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    You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz (InfoWorld)
    InfoWorld - Any week in which April Fool's falls is deeply suspect in terms of news. But we're pretty sure we weren't hoodwinked in this week's quiz, which covers topics from the dark (worms, botnets, spammers) to the light (dating services, IPOs, and dishy redheads). Can you tell the real news from the fake? Give yourself 10 points for each correct answer. No foolin'. OK, let's go. -- read full article
    Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Three Spammers Sentenced in US for Advance Fee Fraud (PC World)
    PC World - Two Nigerians and a Frenchman were sentenced to prison Thursday for swindling people out of more than US$1.2 million in a massive e-mail scam, the U.S. Department of Justice said. -- read full article
    Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:40:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Is Conficker Finally History? (PC World)
    PC World - Is it time to put Conficker in the history books? Is Conficker really a dud? The truth is, nobody knows. Conficker gained so much attention in part because of the sheer number of computers it was able to infect. But nobody knows for sure what Conficker can accomplish. However, at the time of this writing no Conficker-related catastrophes have surfaced and some think the threat never will. So as attention shifts away from Conficker, it's important to know where we stand against the world's most famous piece of malware. -- read full article
    Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:14:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Microsoft Joins Facebook to Fight 'Koobface' (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Facebook has teamed up with Microsoft to battle the Koobface virus that spread through the social networking site last year. -- read full article
    Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:17:42 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    iPhone OS 3.0 beta successfully jailbroken (Macworld.com)
    Macworld.com - Despite the fact that iPhone OS 3.0 is still a ways from seeing the public light of day, those who are concerned over whether or not they’ll be able to jailbreak Apple’s newest iteration can take heart. A post on the QuickPWN blog says that a Russian hacker has released an “unofficial” jailbreak for the beta software (that is, one not developed by the iPhone Dev Team that maintains the QuickPWN jailbreaking software). -- read full article
    Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:56:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Senate Committee Ponders Cyber Security Bill (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation is considering an Internet security bill. Cosponsored by Chairman John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), the bill addresses potential threats to critical private-sector systems that could literally shut down our way of life, Rockefeller said. -- read full article
    Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:17:31 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    IBM Sees Conficker Hitting 4 Percent of PCs (PC World)
    PC World - IBM is the second company in two days to suggest that the number of computers infected by the Conficker.C worm may be higher than previously thought. -- read full article
    Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:10:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    British Hacker's Supporters Rally at US Embassy (PC World)
    PC World - As protesters took to the streets again Thursday during the G20 world leaders summit, the U.S. embassy saw a much smaller rally in support of a British computer hacker. -- read full article
    Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:00:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Conficker Worm: Not Finished Yet (PC World)
    PC World - April 1 has come and gone, and the Internet has not disintegrated and no major cyber-attacks were reported. But Conficker still remains a threat. Now don't panic, this doesn't mean cyber-Armageddon could strike at any minute, it just means you need to make sure your computer is fully updated if it isn't already. Feel better? Good, then let's take a look at what's going on. -- read full article
    Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:55:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Hackers Mistimed Conficker, But Threat Lingers (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - It wasn't meant to be an April Fools' Day gag, but the Conficker worm had a lot of computer users hoping they wouldn't be the fool with an infected machine that malware authors could turn into a spam bot. -- read full article
    Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:08:58 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Malicious virus quiet, but attack may be in works (Reuters)
    Reuters - Malicious software that has infected millions of computers across the globe failed to wreak havoc on Wednesday as some feared, but researchers warned the powerful Conficker worm could still strike. -- read full article
    Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:12:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    How to Tell if 'Conficker' Caught You, and What to Do (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - IBM's Internet Security Systems group estimates that just 5.8 percent of Conficker-infected systems are in North America. But what if you are infected? Or just want to be absolutely sure you're not? Here's how to tell, in just seconds. -- read full article
    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:48:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Conficker worm reaches go time, to no effect (AP)
    AP - The Conficker Internet worm's feared April Fools' Day throwdown for control of millions of infected PCs stirred lots of panic but came and went with a whimper. -- read full article
    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:59:41 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    New Malware Specifically Targets Firefox (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Webroot has uncovered adware that targets the Mozilla Firefox browser platform. While it's not an immediate danger, it does show that some malware authors see enough potential in Firefox to write special malware for it. -- read full article
    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:26:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Malicious virus quiet, but attack may be in works (Reuters)
    Reuters - Malicious software that has infected millions of computers across the globe failed to wreak havoc on Wednesday as some feared, but researchers warned the powerful Conficker worm could still strike. -- read full article
    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:42:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
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