:45:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    eBay Auction Tool Web Site Infected With Malware (PC World)
    PC World - A Trojan horse lurking on servers belonging to Auctiva.com, a Web site offering eBay auction tools, infected people's PCs last week. -- read full article
    Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:30:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
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