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    Hackers taking advantage of Windows 7: Microsoft (AFP)

    A netbook with the new Windows 7. Microsoft said Thursday that cybercriminals are already hawking booby-trapped versions of just-released Windows 7 operating system software.(AFP/DDP/File/Nigel Treblin)AFP - Microsoft said Thursday that cybercriminals are already hawking booby-trapped versions of just-released Windows 7 operating system software.


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    Thu, 07 May 2009 19:35:40 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Phished Facebook Accounts Become Spammer's Tool (PC World)
    PC World - Cybercriminals who went after Facebook users with a number of phishing attacks last week have now turned around and begun sending spam messages from the Facebook accounts they cracked. -- read full article
    Thu, 07 May 2009 22:10:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Pentagon wants to beef up for cyber warfare (AP)
    AP - Cyber espionage and attacks from well-funded nations or terror groups are the biggest threats to the military's computer networks, a top officer said Thursday. -- read full article
    Thu, 07 May 2009 23:53:22 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Swedish Hacker Indicted for Computer Break-Ins (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - A 21-year-old Swedish man named Philip Gabriel Pettersson, aka Stakkato, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Northern District of California on three counts of illegal intrusion and two counts of trade-secret theft, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday. -- read full article
    Wed, 06 May 2009 22:18:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Spam down but "zombie" armies growing: McAfee (AFP)

    AFP - Hackers appear to be beefing up armies of "zombie" computers to recover from a major hit scored in the battle against spam email, according to software security firm McAfee.


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    Wed, 06 May 2009 22:39:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Use the Internet, Lose your Privacy (PC World)
    PC World - Bruce Schneier, author and computer security expert, wrote a good reality-check essay on the subject of online privacy, or the lack thereof. -- read full article
    Tue, 05 May 2009 17:05:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Cyber crooks churning out trick flu emails (AFP)

    A man looks through the window of an internet cafe at a bus terminal in Mexico City, April 29, 2009. Cyber crooks are capitalizing on influenza fears with torrents of email promising AFP - Cyber crooks are capitalizing on influenza fears with torrents of email promising "swine flu" news but delivering malware or dubious offers for potency drugs or penis enlargement.


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    Fri, 01 May 2009 09:35:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Facebook Boosts Security After Dual Phishing Attacks (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Facebook has brought in some soldiers to fight the war against malware and phishing scams on the social-networking site. After two different malware attacks this week, Facebook announced it would begin using San Francisco-based MarkMonitor's antifraud services as an additional layer of protection against attacks. -- read full article
    Fri, 01 May 2009 16:18:24 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Spammers flood Internet with trick flu emails: security firm (AFP)

    A man looks through the window of an internet cafe at a bus terminal in Mexico City, April 29, 2009. Cyber crooks are capitalizing on influenza fears with torrents of email promising AFP - Cyber crooks are capitalizing on influenza fears with torrents of email promising "Swine flu" news but delivering malware or dubious offers for potency drugs or penis enlargement.


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    Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:58:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Acquisition Boosts Top-Line Growth At Computer Security Company (Investor's Business Daily)
    Investor's Business Daily - You wouldn't know it from McAfee that personal-computer sales and corporate spending on technology are weak. -- read full article
    Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:28:48 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Internet 'flooded with swine virus spam emails' (AFP)

    A man looks through the window of an internet cafe at a bus terminal in Mexico City, April 29. Spam emails using AFP - Spam emails using "swine flu" as a keyword phrase have flooded the Internet as opportunists seek to exploit concerns over the outbreak of the virus, a global cyber security firm warned Thursday.


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    Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:30:05 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Panda Launches New Free Cloud-based Antivirus (PC World)
    PC World - Panda Security, the Spain-based antivirus software, today released a new free antivirus program called Panda Cloud Antivirus. The "Cloud" appellation comes from its sending data about files to Panda servers on the Internet for scans, instead of using your PC's resources. -- read full article
    Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:55:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Panda Security Protects PCs with a Free, Cloud-Based Antivirus Tool (PC World)
    PC World - Panda Security has released Cloud Antivirus, a malware-protection tool that mostly resides on a network cluster instead of your PC. The free tool just installs a small client on your computer to connect online. While a self-described beta, Cloud Antivirus could be worth much more than its free price by the way it cuts your risks and administration costs. -- read full article
    Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:52:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Free Panda Antivirus Beta Draws on Cloud Servers (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Panda Security has rolled out a public beta of a new cloud-based antivirus offering that the company says provides advanced protection against new and unknown viruses. Available for a free download, Panda Cloud Antivirus consists of a lightweight AV agent that resides on the user's PC and connects in real time to the company's cloud-based servers. -- read full article
    Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:01:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Four Indicted in Giant College Spam Operation (PC World)
    PC World - A federal grand jury in Missouri has indicted two brothers and two other people on charges related to an alleged e-mail spamming case that targeted more than 2,000 U.S. colleges and sold more than US$4.1 million worth of products to students, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. -- read full article
    Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:40:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
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