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    Secure Web shopping; US trails in worker benefits (AP)
    AP - ONLINE SHOPPING SAFETY: Whether businesses like it or not, online shopping is increasingly prevalent at work, surveys show, and comprise a growing chunk of American retailers' sales. So experts say businesses need to protect their computers from viruses, spam and other problems associated with e-commerce. -- read full article
    Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:35:04 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Hackers spread virus with swine flu vaccine offer (Reuters)
    Reuters - Hackers are spreading a vicious computer virus through spam email messages that urge recipients to visit a bogus website offering vaccinations to protect them against another virus -- the one that causes swine flu. -- read full article
    Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:35:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    McAfee names eBay executive to board (AP)
    AP - Antivirus software maker McAfee Inc. said Tuesday that it named eBay Inc.'s president of marketplaces, Lorrie Norrington, to its board. -- read full article
    Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:34:46 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Restaurants Sue Vendors After Point-of-sale Hack (PC World)
    PC World - When Keith Bond bought a computerized cash register system for his Broussard, Louisiana, restaurant, he thought he was modernizing his restaurant. Today, he believes he was unwittingly opening a back door for Romanian hackers who have now cost him more than US$50,000. -- read full article
    Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:50:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Northrop links to academics to boost cyber defense (Reuters)
    Reuters - Northrop Grumman Corp unveiled Tuesday an industry-academic research group to tackle growing cyber threats to U.S. computer networks and to networked infrastructure. -- read full article
    Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:52:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    China Warns About Return of Destructive Panda Virus (PC World)
    PC World - A computer worm that China warned Internet users against is an updated version of the Panda Burning Incense virus, which infected millions of PCs in the country three years ago, according to McAfee. -- read full article
    Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:40:09 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Five Tips to Shop Black Friday and Cyber Monday Securely (PC World)
    PC World - This Friday is Black Friday--officially kicking off the 2009 holiday shopping season. Online attackers and malware developers know how to capitalize on current events, and the rush to find great holiday bargains offers a prime opportunity to exploit eager shoppers. Here are five tips to help you shop online securely. -- read full article
    Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:49:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Attacks Appear Imminent as IE Exploit Is Improved (PC World)
    PC World - Hackers working on the open-source Metasploit project have spiffed up a zero-day attack on Microsoft's Internet Explorer, making it more reliable -- and more likely to be used by criminals. -- read full article
    Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:50:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Spam King Gets More Than Four Years Behind Bars (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - One of the world's most notorious spammers has reached the end of the road -- or at least a rest stop -- that could last for the next 51 months. Alan Ralsky, known as the spam king, was sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in prison by U.S. District Judge Marianne O. Battani in Detroit. In June, Ralsky pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, and to violations of the CAN-SPAM Act. -- read full article
    Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:08:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    'Godfather of Spam' Ralsky Gets 51 Months in Prison (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Four men, including a 64-year-old Michigan resident known as the "Godfather of Spam," were sentenced to several years in prison Tuesday for conspiring to commit wire fraud, mail fraud, and violate federal anti-spam legislation. -- read full article
    Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:57:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    S.Korea halves ceiling on text messages to fight spam (AFP)

    South Korean authorities on Wednesday halved the daily limit on text messages sent out by mobile phones as part of a campaign against spam, officials said. The number of text messages that a mobile user can send out a day has been restricted to 500, down from 1,000.(AFP/File/Choi Jae-Ku)AFP - South Korean authorities on Wednesday halved the daily limit on text messages sent out by mobile phones as part of a campaign against spam, officials said.


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    Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:45:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Hacked Climate Change Emails Set Off Political Storm (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Internet security and climate change had a surprising run-in last week, as thousands of emails from the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit wound up on climate-skeptic web sites. The University says it is cooperating with police and launching its own investigation into how the emails wound up online. -- read full article
    Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:54:27 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    'Godfather of Spam' Sentenced to Four Years in Prison (PC World)
    PC World - One of the most notorious U.S.-based spammers was sentenced to more than four years in jail on Monday for a scheme that used spam to manipulate stock prices in order to make a profit. -- read full article
    Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:30:27 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    "Jail broken" iPhones hacked by new virus (Reuters)

    An advertisement for the Apple iPhone is shown at a retail store of an Orange mobile phone network provider in Bordeaux, southwestern France, October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Regis DuvignauReuters - Hackers have built a virus that attacks Apple Inc's iPhone by secretly taking control of the devices via their Internet connections, security experts said.


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    Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:09:52 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Hong Kong man, three others jailed for spam scheme (AFP)

    A man uses a laptop computer at a wireless cafe. A Hong Kong resident and three other men, including the self-proclaimed AFP - A Hong Kong resident and three other men, including the self-proclaimed "Godfather of Spam," were sentenced to prison on Monday for their roles in an email stock fraud scheme, the Justice Department said.


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    Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
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